Big news! So I've been invited to collaborate with a fellow writer/blogger on topics on health and fitness, especially on how exercise can be a conduit for battling various diseases (including cancer), and she is:
Melanie Bowen, an established author for The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Blog. She is an avid awareness advocate for Natural Health. =)
You can follow the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Blog here
or follow her twitter account here
This is a big big honour for me, and I hope that we can help give you, our readers more information and help more people, change their lives.= )
That's all from me folks!
-Leon-
Go hard or go home
Melanie Bowen, an established author for The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Blog. She is an avid awareness advocate for Natural Health. =)
You can follow the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Blog here
or follow her twitter account here
This is a big big honour for me, and I hope that we can help give you, our readers more information and help more people, change their lives.= )
That's all from me folks!
-Leon-
Go hard or go home
Embracing Exercise for Cancer Patients
Author: Melanie Bowen
It often takes a person discovering just how much of a difference exercise can make before a real passion for fitness and exercise is developed. For cancer patients, exercise can make a huge difference by adding a higher quality of life, which can be enough for a person to begin making lifestyle changes. When lifestyle changes are made in the life of a person who is fighting cancer, numerous positive results can be expected. From lowering blood pressure to improving energy to reducing physical pain and stress, exercise can do wonders for someone who is fighting a life-threatening illness.
Starting
a Routine for Exercise – One Day at a Time
Starting an exercise routine is best done with planning and consultation with your physician. Your doctor will be able to help create an appropriate and beneficial routine for your condition. In addition, it is important to keep track of your progress so you will be able to discover which types of exercise activities gave you the most results. If you felt great after walking but not quite as good after bicycling, it is important to write this down. Journaling and continuously checking in with your doctor will be beneficial by helping you to formulate an effective, long-term workout routine.
Scheduling activities one day at a time is helpful because one day
you may feel stronger than the next. As you go through chemotherapy
treatments and radiation treatments, there may be days where your body is
simply not up for a rigorous amount of physical exercise. During these
days, even a few minutes of yoga can help by relieving mental stress and
improving the blood flow through your circulatory system. This can lead
to a better night’s sleep, which is important for anyone who is fighting a
disease.
Exercising will also be different for patients battling different
diseases as well. Patients
battling mesothelioma or lung cancer may not be able to participate in
cardiovascular activity so it is very important to speak with a doctor about
what other options would be beneficial. Similarly, patients with extremely
compromised immune systems such as those diagnosed with forms of leukemia, may
be advised not to use public gyms or pools because they will be more likely to
contract an illness. Therefore, their workout routines need to be tailored for
their home. All of these considerations need to be discussed with a doctor in
order to develop an appropriate and beneficial program.
Embracing the Benefits of Exercise
In an online article provided by the American Cancer Society, the potential benefits of exercise for cancer patients are listed as consistent. These benefits are vast and varied and can range from improving how a person feels physically each day to the person growing physically stronger by promoting healthy organs and increased strength.
Learning to embrace these benefits and enhancing them by adding a healthy diet and getting a support group to provide support and encouragement can help a person to succeed at meeting any type of fitness goals while battling a major disease.
