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,...
by Cathy Leman | Nov 8, 2018 | Fitness, Risk Reduction
The more often you’re active and the more frequently you exercise, the more your overall physical fitness improves. As you head into breast cancer treatment, being in the best physical condition you can has been shown to improve outcomes and tolerance of...
by Cathy Leman | Nov 1, 2018 | Fitness, Running, Strength Training
Epidemiologic studies consistently show that physical activity after diagnosis supports better breast cancer outcomes, and some research also indicates that women who increase their physical activity AFTER menopause may have a lower risk of breast cancer than those...
by Cathy Leman | Jul 19, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Risk Reduction, sleep
Not only do we feel and function better when we get enough sleep, some research suggests it may help reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence. I love to sleep. Actually, my husband may love for me to sleep even more than I love for me to sleep. When I don’t get my...
