Overcoming Fatigue

Everything about cancer makes you tired: the diagnosis, the depression, the treatment and the inactivity. A 2013 review of 56 studies on cancer related fatigue and exercise reported in the Harvard Men’s Health Watch suggests “that instead of resting, people with cancer related fatigue should try aerobic exercise if they can. This includes brisk walking, a light workout on a treadmill or exercise cycle, or water aerobics.” Weight lifting was of no benefit against fatigue. In addition to the physical benefits, exercise improves sleep and lessons depression.