LiveStrong Program
Thursdays @ 11:00 am
September 16 - November 18, 2010

The YMCA has partnered with the Lance Armstrong Foundation to participate in a cancer survivorship collaborative.  The T. Boone Pickens YMCA has joined the initiative to involve research-based program designs to focus on the specific wants, needs and interests of cancer survivors.  We are dedicated to improving the quality of life of cancer survivors through the implementation of exercise programs, distribution of Lance Armstrong Foundation brochures and resources and numbers of other considerations to accommodate the needs of cancer survivors.

We are offering a 12 week small group program designed for adult cancer survivors who have recently become de-conditioned or chronically fatiqued from their treatment and/or disease.

The goal is to help participants build muscle mass and muscular strength, increase flexibility and endurance, and ultimately improve their quality of life.  Additional goals include reducing the severity of therapy side effects, preventing unwanted weight changes and improving energy levels and self esteem.

If you are a cancer survivor or patient, you are eligible to participate in our FREE 3-month LiveStrong Program.  In this program, you will receive a free 3-month membership and once a week group personal training with a certified nutritionist and trainer.  Click here for a registration form.

For more information or to sign up, please contact Dora Johannesen, Healthy Lifestyles Director, at 972-560-3885 or djohannesen@ymcadallas.org.

Other Cancer Resources:

www.livestrong.org

www.cancer.org

www.gildasclubtx.org