Cancer – Exercise helps you cope

Studies have proven that gentle exercise is beneficial to cancer patients both during and after treatment.

Gentle exercise aids in Chemotherapy

When a patient is undergoing chemotherapy often the treatment is not as effective as it could be due to the blood vessels tending to close or break down however by conducting gentle light exercise on a regular daily basis  aids to blood vessels to maintain their purpose of blood supply

Does exercise help cancer fatigue?

Light exercise like walking or riding a bike can help with your fatigue by increasing your energy levels, increasing your strength, reducing pain and nausea.

What is the best exercise for cancer patients?

The guidelines recommend regular aerobic exercise – such as walking, jogging or cycling, and strength training – such as lifting weights or using resistance bands, for patients whose cancer has not spread beyond its initial site. Aerobic exercise helps strengthen the heart and lungs.12 Oct 2022

Note – the PHYSIOMATE fits this exercise regime as it incorporates cycling, lifting weights, the main rowing handle being pushed down equates to lifting weights or using resistance bands, the TAI CHI handles help with cognitive treatment.    

Does exercise benefit cancer patients?

Studies have shown that exercise may help reduce the risk of recurrence in cancer patients. It has also been shown to help elevate mood, reduce anxiety, improve sleep, boost energy, and help reduce symptoms of treatment.

Why is exercise important for cancer patients?

In general, exercise can improve the body’s response to treatment, no matter the stage or type of cancer. Regular exercise has been shown to: Reduce treatment-related fatigue. Maintain heart and lung fitness, physical ability, and strength.

Does exercise help cancer fatigue?

Light exercise, like walking or riding a bike, can help with your fatigue by: Increasing your energy levels. Increasing your strength. Reducing pain and nausea

Does exercise fight cancer cells?

Exercise causes your body to release proteins called myokines into your blood. These proteins are known to help your immune system fight and even kill cancer cells, raising the possibility that exercise, in combination with immunotherapy, can help treat cancer.15 Feb 202

Study supervisor Professor Robert Newton said the results help explain why cancer progresses more slowly in patients who exercise.

“The patients’ levels of anti-cancer myokines increased in the three months,” he said.

“When we took their pre-exercise blood and their post-exercise blood and placed it over living prostate cancer cells, we saw a significant suppression of the growth of those cells from the post-training blood.

“That’s quite substantial indicating chronic exercise creates a cancer suppressive environment in the body.”

Exercise to Prevent Cancer – Cancer Council Victoria

Cancer Council Victoria

https://www.cancervic.org.au › be-physically-active

Exercise to Reduce Cancer Risk

Stanford Health Care

https://stanfordhealthcare.org › reducing-cancer-risk

Physical Activity and the Person with Cancer

American Cancer Society

https://www.cancer.org › be-healthy-after-treatment

Studies of people with breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers suggest that physically active cancer survivors have a lower risk of cancer recurrence.