Exercise classes for cancer patients 

What are the benefits? 

A growing amount of research shows that regular exercise can greatly improve your physical and mental health which will improve your day-to-day life. Even if you were not active before your cancer diagnosis, an exercise programme that meets your unique needs can help you get moving safely and successfully. This will help to:

• Reduce anxiety
• Lessen fatigue
• Improve general physical wellbeing
• Prevent or improve lymphedema (a type of swelling caused by treatment to lymph nodes)
• Increase muscle strength
• Improve sleep 
• Decrease the amount of time you need to stay in the hospital

If you’re going through chemotherapy, radiotherapy or any other kind of cancer treatment, you’ll likely be feeling anxious, scared or even depressed. By increasing your activity levels, your body will release a chemical called endorphin, which will help to reduce pain.