Ask yourself these questions.

1. Am I doing everything that my medical team suggests?

2. Am I doing everything that makes sense to support my health generally? This is called “self-care”.

3. Am I eating well, sleeping as well as I can, and exercising as well as I can?

4. Am I addressing my emotional and spiritual needs? Do I have support?

5. If I could take one step towards better self-care today, it would be to …

6. If I start to exercise better, then I will feel more…

We hope you will find exercise to be a useful tool in your cancer recovery. If you have never loved exercise, maybe you will find that you can now appreciate a short walk or new routine. If you have been a “striver” always reaching for higher performance, maybe you can now appreciate living in the moment and enjoying every step you take.

However you choose to look at exercise, remember that being active is so important that doctors say that if they could prescribe it, they would. Prescribe it to yourself. Check your plans with your medical team, and go enjoy a prescription for life!