Are you or someone you care about affected by cancer?
The Cancer Council WA Life Now Program invites you to take part in our free supportive cancer care course.
Life Now Exercise is a 12-week course, which includes two one-hour classes each week. Each class is facilitated by an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and tailor-made for people affected by cancer. Participants receive an individualised program and experience the benefits in a safe and supportive group environment.
Research has found that exercise is an effective medicine for people with cancer. People with cancer who exercise regularly have fewer and milder side effects from their treatments.
Eligibility criteria
- Life Now Exercise is offered to Western Australians who have been diagnosed with cancer in the last two years, are currently undergoing cancer treatment or who have completed cancer treatment in the last two years.
- Primary Carers are eligible to register when the patient they support is also enrolled.
- We prioritise new participants, giving everyone the opportunity to participate in our Life Now Exercise course.
- If you have previously participated in Life Now Exercise, please apply for a waitlist position.
Exercise Program contraindications include the following health conditions:
- Any musculoskeletal, cardiovascular or neurological disorder or acute illness that could place the participant at risk of injury.
- Presence of myeloma bone disease
- Severe anemia (Hb < 80 g/L for men and women)
- Neutropenia.
Following registration, each participant must gain medical clearance and complete an initial assessment with their assigned accredited exercise physiologist, who will develop their individually tailored exercise program (fee applies).
Interested in participating in this course?
Applications are essential, please complete the Life Now course application form.
For Life Now Program queries, email the team at lifenow@cancerwa.asn.au