Exercise isn't an add-on. It's part of the treatment.

Movement, prescribed

Current evidence and international guidelines support appropriately tailored exercise as an important part of care during chemotherapy, radiotherapy and recovery. Aerobic and resistance exercise can help maintain physical fitness and strength, reduce fatigue and improve overall wellbeing. Low muscle mass and muscle loss during treatment have also been associated with greater treatment-related toxicity, interruptions in treatment and, in some cancers, poorer survival. Protecting muscle mass, strength and physical function therefore matters throughout the cancer journey.

“Working with a biokineticist, we prescribe safe, supervised exercise matched to where you are in treatment, and adjust as you go.”

We monitor your muscle and physical condition through treatment, adapt the programme as your energy and side effects change, and pair it with nutrition guidance so diet and movement work together.

What's included

• • Exercise prescribed and supervised alongside chemo, radiation and beyond
• • Biokineticist-led programmes matched to your treatment stage
• • Monitoring to preserve muscle mass and physical condition
• • Diet and movement working together to protect strength

This side of care is led by Melissa McLaren, biokineticist, working alongside Dr Maretha. It is also open to anyone, with or without a diagnosis, who wants to move well and build lasting physical health.

• • BA HMS (Cum Laude), Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
• • Hons Biokinetics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
• • PDBA (Cum Laude), Nelson Mandela Business School
• • Exercise Oncology Instructor, Maple Tree Cancer Alliance
• • Practising biokineticist since 2010 and practice owner since 2011