Treadmills, Dumbbells, Weight Machines -- this could be any gym, anywhere. The men and women in sweats, T-shirts and tennies could be fitness buffs anywhere too.

Don't they wish.

This is one gym nobody wants to be a member of. It's inside the Providence Cancer Center, and everyone working out is either undergoing cancer treatment or recovering from it.

I can't blame any member if you are getting tired of reading about exercise.  I continue to post articles on the subject because I exercise myself and because it seems as if medical professionals are beginning to realize the benefit of regular exercise.  David

http://www.cancercompass....

I posted a blog a week or so ago about how to develop positive habits.  Start exercising slowly, build a routine and it eventually becomes a habit.

http://beating-myeloma.or...

It is clear from studies on the subject that exercise is important for those with cancer. Not only do studies indicate that exercise helps during chemo but after chemotherapy as well.

Many of us have begun taking supplements and improved our diets but we just can't regulary exercise.

AS the group of women trickled into the aerobics studio at the Bendheim Integrative Medicine Center in Manhattan on a recent Thursday morning, there were subtle signs that this was no ordinary fitness class.

 

This forum as well as Margaret's Corner have covered curcumin's ability to combat cancer but this article talks about curcumin and other therapies and their ability to help survivor's with their side effects.  David 

Alternative Medicine for Cancer Related Fatigue