Engaging in safe and appropriate exercise throughout your journey with cancer will have an incredibly beneficial impact on your wellbeing. Our goal is to help you make exercise a positive focus in your life so you can live your best life throughout treatment and beyond.
Focus on something you can control.
Realise the many benefits that exercise has for people with a cancer diagnosis.
Receive a safe and effective exercise program tailored to individual needs. Using vast clinical experience and specialist skills we design a safe and effective exercise regime according to your individual needs.
Be supported and guided by experienced clinicians who understand oncology. Relationships are important to us. In our first session we spend time getting to know you and better understand your situation and discuss what a good support structure looks like for you. We will be with you from the beginning and offer as much or as little guidance as you need to ensure you live your best life throughout treatment and beyond.
Take the opportunity to join a supportive network with like-minded people.
The Benefits
Improve
Mood, self-esteem, sleep, and fatigue
Ability to overcome limitations/hurdles/obstacles
Maintenance of healthy weight
A new way to meet people and socialise
Response to treatment
- For some cancers
Recovery from treatment by strengthening bones, increasing energy, and adding mobility and balance
Reduce
Risk and severity of side effects of cancer treatments
Complications from surgery and time in hospital
Negative effects by focusing on things you can control
Stress, anxiety and depression
Risk of developing issues like high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and T2 diabetes
Risk of some cancers coming back including breast, prostate, bowel and endometrial (uterine) cancers
Info Flyer
Exercise is important for everyone, but it plays a crucial role for people with cancer. This is a quick reference flyer on the benefits of exercise that can be put up in a clinic, home, or anywhere useful.
Advocacy Relationships
Our expertise in Exercise Oncology has been recognised by invited contributions to the following highly impactful projects and organisations:
Session Types - With all of our programs, you can choose between exercising one-on-one, as part of a group class, or independently.
We welcome people from all walks of life at MEPG/MBC. If you would like to join one of our oncology specific groups but have a different gender identity than stated below, please contact reception to discuss the most suitable class.
Class Timetable
How Our Group Classes Work
Run by highly experienced Accredited Exercise Physiologists.
Capped at 6 participants for personalised attention and comprehensive supervision.
Each participant follows their own tailor-made program designed to suit their individual needs.
Group Class Term Timing
Term 1: January, February & March
Term 2: April, May & June
Term 3: July, August & September
Term 4: October, November & December
Key Information
The GLA:D program can be completed in any type of group class.
UPLIFT and TRAVEL FIT classes are coming to Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Resources
There are many helpful videos, articles, websites, podcasts, and more that can help you on your journey. Here are some useful links to get you started. Refer to the labels and descriptions to find what is relevant for you.