As you go into cancer treatment sessions, you need to be ready to take on the cancer in any way that you are able to do so. This extends past just getting treatment and taking medicine. You can also start working out. You may want to go running. Many other people have had a lot of success riding bikes, so that is also something that you could consider. You may even want to consider stretching and lifting weights. Believe it or not, all of these things have been shown to really help those who have cancer. These ideas are relevant for people suffering from all types of cancers ranging from breast cancer to One reason that these things can help is that they make it so that you are not overweight. There is extensive evidence that being obese makes it easier for you to get cancer in the first place. It also makes it more likely that the cancer will come back. Furthermore, it decreases the chances that you will survive the disease. This has been connected to every single type of cancer that has been studied. While these discoveries are rather new and so the links are not yet perfectly clear, it can be seen that there is a certain connection. This is not something that you should ignore. Another benefit that you have is that working out is good for your heart. It can help to expand your blood vessels. It makes the muscles of the heart stronger. You will also find that exercise and physical activity can get your blood flowing at a faster rate. All of these things help both blood and oxygen to move around the body more efficiently. These are things that can make your body stronger, that can help it to fight off the foreign cancer cells. You will feel an extreme amount of fatigue while you are receiving treatment. This is natural, as the treatment for cancer can almost be as hard on the body as the cancer itself. While this might make you want to stop getting exercise, the opposite is generally a better choice. If you go for a run or a swim, you will feel invigorated. It will wake you up. You will move on with your life feeling less fatigue and having higher energy levels than you can remember having since you started the treatment process. This is true for people working through cancers that typically have a low survival rate like epithelial mesothelioma and pleural mesothelioma or people with cancers that normally have high survival rates like testicular cancer or skin melanoma. It is easy to decide not to do anything when you have cancer. It is easy to sit around and let the time go by. However, you need to stand up to the disease and do whatever it takes. You need to show yourself that cancer is not in control. You are in control. When you decide to do this, the exercise that you get can save your life.
Liz Davies is a recent college graduate and aspiring writer especially interested in health and wellness. She wants to make a difference in people’s lives because she sees how cancer has devastated so many people in this world. Liz also likes running, playing lacrosse, reading and playing with her dog, April.
