Anticancer Fitness Articles & Research
Another reason to get moving
“Couch potatoes” face a higher risk of kidney and bladder cancers. Read about the study here.
Non-drug options that help with fatigue during and after cancer treatment
During treatment, relaxation exercises helped most at reducing fatigue. After treatment, yoga was found to be most helpful. Read more about the study here.
Brief, intense exercise shown to significantly inhibit breast tumors in mice
Exercise has long been linked to better outcomes for women with breast cancer, and a recent study might explain why.
Yoga shown to reduce cognitive problems in breast cancer patients
A randomized controlled study showed that three months post-treatment, breast cancer survivors who practiced yoga twice weekly experienced 23% fewer cognitive problems than the control group.
Exercise shown to help alleviate depression and anxiety
Researchers at University of California Davis Medical Center found that exercise increases the level of neurotransmitters, which are depleted in the brains of patients with depression and anxiety.
Exercise linked to better breast cancer outcomes
While not a substitute for conventional cancer treatments, regular physical activity can reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer by 40 percent compared to women who didn’t exercise.
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