The Royal Marsden hospital recently held an annual exercise oncology study day. Horsham-based cancer personal trainer, Becky, attended and reviews the day here… The Royal Marsden Exercise Oncology Study Day – round three I can’t quite believe this is the third of these that I’ve now attended. The event has grown since I first attended …
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How to exercise after chemotherapy
One of the questions I get asked most often as a cancer specialist personal trainer is how patients should get back into exercise post-treatment. The impacts of cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery can last a long time, and getting back to fitness may seem impossible. I first qualified as a cancer specialist …
Panorama Cancer Conspiracy Theories review
As a cancer exercise specialist, I’m always intrigued by programmes such as the recent Panorama documentary, Cancer Conspiracy Theories: why did our sister die? This week, the BBC aired an episode of Panorama focusing on cancer misinformation. It’s only 30 minutes long, and therefore takes a whistlestop tour of quite a complex topic, let’s have …
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How to book personal training sessions
My regular personal training clients are already aware that I’m taking a short break next week. Whilst I won’t be providing my usual face to face sessions, my inbox is always open, so if you’ve been thinking about getting in touch, please feel free to do so! Here’s what I offer… One to one personal …
Cancer exercise in the news
Newsflash! Exercise is good for you! This may seem like a statement of the obvious, so why did exercise having a positive impact on our health hit the news last week? Because it’s now been scientifically proven in a really important way. Let me explain… Exercise improves outcomes for cancer patients One of the elements …
World Cancer Day – United by Unique
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, is a cancer exercise specialist. She shares her thoughts on World Cancer Day – marked annually on 4th February – which has a new focus… It’s a while since I’ve posted about World Cancer Day – I think that these things can be hard for those in the cancer community; raising …