by Cathy Leman | Jan 9, 2019 | Breast Cancer, Cancer, Fitness, Lifestyle, Risk Reduction
Body weight, exercise and their relationship to something as complex as breast cancer may seem too daunting to consider, but a fairly large body of evidence suggests that these factors absolutely relate to risk and outcome. This week’s post is the first in a... 
by Cathy Leman | Dec 20, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Motivation
It’s possible to keep the holidays merry and bright without obsessing over every nibble, feeling guilty for every missed workout or late night, or careening in the opposite direction to abandon any semblance of balance. Welcome to the 2018 holiday season, now pretty... 
by Cathy Leman | Dec 5, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Motivation, Risk Reduction
Remember, one of the most important things you can do to reduce recurrence risk and improve outcomes is to get moving and keep moving more often than not – even if it’s only for a short amount of time (which depending on how you execute it, could be... 
by Cathy Leman | Nov 29, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Risk Reduction, Strength Training
My suspicion is that your vision of exercise doesn’t match what actually counts as exercise – it’s possible you either don’t know about some of the options, or you’ve been brain-washed by the fitness industry to believe that exercise is... 
by Cathy Leman | Nov 21, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Fitness
Right now, while you’re still in charge and have 100% free rein to exercise on your own terms, find and do an activity that you love, because strong recovery and survivorship, even living with metastatic breast cancer, relies on physical strength. I was raised... 
by Cathy Leman | Nov 15, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Lifestyle, Running, Strength Training
In the fitness world, intensity refers to “the rate at which an activity is being performed or the magnitude of the effort required to perform an activity or exercise.” Another way to think of it is how HARD you work at running, walking, cycling, swimming,...