The Health, Exercise, Active Living and Therapeutic Lifestyle (H.E.A.L.Th) Program is designed for people who are being treated for breast cancer or recovering from breast cancer treatment.
Program Features
The H.E.A.L.Th program is up to 16 weeks long and includes:
The program is delivered by a team that includes a cardiac rehab supervisor (trained in kinesiology, physiotherapy, or nursing), physician, dietitian, social worker, and a psychologist. The program also hosts guest speakers such as a lymphedema specialist, a pelvic health specialist, and an oncologist to share their expertise and answer questions.
The program is delivered in small groups. The groups meet one time each week for a regularly scheduled class. Your group leader — a cardiac rehab supervisor (CRS) — will follow the education schedule that you receive with your program passport.
Resistance Training Videos
These videos are for information only. They do not replace advice or treatment from your doctor or healthcare team. Talk to your doctor before you start an exercise program. Stop doing any exercise that causes pain and tell your healthcare team.
Resistance training is a type of exercise that increases the strength and endurance of your muscles. The 12 resistance training exercises below are effective exercises for people who are being treated for breast cancer or recovering from breast cancer. These exercises use your body weight or an exercise band for resistance.
Watch the resistance training videos to learn how to exercise safely with proper technique. Using proper technique (doing the exercise correctly) will help keep you safe and work your muscles in the right way.
Resistance Training Exercises
Watch the Exercise and Breast Cancer video from the Heart Health for Women by Women series
