"Cancer Exercise Specialists are to cancer what cardiac rehab is to the heart patient."

-- The Cancer Exercise Training Institute 

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I personalize each client’s training program to allow individuals to perform the activities of daily life more easily and without injuries. I enjoy working with women and men of all ages and abilities. I have several specialty certifications, including Women's Fitness Specialist, Cancer Exercise Specialist, Functional Training Specialist, Fitness Nutrition Specialist

 

A person recovering from cancer can benefit from a thoughtful, balanced exercise program.

 

My role is to support the physical therapist or occupational therapists’ recommendations from a fitness perspective. I will help clients return to their activities of daily living and beyond, and will work within the limits outlined by the health care professional. 

 

Benefits of Exercise During and After Cancer Treatment: (www.cancer.org)

• Improved treatment tolerance

• Prevent muscle wasting

• Increase appetite

• Improve sleep

• Decrease pain

• Improve range of motion

• Decrease in depression

• Decrease risk of heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, damage to the heart and lungs, and other cancers

• Increase stamina, strength, flexibility, range of motion, ability to perform activities of daily living, self-esteem, self-confidence, and general satisfaction with life

• Correct muscle imbalances following surgery and radiation (they can lead to chronic joint pain)

• Improve body composition (less fat/more muscle)

• Increase metabolism

• Reduce the risk and symptoms of lymphedema

• Return to pre-cancer level of fitness (sometimes even better!)

 

I am compassionate, patient, educated and ready to help you feel your best using fitness as the powerful tool that it is. I am a certified Cancer Exercise Specialist through the Cancer Exercise Training Institute.