Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Exercise tips

I know that some of us may have had a very active lifestyle before being diagnosed with Cancer, but there are some of us that may have had a sedentary lifestyle as well. After surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, and even remission with maintenance therapy can cause days of no energy or less energy. However, on the days that our energy is up we have to keep moving such as light to moderate weight training, yoga, pilates, or low or high impact exercises. Depending on your diagnosis you want to be careful when exercising because you do not want to damage your bones. Here is a video that may help you with some ideas especially if you had a sedentary lifestyle.

Check this link on youtube that gives instructions from a certified Cancer exercise trainer:  http://youtu.be/bvEqcc3_Nh4