Living Strong, Living Well

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Living Strong, Living Well is a 12-week, small group physical activity program designed for adult cancer survivors who have recently become de-conditioned or chronically fatigued from their treatment or disease. The program consists of one 12-week session that meets two times per week for 75 minutes.

Our goal is to help patients build muscle mass and muscle strength, increase flexibility and endurance, and improve functional ability.

Benefits of the program include:

Reducing the severity of therapy side effects

Preventing unwanted weight changes

Improving energy levels and self esteem

Criteria for Participation:

Patient needs to enroll in the program (rather than a family member)

Inform their physician of their plan to join the program

Give permission for exercise specialist to call physician or person giving treatment when necessary

Complete our screening forms and answer health questionnaire

This class is recommended for patients who have recently finished their cancer treatment. The enrollment decision will be made on an individual basis

The cost of the 12-week program is FREE* for all who quality!

*The YMCA of Greater Rochester is able to cover LIVESTRONG programs free of charge thanks to the generous contributions of individual donors. Please contact us if you would like to make a donation to this program.

Sponsor a session: $1000

Sponsor a participant: $100

Support the program: any amount

Click here to view our LIVESTRONG segment of the 2009 YMCA of Greater Rochester Annual Report

For more information, contact Deb Duffy at (585) 723-5474 or debd@rochesterymca.org.