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02/10/2023

As BiokineticsSA we take hands with the global move in October to raise awareness of breast cancer among women.

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in South Africa. Although it predominantly affects woman, it can also affect men.

The early detection of breast cancer is one of the most important undertakings to successfully treat this disease.

A growing amount of research shows that regular exercise can greatly improve physical and mental health during every phase of treatment.

Exercise programs to be optimal it needs to be tailored to each individuals unique treatment plan and circumstances. Always talk to your doctor before you start an exercise program during or after cancer treatment.

Some guidelines to exercise when diagnosed with cancer:
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends:

✹ 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity
✹ or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity per week (Cycling/walking/swimming)
✹ The guidelines also recommend 2 days of full-body strength training.

How you can manage this:

🏊🏽‍♂️🚴🏽‍♀️ 🏃🏾‍♀️ 150 minutes breaks down to 22 minutes per day, 7 days per week. Or you can do 30 minutes of exercise 5 times per week. Moderate-intensity exercise should leave you breathing heavily but able to carry on a conversation in short sentences.

🏊🏽‍♂️🚴🏽‍♀️ 🏃🏾‍♀️ 75 minutes breaks down to 15 minutes per day, 5 days per week. Vigorous-intensity exercise is when you can answer a question during exercise, but only in a word or two.

🏋🏽‍♀️ Full-body strength training, also called resistance training, is resistance-based exercise that creates muscle overload to stimulate new muscle to grow. You can do it with small weights, resistance bands, exercise machines, or the weight of your own body, such as with push-ups.

To get in contact with your nearest Biokineticist to help you with your exercise treatment please visit www.biokineticssa.org.za

01/10/2023