Being physically active can reduce your risk of developing breast cancer. It may also reduce the risk of recurrence for breast cancer survivors. What’s more is that regular exercise also can help ease troubling treatment side effects, such as fatigue, pain, depression, and lymphedema.
The American Cancer Society supports the American College of Sports Medicine’s general physical activity recommendations for people who’ve been diagnosed with cancer:
• Avoid inactivity and return to normal daily activities as soon as possible after diagnosis and treatment.
• Take part in regular physical activity.
• Start slowly and build up the amount of physical activity over time.
• Build up to at least 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity activity each week.
• Exercise several times a week for at least 10 minutes at a time.
• Include resistance training exercise at least two days a week.
• Do stretching exercises at least two days each week.
In 2022, the American Society of Clinical Oncology also put out guidelines on exercise, diet, and weight management during cancer treatment, saying doctors should recommend regular aerobic and resistance exercise for people receiving cancer treatment.
Source: Breastcancer.org.

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