Exercise Guidelines reduces glucose and insulin levels

Exercise Guidelines reduces glucose and insulin levels for breast cancer survivors

You don’t have to train for a triathlon to help reduce your breast cancer risk.
Regular exercise of any type cuts your risk of developing the disease and prevents a
recurrence. The American Cancer Society (2011a) recommends thirty to sixty
minutes of exercise at least five days a week.

All forms of regular exercise can help you reduce your weight. This, in turn,
reduces glucose and insulin levels. Exercise is also effective for reducing estrogen
levels (which can fuel ER+ tumors, the most common type), and overweight women
carry a higher estrogen load than women of a healthy weight (McTiernan et al.
2004).

In fact in 2007, the Journal of Clinical Oncology (Pierce et al.) provided an
exciting report indicating that increased physical activity, combined with a healthy
diet, was associated with an approximately 50 percent reduction in mortality in
breast cancer patients.

Whether as a strategy for breast-cancer prevention or for recovery, exercise
extends life. Find an exercise program you can commit to; check out your local
gym or recreation center and try something new, maybe that spinning class you’ve
been thinking about. Whatever you choose, maintaining an exercise routine will
surely reduce your risk of recurrence.