Becoming a Cancer Recovery Specialist through NFPT can enhance your personal training career. Carol Michaels’s Cancer Recovery Specialist Course offered by NFPT will enable you to teach your clients who are cancer survivors to perform the exercises necessary to improve flexibility, strength and function. Cancer patients generally, cannot safely follow a typical exercise regimen regardless of their fitness level prior to undergoing treatment and surgery. This course will pro

Exercise may be the furthest thing from your mind with a chronic illness. Even if you have never been active, exercise can become one of your favorite activities. Ask your doctor before you start to exercise. With more medical professionals recommending exercise to their patients with chronic illness, it is imperative to learn how to exercise safely. A good exercise program will help to reduce fatigue, neuropathy, weakness, lymphedema, and a significant emotional toll. Once

The Recovery Fitness® cancer exercise program fills a gap in the health care system. My program teaches patients how to exercise properly and safely, and takes their particular surgery and treatment into account so that they can reach a fitness level that provides them with confidence and peace of mind.We have over 20 years experience and have helped thousands of cancer patients. Sometimes the patient is so overwhelmed by their diagnosis that they are unable to comprehend the

Breathing with pursed lips is beneficial and can be used with the diaphragmatic breathing. The hand is placed on the abdomen. Inhale through the nose while gently pushing the abdomen out. The hand placed on his or her abdomen moves outward. This allows the diaphragm to lower enabling one to increase lung capacity. Exhale slowly using pursed lips while gently pushing inward and upward with the hand on the abdomen to help empty the lungs completely. The navel is pressed to the

The entire summit can be found on https://www.breastcancer-rehabandwellness.com/summit Breast Cancer Rehabilitation & Wellness Summit 2017 The Summit is a project developed by one therapist, Denise Stewart, who has a life long passion for improving quality of life for breast cancer survivors. I found my like minded "tribe" of breast cancer health professionals online and was inspired with our work individually and collectively. Borrowing the online Health Summit format allow

As most of you know, my mother, father, other family members and close friends have had cancer. Having cared for and watched loved ones suffer from this disease, one of my life goals was to do whatever I could to help the healing process. This resulted in my creating the Recovery Fitness® cancer exercise program which was inspired by and is dedicated to these courageous people. The value of adding a fitness professional to the patient’s team is finally receiving the acknowle

The socio-economic barriers that prevent some people from getting the recommended levels of exercise are: 1. Often times there are few gyms of health clubs in low-income neighborhoods 2. There may be inadequate public transportation to get to a gym or the person may not be able to afford public transportation 3. The residents of low-income communities often times do not own a car 4. There may be language barriers 5. Lack of education of the importance of exercise and its

Caregivers can help their patients with their disease by helping them exercise. This can be accomplished through instructional exercise DVDs or by bringing them to exercise programs that are designed for the patient's specific condition. These specialized programs teach patients how to exercise properly, and provide an exercise schedule. They can also provide a social and educational forum. Depending on the disease, patients may suffer difficulty breathing, fatigue, anxiety,

Last week I had the honor of presenting at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer, which is the world’s largest meeting dedicated to lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies. There were more than 7,000 researchers, physicians and specialists from over 100 countries in Denver for four days. It was an incredible experience. IASLC’s goal is to increase awareness and collaboration so that the latest developments in lung cancer research can be understood and implemented thr