No longer are cancer survivors being told to rest and avoid activity. New guidelines released by ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) in June of 2010 recommends that cancer survivors be as physically active as possible both during and after treatment. To date the research has found that exercise training can lead to improvements in cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, flexibility, quality of life and fatigue that occurs due to treatment.

The other good news?

Breast, colon, advanced prostate and some gynecologic cancers are less likely to develop in adults who are physically active. More and more studies are showing that physically active people tend to do better after being diagnosed with cancer. So, the take home message: Keep MOVING!