ActiveLife: Cancer Rehabilitation Programme

The programme is available to patients who have been diagnosed with any cancer type and are pre-treatment, undergoing treatment or post-treatment, who are residents of Newcastle under Lyme. To cater for a wide range of patients the scheme includes an individual gym-based exercises as well as group exercise classes.

Inclusion criteria

• Has received a cancer diagnosis within the past 12 months.

• Patient must be in a stable condition, safe to exercise and not awaiting further investigation.

• Not a member of Jubilee2

• Must live in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Exclusion criteria 

Absolute contra indications for exercise are as follows: 

• hypertension rest SP >180 or DBP >100 BPM

• symptomatic hypotension - significant drop in blood pressure during exercise/dizziness/light headedness

• pain, dizziness or excessive breathlessness experienced during exertion

• other rapidly progressing terminal illness

• any unstable or uncontrolled condition

• unstable angina (risk of provoking ischaemia or MI)

• unstable or acute heart failure - pitting oedema, dyspnoea

• unstable diabetes

• new or uncontrolled arrhythmias (irregular pulse, atrial fibrillation, heart block, new bradycardia)

• tachycardias (resting HR >100 BPM)

• febrile illness (flu/fever)

• any other condition that restricts ability to exercise safely

• unhealed wounds

• individuals experiencing acute uncontrolled psychiatric conditions