Wellness Workout
Location:
Cancer Support Community, 1200 Old Henderson Rd, Columbus, Oh 43220
Evidence continues to mount that exercise helps survivors cut cancer risk while improving their treatment outcomes and ongoing quality of life.
American Cancer Society experts evaluated the scientific evidence and best clinical practices related to physical activity after a cancer diagnosis, identifying a multitude of reasons to get moving.
"There's just been an explosion of research in this area that gives us the confidence that these things matter," explains Colleen Doyle, director of nutrition and physical activity for ACS.
Those studies "really spell out the benefits of weight control, of physical activity, and of healthy diet in terms of recurrence of cancer and surviving cancer," Doyle adds.
For the growing millions of cancer survivors, getting regular aerobic and resistance exercise is a key recommendation, offering the following benefits:
• Improved balance
• Stronger muscles, bones
• Improved energy
• Improved self-esteem
• Improved relaxation, sleep
• Improved weight control
