{"id":713,"date":"2013-09-25T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=713"},"modified":"2015-02-10T15:04:59","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T20:04:59","slug":"the-benefits-of-exercise-during-cancer-treatments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/25\/the-benefits-of-exercise-during-cancer-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Exercise during Cancer Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_224\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MP900422781-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Two people running on a beach.\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MP900422781-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MP900422781-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MP900422781.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exercising to Improve Quality of Life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perhaps you&#8217;re curious about whether or not you should continue or begin an exercise regimen while you&#8217;re undergoing cancer treatments. Many patients wonder about this, and you&#8217;ll be happy to know that there are many benefits that go along with getting adequate exercise, even while you&#8217;re having chemotherapy or radiation or for that matter even the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/#sthash.iaYo4NKy.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\">Issels Treatment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Among those benefits, you can expect to experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Improved quality of life<\/p>\n<p>* More energy throughout the day<\/p>\n<p>* Less fatigue<\/p>\n<p>* Decreased anxiety<\/p>\n<p>* Increased self-esteem<\/p>\n<p>Exercise provides you with the tools you need to build a stronger body. When it&#8217;s paired with good nutrition, you&#8217;ll find that those two things alone help you feel better than you have in a long time. Check with Your Doctor Of course, before you begin any exercise routine, whether you&#8217;re currently having cancer treatments, or if you&#8217;re in remission, it&#8217;s important to check with your doctor. He or she will be able to provide you with some suggested exercises that will work well for you at the stage you&#8217;re in right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workout Intensity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been exercising for years, and you&#8217;ve been nervous about slowing down while you&#8217;re undergoing cancer treatments, don&#8217;t worry. Most likely, you&#8217;ll only have to decrease your intensity for a little while. Once you give your body an adequate amount of time to adjust to the changes, you&#8217;ll be able to build your intensity back up again. A solid exercise routine is a big part of the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.org\/treatment\/survivorshipduringandaftertreatment\/nutritionforpeoplewithcancer\/nutrition-and-physical-activity-during-and-after-cancer-treatment-answers-to-common-questions\" target=\"_blank\"> foundation<\/a> to your good health. After all, you&#8217;re working to improve your health now, as well as in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps you&#8217;re curious about whether or not you should continue or begin an exercise regimen while you&#8217;re undergoing cancer treatments. Many patients wonder about this, and you&#8217;ll be happy to know that there are many benefits that go along with getting adequate exercise, even while you&#8217;re having chemotherapy or radiation or for that matter even &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/25\/the-benefits-of-exercise-during-cancer-treatments\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Benefits of Exercise during Cancer Treatments<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,204],"tags":[229,343],"class_list":["post-713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alternative-cancer-treatment","category-living-with-cancer","tag-advanced-cancer-treatment","tag-exercise"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=713"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1657,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713\/revisions\/1657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}