Breast Cancer Survivor's Fitness Plan

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• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsCHAPTER 1 Taking ControlLaying the FoundationCreating a TeamCHAPTER 2 Pounds, Muscles, and BonesParing Off PoundsRebuilding MuscleShoring Up BonesCHAPTER 3 Combating LymphedemaThe Lymphatic SystemLymph Node SurgeryThe Lymphedema CycleReducing the Risk for LymphedemaWhere Does Exercise Fit In?CHAPTER 4 After LumpectomyThe SurgeryThe ChallengesCHAPTER 5 After MastectomyThe SurgeryThe ChallengesCHAPTER 6 After Breast Implant SurgeryThe SurgeryThe ChallengesCHAPTER 7 After TRAM Flap SurgeryThe SurgeryThe ChallengesCHAPTER 8 After Latissimus Dorsi Flap SurgeryThe SurgeryThe ChallengesCHAPTER 9 Exercise with CareSafety FirstLymphedema and ExerciseThe ToolboxCHAPTER 10 A Plan for Every WomanThe Right MixThe Right TimingCHAPTER 11 The ExercisesWarm-UpsBalanceStretches: Upper BodyStretches: CoreStretches: Lower BodyStrength: Upper BodyStrength: CoreStrength: Lower BodyCHAPTER 12 The WorkoutsLumpectomy or Mastectomy: Balance and StretchesLumpectomy or Mastectomy: Strength Workout 1Lumpectomy or Mastectomy: Strength Workout 2Breast Implant: Balance and StretchesBreast Implant: Strength Workout 1Breast Implant: Strength Workout 2TRAM Surgery: Balance and StretchesTRAM Surgery: Strength Workout 1TRAM Surgery: Strength Workout 2Lat Surgery: Balance and StretchesLat Surgery: Strength Workout 1Lat Surgery: Strength Workout 2Save Your Shoulder: Strength Workout Phase 1Save Your Shoulder: Strength Workout Phase 2ResourcesIndex

This is a remarkable book that's chock full of interesting things you may not know. It's aimed at the 2 million-plus women now living in the United States who've been treated for breast cancer, but I was fascinated with it and I'm not in that number. It contains clear explanations, real-life stories, straightforward diagrams, lists of resources and descriptions of surgery and implant options. It's the first Harvard doctor-approved workout book designed specifically for breast cancer survivors and the first to address each type of surgery and treatment with separate, appropriate exercise prescriptions. In fact, the book contains almost 100 pages of recommended exercises, all designed to help combat the heavy toll taken on a woman's body by breast cancer treatments. It's a collaboration between Master Reebok trainers Joy Prouty and Josie Gardiner, health writer Francesca Coltrera and Dr. Carolyn Kaelin, the founding director of the Comprehensive Breast Health Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Coltrera did the lion's share of writing and her style is pleasantly conversational and accessible, especially considering the dense medical information that's imparted. True story: I found myself engrosssed while reading about the lymphatic system. It's fascinating! Who knew? Palm Beach Post 20060930