Ep25: How exercise can combat fatigue, boost immunity and treat lymphoedema - Tom Cowan
My Breast My Health
English - January 13, 2021 02:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MB - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Education breast cancer breast health breast cancer awareness breast cancer surgery breast surgery breast surgeon breast cancer survivor breast disease Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We all know that exercise is good for you. However, this is especially true if you have had treatment for breast cancer. There is emerging evidence suggesting that regular exercise not only improves your general fitness, but it can also reduce cancer recurrence and improve outcome post treatment.
Today's guest is Tom Cowan, an exercise physiologist who works closely with those affected by cancer. Tom's work has been recognised by Public Health England and the Faculty for Sport and Exercise Medicine UK, who selected him to become a member of their Cancer and Exercise expert panel.
Tom prescribes specific exercises tailored to the individual and understands the challenges faced by patients, either during or after treatment.
Topics we covered include: how to beat fatigue (a common side effect of treatment), exercises we can do to boost our immune system, the importance of bone health, as well as strategies to help with lymphoedema.
It was a conversation full of extremely helpful advice, and Tom shares tips and tricks of what you can do to to incorporate exercise into your daily life.
Check out the show notes at:
https://mybreastmyhealth.com/episode25
Happy listening.
Tasha x