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NEED An awful irony, cancer treatment is often more brutal than the disease. During cancer treatment the body is poisoned (chemotherapy), burned (radiation), and slashed (surgery). Any one of these treatments leave the body diminished in function, resulting in poor mental status and lowered quality of life. The current medical model of cancer treatment may resolve the cancer; however, the negative side effects from the treatment are often left unaddressed. Medical studies prove that exercise helps minimize the detrimental side effects of cancer treatment and aids in the return of a higher quality of life after cancer.
The FIT TO FIGHT program helps cancer survivors return to a quality of life where they can re-establish trust in their bodies and return to daily life as a productive member of their community.
FIT TO FIGHT is a ten week small group program designed for cancer survivors who have recently become deconditioned or chronically fatigued from their treatment and or disease.
Discover how the Fit to Fight program, developed by Alpine’s Sam Schoeneman, is positively impacting cancer survivors and those currently in cancer treatment. Click on the video player below to view.
To empower cancer survivors to repair the damage cancer treatment inflicts upon their bodies through a supportive program of fitness, recreation and education.
- Improve health and well being of cancer patients and cancer survivors
- Provide the positive effects of group exercise for cancer patients and cancer survivors
- Provide opportunities for social interaction and the invaluable support and understanding of others who are fighting or have fought cancer
- Involve the community in supporting cancer patients and aiding survivors in their return to a quality of life that is productive and satisfying
Health, Education, Support, and Safety.
- Cancer patients undergoing treatment who have been released by their physicians to participate
- Cancer survivors who have not returned to a desirable quality of life
To participate, you’ll need to completes an application form and get medical clearance from your physician. The program begins with an exercise test and assessment designed by a qualified licensed physical therapist.
Once these tests are completed, you’ll join others in the program. Participants meet twice a week for approximately an hour. You get to take part in an organized group exercise program that is also individually tailored to you based on the initial tests you took.
Each session consists of stretching, breathing & relaxation, resistive strengthening, and endurance training. You’ll be encouraged to document your exercise progression and journal about how you feel before and after exercise each week.
The sessions are led by an exercise physiogologist who is supervised directly by a physical therapist. Everyone in the program has direct access to a physical therapist, so you can get answers and help related to your condition and progress in helping you get back to optimal living and life.
and PEAK HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER have partnered to create this program. We provide an opportunity for individuals with cancer to benefit from a program based on physical therapy principles and practices, utilizing the state of the art equipment at the Peak.
• Pre-registration is required, as class size is limited.
• Regular attendance is required to maintain a spot in the program.
• A complimentary 10 week Peak membership is available.
To empower cancer patients to improve their functional capacity and to increase their quality of life through an organized program of fitness and strength.
- Call the Peak at 251-3344 or Alpine at 251-2323 to preregister for the Fit to Fight program
- Arrive 15 minutes early on your first session.
- Wear comfortable shoes and gym apparel.
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