Whether it’s Christmas, or some other occasion, cancer doesn’t take time out. Specialist personal trainer, Becky, who is based in Horsham, shares her thoughts on learning to live with the facts… These things always seem to come in waves, and I can see that one is approaching again. I am biased by my experience – …
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Cancer anniversaries and how to handle them
Horsham-based cancer specialist personal trainer, Becky, reflects on her own cancer journey as another anniversary passes… Seven years ago last week, I had surgery to remove a Desmoid tumour, a form of sarcoma. It’s a privilege to be able to say that I am fully physically recovered, though it’s been a journey to get here! …
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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 …
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 …
Client journey: cancer treatment to fundraising
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, is a cancer exercise specialist, working with those who are recovering from cancer treatment. Today, she shares the journey of a client who’s now fundraising for Sarcoma UK. I’m delighted to be able to shine the spotlight on one of my clients this week. It’s something I’ve thought about carefully, …
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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 …