I've been asked to contribute to other blogs but this is my first time having a guest blogger post on my blog!
Please take a read to David Haas' very interesting article on the Benefits of exercise before during and after treatment.
Exercise Benefits In Cancer Treatment And Recovery
Like laughter, exercise is good medicine. Almost anyone can benefit from engaging in physical activity, including those affected by cancer. Whether someone was just diagnosed with cancer, is going through aggressive therapy, or is fighting to keep cancer from returning, the benefits of exercise are numerous and undisputed.
Physical activity helps people maintain a healthy body weight, and this can lower the risk of some cancers. But exercise benefits go well-beyond weight loss and weight maintenance. Physical fitness plays a great role in altering hormones and chemicals in the body, which may protect against certain forms of cancer.
Exercise And Cancer Risk
According to Macmillan Cancer Support a community of cancer support specialists in the United Kingdom, exercise reduces the risk of developing breast, lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers -- or their more advanced stages. Modern research supports this claim. By lowering certain hormone levels (insulin, estrogen, and stress hormones, for example), exercise may have a protective effect against cancer.
Other research suggests that exercise can keep cancer from recurring. While this may not apply to all cancer types, such as rare mesothelioma and other late-stage illnesses, studies show this is true for breast and bowel cancers. The findings appear to be linked to weight, hormone levels, and other chemicals in the body.
Exercise And Cancer Treatment
Cancer patients can benefit from exercise both during and after treatment. While rest is important for those undergoing chemotherapy and other treatments, too much rest can lead to fatigue and muscle weakness. Exercise boosts energy, strengthens muscles, and helps patients cope with the negative side effects of cancer treatment. It also improves overall fitness and well-being, which leads to a better quality of life.
Exercise after cancer treatment can benefit survivors, too. Not only does moderate activity promote physical improvements, but it lifts the mood and gives cancer survivors a sense of control. Building physical and emotional strength, exercise helps survivors through the recovery phase of their disease.
Exercise And Cancer Recovery
Although someone recovering from breast cancer surgery or receiving mesothelioma treatment may be unable to exercise, most patients benefit greatly from fitness programs. Good programs include resistance, flexibility, and aerobic activities. Some exercises may harm some people, so patients should consult with their doctor before engaging in physical activity.
Resistance and flexibility exercises strengthen joints and muscles, build bones, and prevent injury. Weights and isometrics are good resistance exercises. Many cancer patients turn to yoga or Pilates for flexibility exercise. Patients also need aerobic exercise, which uses large muscle groups and gets the heart rate up. Walking, jogging, running, swimming, and cycling are common aerobic activities.
By: David Haas
You can find more information and articles on his blog and the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance blog.
Thank you David. We are all in this fight against Cancer together.
Please take a read to David Haas' very interesting article on the Benefits of exercise before during and after treatment.
Exercise Benefits In Cancer Treatment And Recovery
Like laughter, exercise is good medicine. Almost anyone can benefit from engaging in physical activity, including those affected by cancer. Whether someone was just diagnosed with cancer, is going through aggressive therapy, or is fighting to keep cancer from returning, the benefits of exercise are numerous and undisputed.
Physical activity helps people maintain a healthy body weight, and this can lower the risk of some cancers. But exercise benefits go well-beyond weight loss and weight maintenance. Physical fitness plays a great role in altering hormones and chemicals in the body, which may protect against certain forms of cancer.
Exercise And Cancer Risk
According to Macmillan Cancer Support a community of cancer support specialists in the United Kingdom, exercise reduces the risk of developing breast, lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers -- or their more advanced stages. Modern research supports this claim. By lowering certain hormone levels (insulin, estrogen, and stress hormones, for example), exercise may have a protective effect against cancer.
Other research suggests that exercise can keep cancer from recurring. While this may not apply to all cancer types, such as rare mesothelioma and other late-stage illnesses, studies show this is true for breast and bowel cancers. The findings appear to be linked to weight, hormone levels, and other chemicals in the body.
Exercise And Cancer Treatment
Cancer patients can benefit from exercise both during and after treatment. While rest is important for those undergoing chemotherapy and other treatments, too much rest can lead to fatigue and muscle weakness. Exercise boosts energy, strengthens muscles, and helps patients cope with the negative side effects of cancer treatment. It also improves overall fitness and well-being, which leads to a better quality of life.
Exercise after cancer treatment can benefit survivors, too. Not only does moderate activity promote physical improvements, but it lifts the mood and gives cancer survivors a sense of control. Building physical and emotional strength, exercise helps survivors through the recovery phase of their disease.
Exercise And Cancer Recovery
Although someone recovering from breast cancer surgery or receiving mesothelioma treatment may be unable to exercise, most patients benefit greatly from fitness programs. Good programs include resistance, flexibility, and aerobic activities. Some exercises may harm some people, so patients should consult with their doctor before engaging in physical activity.
Resistance and flexibility exercises strengthen joints and muscles, build bones, and prevent injury. Weights and isometrics are good resistance exercises. Many cancer patients turn to yoga or Pilates for flexibility exercise. Patients also need aerobic exercise, which uses large muscle groups and gets the heart rate up. Walking, jogging, running, swimming, and cycling are common aerobic activities.
By: David Haas
You can find more information and articles on his blog and the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance blog.
Thank you David. We are all in this fight against Cancer together.
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