by Cathy Leman | May 19, 2022 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Strength Training
Show me your muscles! If you’re a woman of a certain age, flexing your muscles for show probably isn’t something you do on the regular. That’s not “ageist”. It’s honest. There’s an entire segment of women in the breast cancer population who... 
by Cathy Leman | Apr 20, 2022 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Inspiration, Strength Training
At the time of my diagnosis, I owned a boutique personal training studio where clients trained privately 1:1, and/or participated in small group classes. We catered to the 45+ crowd. The “+” was spot on; I had vivacious, vibrant clients in their... 
by Cathy Leman | Apr 7, 2022 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Inspiration, Strength Training
Purchasing a few pieces of inexpensive, in-home fitness equipment will change your life. I’m not exaggerating. Exercise and nutrition are two sides of the same coin. If you want to be proactive about your wellbeing and in charge of your health, you can’t have one... 
by Cathy Leman | Mar 24, 2022 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
Cake is just cake. There’s chocolate cake. Vanilla cake. And my personal favorite. . .coconut cake. There’s cake for your birthday (a cake-worthy day if ever there was one), cake for end of treatment (seriously, get a BIG cake for that), and cake for the... 
by Cathy Leman | Mar 10, 2022 | Breast Cancer, Inspiration, stress
Let’s talk RESILIENCE. Definition: The ability to overcome adversity. Oh, you know adversity, don’t you? You’re a survivor of ER/PR+ breast cancer. You’ve been through grueling treatment. Heard the words, “It is cancer.” Done the... 
by Cathy Leman | Feb 21, 2022 | BITE Back, Breast Cancer, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
Ready to focus on your ticker? This blog is devoted to all things breast health after treatment for ER/PR+ cancer, but remember, there’s a link between heart disease and breast cancer, which I wrote about here. It’s just as important to pay attention to the...