Recovery program: Cancer survivors can take advantage of a free fitness program designed for them.
The 10-week program, Exercise and Thrive, helps cancer survivors strengthen muscles, increase flexibility and improve endurance. It also includes health-and-wellness coaching and support. It’s available at three Puget Sound-area YMCAs. For Snohomish County residents, the closest YMCA with the program is the Northshore YMCA, 11811 NE 195th St., Bothell.
The program is a partnership between the YMCA of Greater Seattle and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and paid for partly by the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The program is available to adults who have completed cancer treatment, regardless of where they were treated.
Exercise can improve a cancer survivor’s quality of life, lessen treatment side effects and help recovery, according to research.
For more information, contact the center at 206-667-2814.
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