What is Exercise Oncology?
Before Cancer Treatment
Optimise cardiorespiratory fitness (conditioning), strength and endurance to improve treatment tolerance and recovery.
During Cancer Treatment
Help manage toxic side effects from anti-cancer treatments, rebuild physical resilience and long-term survivorship and health.
After Treatment
Support recovery, improve physical function, helps manage long-term side effects and enhance overall quality of life.
Exercise Oncology Aotearoa
Our purpose | Ā mātou kaupapa
Exercise Oncology uses personalised, supervised exercise programmes as a form of supportive medicine in cancer care.
Exercise Oncology is a specialised field within cancer care and research that focuses on how exercise science and tailored exercise prescriptions can be used to prevent cancer, support treatment and improve outcomes for people living with and beyond cancer.
- Designed and supervised by accredited exercise physiologists
- Strong focus on exercise science, chronic disease management, safe physical activity and an understanding of how surgery and treatments affect exercise tolerance
- Exercise programmes are individually tailored
- Designed by cancer type, treatment phase, treatment side effects, fatigue levels and physical & medical limitations
- Prescribed using evidence-based guidelines for aerobic exercise, resistance training, flexibility and balance.