"Exercise classes during cancer treatment"

I've just finished twelve weeks of exercise classes with Joe of Friends of the Cancer Centre. I had surgery for bowel cancer some months before starting, and I've been receiving chemotherapy throughout the period of the classes.

All the exercises are well explained and demonstrated, and Joe provides good feedback and motivation to help you improve. They're tailored to the individual's condition, so nothing is too much to manage, but you can push hard enough that there's a sense of achievement. Along with the physical benefits, I've seen the positive effect on my mood of having a little accomplishment each week.

Joe is really supportive in the classes, and in making sure you've got the next class lined up when it suits you; it seems like a small thing, but it's one less worry!

Before this, I wasn't sure that a group exercise class was for me, but now I would recommend it to anyone. At a time when I've struggled with fatigue and a lack of motivation, it has been a great help to me, physically and mentally.