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Exercise Can Improve Cancer Treatment and Recovery
If you’ve recently undergone cancer treatment or are currently involved in treatment, it’s important that you get up and get active.
The days of old when you were instructed to sit at home, get rest, relax, and not move are over. Evidence lends itself quite favorably to the ideology that exercise is a great aid in cancer therapy and recovery.
Moderate aerobic exercise around the house or the neighborhood, at the pool,or in the gym can limit the physical impacts of cancer treatment and aid in recovery. It helps increase strength, improve body image, limit pain, reduce swelling, and keep you involved in life. After all, sitting around on your own can be very isolating, and it’s this isolation that could lead to depression.
Sitting Can Only Add to Your Troubles
When you try to recover by sitting down and doing nothing—often for months on end—bad things can happen. For starters, movement is good for your muscles and joints. It allows your blood to flow throughout your body, helping to limit inflammation and pain. It also helps fight against atrophy, which is what increases your risk of injury.
Read More – http://www.doctorshealthpress.com/cancer-articles/benefits-of-exercise-for-cancer-patients
