Before treatment
Exercise positively prepares one’s body to better deal with the negative physiological effects. This is commonly known as “pre-hab.”
During treatment
Exercise improves your physical capabilities, general well-being, and is very beneficial for weight loss and management. Maintaining a healthy weight throughout treatment substantially helps the body to best deal with the effects of treatments. Exercise also presents positive psychological benefits; boosting mental strength, resilience, belief and confidence.
| Side effects of treatment | Benefits of exercise |
|---|---|
| Fatigue | Improves energy |
| Depression | Improves mood |
| Loss of muscle / strength | Improves strength / reverses effects of muscle loss |
| Low immune system | Increases natural killer cells |
| Swelling | Reduces swelling |
| Self esteem | Improves self esteem |
| Neuropathy | Lessens effects by improving efficiency of nerves |
| Lymphodeoma | Encourages lymphatic drainage |
| Lack of range of motion | Improves range of motion in joints and muscles |
After treatment
- Decreases risk of re-occurrence and mortality.
- Increases daily well-being and future quality of life.
- Improves frame of mind and control of emotions.
- Offers social interaction and a reason to get “out and about.”
- Helps balance the bodies hormones; particularly those associated with re-occurrence. (Insulin. Testosterone. Oestrogen).
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