by Cathy Leman | Oct 5, 2022 | Cancer, Healthy Lifestyle, Motivation, Prevention, Risk Reduction
*** I initially wrote this post in October 2014. *** My doctor had discovered a lump in my left breast, and I was awaiting my mammogram appointment. . .the outcome of which would change the entire trajectory of my life. Thought I’d bring it back in 2022. .... 
by Cathy Leman | Jan 14, 2021 | Lifestyle, Motivation, Risk Reduction
There’s a lot going on these days, said everyone, everywhere. Pandemic and political unrest aside, as a breast cancer survivor you have your own “stuff” happening. Maybe you woke up thinking, “Today I start exercising.”, only to once... 
by Cathy Leman | Oct 15, 2020 | Breast Cancer, Healthy Lifestyle, Motivation
How do I change my crappy habits to healthy habits? I eat too much sugar. Don’t exercise. Eat unhealthy food. I regularly get questions on building healthy habits and stopping the maddeningly unhealthy ones. Questions come from private clients. Members of... 
by Cathy Leman | Aug 15, 2019 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Motivation, Strength Training
Regardless of how full you are from your meal, you always have room for dessert. Am I right? So why is it that regardless of how full your schedule is, you only sometimes have room for a workout? A few weeks ago I had a morning with just 20 minutes to devote to... 
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...