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Depression After Receiving a Cancer Diagnosis

Carol Michaels

Aug 22, 2019

Depression After Receiving a Cancer Diagnosis

How can you manage depression after receiving a cancer diagnosis? An excellent way to manage depression after a cancer diagnosis is by...

Carol Michaels

Jul 24, 2019

The NFPT Cancer Recovery Course

Becoming a Cancer Recovery Specialist through NFPT can enhance your personal training career. Carol Michaels’s Cancer Recovery Specialist...

Can Exercise Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer?

Carol Michaels

Jan 30, 2019

Can Exercise Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer?

Exercise may reduce the risk of breast cancer by helping to reduce the amount of fat in the body. This is especially important since...

Carol Michaels

Jan 23, 2019

Supporting a Friend with Breast Cancer

Tips for Supporting a Friend with Breast Cancer: Your friend needs something to look forward to-a dinner date, a movie, etc. Ask your...

The Recovery Fitness Cancer & Osteoporosis Exercise Program NJ NY FL

Carol Michaels

Aug 3, 2018

The Recovery Fitness Cancer & Osteoporosis Exercise Program NJ NY FL

I created the Recovery Fitness cancer exercise and osteoporosis programs to help my clients improve their fitness level and general...

Cancer Exercise Classes in New Jersey and New York

Carol Michaels Fitness

Jul 22, 2018

Cancer Exercise Classes in New Jersey and New York

The Recovery Fitness® cancer exercise program fills a gap in the health care system. My program teaches patients how to exercise properly...

Carol Michaels

Oct 25, 2017

Breast Cancer and Posture

Cancer surgery and treatments can negatively impact body posture of breast cancer survivors. Studies have shown that if you have breast...

Carol Michaels

Aug 6, 2017

The Rehabilitation & Wellness Summit

The entire summit can be found on https://www.breastcancer-rehabandwellness.com/summit Breast Cancer Rehabilitation & Wellness Summit...

New Jersey Recovery Fitness Cancer Exercise Program-North NJ

Carol Michaels

Jun 28, 2017

New Jersey Recovery Fitness Cancer Exercise Program-North NJ

As most of you know, my mother, father, other family members and close friends have had cancer. Having cared for and watched loved ones...

Carol Michaels

May 6, 2017

Can Walking Reduce Breast Cancer Risk?

On way that walking may reduce the risk of breast cancer, is by helping to reduce the amount of fat in the body. Since estrogen thrives...

Carol Michaels

Feb 16, 2017

Online International Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Summit Transcript of Interview with Carol Michaels

Exercise is an important component of the recovery process from cancer surgery and treatments.

Some Women Opt Out of Breast Reconstruction

Carol Michaels

Jul 4, 2016

Some Women Opt Out of Breast Reconstruction

Why do some women opt out of breast reconstruction following mastectomy? There are numerous physiological implications of breast...

Carol Michaels

Apr 15, 2015

The Effect of Breast Cancer Surgery and Treatments on Cancer Survivors' Balance

The breast cancer survivor’s balance can suffer after surgical procedures. We find this to be especially acute with the TRAM flap...

Carol Michaels

Feb 21, 2015

Exercise can Help Reduce Joint Pain

Exercise helped reduce associated joint pain in breast cancer patients in a recent study. Pain or stiffness in the joints occurs in up...

Carol Michaels

Oct 18, 2014

Women with Breast Cancer are Not Meeting Exercise Guidelines

Exercise is thought to lower the risk of other diseases among breast cancer survivors, increase their overall quality of life and reduce...

Finding A Good Sportsbra For Women Who Have Had Breast Surgery

Carol Michaels

Sep 18, 2014

Finding A Good Sportsbra For Women Who Have Had Breast Surgery

Last week I had the pleasure of talking to Janet Cockburn, the owner of Janac (mastectomy wear). As fitness professional, I would not...

Carol Michaels

Jan 4, 2014

Breast Cancer Risk in Families with Mutations in PALB2

BACKGROUND Germline loss-of-function mutations in PALB2 are known to confer a predisposition to breast cancer. However, the lifetime risk...

Carol Michaels

Sep 13, 2013

Breast Cancer and Metabolism

A protein associated with conditions of metabolic imbalance, such as diabetes and obesity, may play a role in the development of...

Carol Michaels

Sep 5, 2013

Healthy Eating and Exercise can Decrease Biomarkers

A pair of Yale Cancer Center interventional studies involving breast cancer survivors found that lifestyle changes in the form of healthy...

Carol Michaels

Mar 2, 2013

Exercise Decreases Risk of Breast Cancer

Exercise may lower a woman’s risk for breast cancer. Guidelines recommend people get about 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week....