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Strength & Muscular Conditioning is helpful for improving fatigue, insomnia, physical function, musculoskeletal symptoms, mental health, social support and physical activity. Additionally, participants experience notable improvement in blood pressure, upper and lower body strength, walking endurance and flexibility.
For cancer patients, physical activity is detrimental to their ongoing recovery. Cancer can cause loss of muscle mass and result in fatigue. While a tendency toward inactivity is common, strength training is needed to rebuild this muscle and to generate energy. The benefits of exercise for cancer patients have been demonstrated as early as at the time of diagnosis. This suggests that earlier intervention by health care providers to prescribe safe exercise programs is essential.
Ways regular exercise may help you during cancer treatment:
- Keep or improve your physical abilities (how well you can use your body to do things)
- Better balance, lower risk of falls and broken bones
- Keep muscles from wasting due to inactivity
- Lower the risk of heart disease
- Lessen the risk of osteoporosis (weak bones that are more likely to break)
- Improve blood flow to your legs and lower the risk of blood clots
- Make you less dependent on others for help with normal activities of daily living
- Improve your self-esteem
- Lower the risk of being anxious and depressed
- Lessen nausea
- Improve your ability to keep social contacts
- Fewer symptoms of tiredness (fatigue)
- Help you control your weight
- Improve your quality of life
Learn more about Picture of Health’s Fitness and Strength Training Classes by contacting a team member today.
-Picture of Health Staff
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