Personal trainer in Horsham
I qualified as a cancer exercise specialist personal trainer with a keen awareness that I’d need to stay on my toes. Medicine is constantly changing, and oncology is no exception. Whilst I don’t offer medical advice or treatment, I do need to be aware of what the implications of a client’s treatment are, so that …
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If it weren’t for my surgeon at the Royal Marsden, I wouldn’t be here. And I don’t mean that in a fatalistic sense – my tumour probably wasn’t going to kill me – but a more philosophical one; my experience with cancer is what pushed me to become a personal trainer, and inspired me to …
Before I turned 32, I was a veteran of two spontaneously-occurring medical conditions. One is pretty common (scoliosis), the other far less so (a desmoid tumour). However, everything I’d learned on my first medical merry-go-round with scoliosis treatment from the ages of 14 through to 20 was of benefit when the tumour diagnosis happened. When …
Today’s post is one for the cancer patients, but as we can’t predict the future, it may be relevant to you or someone you know. What follows is worth bearing in mind should you face any health issue or injury, so do forward this on to someone who might be able to use it. Both …
For their June 2022 issue, the UK edition of Women’s Health magazine featured DJ Adele Roberts on their cover. So far, so normal, right? There’s a significant visible difference though: Adele’s been in treatment for bowel cancer, documenting her journey via social media and, for the cover shoot, she’s wearing a crop top and trousers, …
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“Moving Through Cancer” by Dr Kathryn Schmitz has been written with cancer patients and their caregivers in mind. The following review reflects my honest thoughts, having paid for and read the book recently. Prior to reading the book, I didn’t realise that it has been written from the dual perspective of Kathryn being both a …
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Everyone’s recovery will be different, because every cancer experience is different. By sharing mine – and including the nuances along with the honesty – I hope to inspire others, and show that it’s safe and beneficial to exercise as soon as you feel ready. My active cancer treatment involved only surgery, but all surgeries are …
Most people are surprised to learn that exercising on cancer treatment isn’t just acceptable, but increasingly encouraged. The benefits of exercise that are available to everyone are also applicable to cancer patients and, generally speaking, providing you feel well and have some energy, exercise is absolutely fine. There are, as always, some exceptions, and someone …
