Fit for Survival

Fit for Survival has been going strong for over a year and has had more than 60 patients enrolled in the program. Many more have been participating in the classes offered by our remarkable instructors. Due to the number involved in Fit for Survival, we have been able to increase the amount and diversity of the classes offered to our patients. This year we have made the classes available to the general public and hope to increase our volume enough to add twice the amount of classes by the end of 2009. Our goal is to double the amount of patients enrolled in Fit for Survival by the years end. Fit for Survival is more than just a fitness program. It is a wellness program that targets all aspects a patient might encounter while going through treatment. Emotional support, social support, cooking classes with nutritional benefit, personal training and diet counseling, fitness classes and scholarships to make the financial burden easier are covered through the Fit for Survival program. During your treatment, we hope to make your treatment as health promoting and beneficial as possible.

Fit for Survival is an exercise program designed for any person with cancer or any survivor of cancer.  The program is a comprehensive fitness program that begins by assessing your physical health.  From that assessment an individualized program will be designed.  Each patient’s program is carefully built to combat the negative side effects from cancer and treatment.

Exercise has been shown to produce positive benefits in people undergoing treatment for cancer.  Our exercise physiologist will build a program around you.  In Fit for Survival you start slowly and gradually build up your strength and cardiovascular endurance.

Exercise should be fun and should part of your daily routine. Through the Fit for Survival program, exercise will soon become a daily activity you look forward to. Some of the benefits of exercise include:

• Decreased Fatigue
• Increased range of motion
• Weight loss
• Improved cardiovascular endurance
• Improved functional capacity
• Increased self esteem
• Increased energy

During your time with the Fit for Survival program, we want to educate you on the benefits of an active lifestyle and how it may decrease the risk of recurrence. We want give you the tools necessary to maintain an active, cancer free lifestyle once your treatment is completed.

Fit for Survival can help you lose weight. While going through chemotherapy and/or radiation many patients experience some level of fatigue that affects daily activity.  Losing weight can help increase your energy level. 

Please contact our exercise physiologist, Dustin Buttars at 970-569-7493 or toll free at 866-569-7429 to learn how Fit for Survival can help you.  Please visit our calendar to see the schedule of Fit for Survival classes.