Recent research shows that regular exercise has definite benefits in the fight against cancer. Macmillan Cancer Support’s chief medical officer, Jane Maher, say that “If physical exercise were a drug, it would be hitting the headlines.”

A review of studies for the charity concluded that being active during treatment had a number of beneficial effects: boosting energy levels and reducing the impact of side effects such as anxiety, weight gain and depression.

And there has been plenty of other research showing the benefits of exercise in the fight against cancer.

So if anyone needed another reason to get out and start exercising this is it! Get yourselves down to the Centre’s fitness suite and get started on that programme of regular moderate exercise right now – 150 minutes a week is recommended.

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Exercise should be ‘standard part of cancer care’