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Strength for Survivors is a fitness and wellness program for cancer survivors and people going through cancer treatment. The program is offered by FitnessOne at Memorial University Medical Center.
Strength for Survivors incorporates bodywork and movement therapies that can help relieve pain and stress while rebuilding strength and energy levels. The program is specially tailored to each participant’s needs, and includes personal fitness training, yoga, Pilates, and massage therapy.
Strength for Survivors strives to:
- Help people with cancer cope with treatment-related side effects
- Create an environment where people with cancer can take an active role in their recovery
- Provide medically based fitness to facilitate recovery
- Further our knowledge of cancer recovery through education and research
- Keep people motivated, informed, and involved
For more information, please call 912-350-9031.
Personal Training/Fitness
Exercise can decrease fatigue, stress, anxiety, and depression. It can also lesson the severity of treatment-related side effects, while increasing muscular strength, stamina, and flexibility. We offer one-on-one training with a certified personal trainer.
30-minute session, $20. Package of 10, $160.
60-minute session, $35. Package of 10, $300.
Yoga
Yoga can help restore range of motion, relieve tension, and bring a sense of calm and well-being into your life. Regular practice can help control pain and discomfort. You may schedule a private yoga session with a registered instructor. Those who participate in our personal fitness training program may attend group yoga classes at no charge.
60-minute private session, $30.
Follow-up 30-minute private session, $15.
Pilates
When practiced faithfully, Pilates yields numerous benefits, including increased lung capacity and core strength. Posture, balance, and joint health also improve. Our Pilates reformer classes are offered in a series of four weeks (eight classes), with each week progressively building on the previous week. Before participating, you will attend a complementary 30-minute equipment orientation.
$144 ($18 per class).
60-minute private Instruction, $45. Package of 10, $380.
Massage Therapy
Research has shown that massage therapy may help reduce depression and anxiety while increasing levels of dopamine, serotonin, natural killer cells, and lymphocytes. Massage therapy has helped increase immune function, while reducing pain and anxiety.
30-minute massage, $30.
60-minute massage, $50.
Strength for Survivors participants can join FitnessOne for a reduced rate of $25 per month. If you are interested in any of our services, please contact your physician or rehab specialist for a referral. For more information, call 912-350-9031.
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