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April 7, 2020

Free online exercise classes

Instructor Sarah Weller, Clinical Exercise Physiologist holds online exercise classes for cancer patients three times a week live on Instagram.

The classes are held from 11 am to 12 pm EDT to help you get active, build strength, improve fitness and increase flexibility:

Tuesday: Building Strength (beginners)
Helps you build strength while your are treated for cancer or after you are finished ; no equipment required.

Thursday: Building Stamina (all levels)
Will include aerobic exercise, strength, balance and flexibility exercises no equipment required

Saturday: Stretch & Strength (all levels)
Will use dumbbells to help build strength (30 minutes) and finish with whole body stretching to improve flexibility (30 minutes

How to join

Create an account or join your Instagram account
Follow Treloar Physiotherapy Clinic on instagram – @treloarcrp
Once Treloar Physiotherapy Clinic “goes live” it will show up at the start of your stories feed (at the top of page when looking at your feed).
Click on @treloarcrp profile picture or find their profile picture in Stories to access live class.
They are live at 10.55 am and class starts at 11 am.
Set yourself up with a mat and/or towel
Any issues, message Treloar Physiotherapy Clinic on instagram.

You may also want to join live training sessions every Thursday on Facebook with Isabelle Brisson and Guillaume Bastarache, kinesilogists at the Fondation Virage, CHUM (in French)

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About Sarah Weller

Sarah is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist who has specialized in working with individuals with cancer since 2005.

She is passionate about helping people use exercise as a supportive medicine to overcome the side effects of cancer treatments (e.g. ), improve physical function and to optimize overall health.

Sarah integrates the latest research evidence into her exercise programs, to ensure the most scientific approach to your care.

She works with people with all types of cancers, at all stages, receiving all treatment combinations and specializes in advanced cancer, bone health (including bone metastases and osteoporosis), exercise during treatments and fatigue reduction.

2 Comments

Daniella
February 17, 2023 at 12:57 pm

Are the free exercise classes still running? Are these available to anyone with a cancer diagnosis? Thank you!

Reply
- Kidney Cancer Canada
  February 20, 2023 at 11:32 am
  
  Hello Daniella,
  
  These classes were held in 2020 at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. We tested the link and they are no longer active.
  
  We have an exercise guide that helps kidney cancer survivors increase exercise levels, limit sitting time, and increase quality of life: Here is the link to the guide:http://online.fliphtml5.com/fexz/ezwt/#p=1
  
  You can also refer to your cancer centre support services. They may have in person or online exercise programs offered through the centre.
  
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