Exercise and Prostate Cancer
We all know how important it can be to stay active through a prostate cancer journey.
What do you do for exercise? How has your exercise changed through your prostate cancer journey?
I’ve always been active. As a younger person I used to run. About ten years ago we bought a nice upright exercise bike because my wife was having knee surgery. I found that I enjoyed it much more than her. At my peak I was doing an 80 minute hill program at a pretty high resistance level and burning about 1000 calories every other day. Just before I was diagnosed last April, I was still doing 64 minutes at a slightly lower level. Then I got my diagnosis, went through all my appointments, scans, TURP, radiation and LUPRON injections. I basically did nothing for 6 months. The effects of Lupron are pretty severe. But I have managed to work my way back up 32 minutes so far every other day which is just enough to release some endorphins. My goal is to get back up to 48 minutes. I also do a dumbbell workout. There’s no doubt this routine is helping me cope a bit with the effects of Lupron but I really have to monitor my exercise on a daily basis. It’s very easy to overdo it and then be ruined for a day. I don’t recover like I once did. I’m 62 now.
wow, that is a lot of exercise and calories that you were burning off. I am so glad to hear that you are back up to 32 mins every other day. I need to exercise to feel good, so I understand how important endorphins are. I am glad you have this outlet to help you cope with the side effects of Lupron. Jill, prostatecancer.net team
