Exercise

Weaving activity breaks throughout your day is a great way to create new healthy exercise habits—here’s how.

In her book Moving Through Cancer: An Exercise and Strength-Training Program for the Fight of Your Life, Dr. Kathryn Schmitz explains the importance of exercise during and after cancer, offering a step-by-step plan of action to help survivors heal their bodies and souls.

After her cancer diagnosis, Michelle Stravitz’s oncologist told her to keep moving throughout treatment. In this article, Michelle highlights the many benefits of exercise during cancer, and explains she started her organization, 2Unstoppable, with a fellow survivor to inspire women with cancer to exercise.

Ginny Dent Brant, who used long walks to deal with the stress from her breast cancer diagnosis and help her physical healing, explains the key role that exercise plays in our health as an all-natural remedy.

Two integrative medicine experts explain the benefits of yoga practice for patients with cancer and their caregivers.

As a part-time personal trainer and a veteran strength athlete with 16 years of competition, Patrick McNamee was shocked to hear that he had stage III rectal cancer, and joked with his oncologist that he was the healthiest guy with cancer around.

Exercise has been shown to reduce the risk of a wide range of chronic diseases, and is beneficial during and after cancer treatment to maintain patients’ physical and emotional well-being.

Consider taking part in a fundraising walk this spring! Cancer walks offer plenty of opportunities—not all of them require walking—to get involved in a healthful activity that is also fun and meaningful.

Spring is a great time to get involved and participate in cancer fundraising activities. Here are several cancer walks you may want to join this season!