Breast Cancer Patients, Get Physical with These Apps

Erin Juliano survived breast cancer and attributes part of her survival to her participation in physical activity during treatment¹. Juliano was physically active prior to her diagnosis, and so her workouts during treatment involved similar aspects routines to those of her pre-diagnosis lifestyle with added recommendations from her doctors¹. When discouraged, Juliano gathered encouragement from those around her to improve her physical motivation¹.

Physical activity has been found to increase breast cancer patient’s survival chances². To become more physically active or find motivation to participate in physical activity try to start somewhere you feel comfortable. Phone apps can encourage and provide physical activity regimens and have been shown to further increase survival rates among breast cancer patients³. Through increasing physical activity and maintaining physical activity breast cancer patients can optimize their chances for increasing survival². If you do feel more comfortable with discussing your workout plan with a physical therapist or doctor please feel freely to do so, but below in Figure 3 there are some listed workout apps to that can help manage physical activity. However, consult a doctor before performing intensive workouts. These apps demonstrate that you do not need a trainer to figure out what to do to workout, rather all you need is an app on your phone⁵.

Application	Purpose
Motify	All in one cardio, yoga, platies, nutrition, and strength app
Alo Moves	Yoga app that includes HIIT workouts
Freeletics	Body weight workouts involving HIIT
SworkIt	Targeted workouts to build strength
All/Out Studio	Workout catalog for HIIT, strength building, and cardio
Home Workouts – No equipment	Body part specific HIIT to get you to break a sweat involving no equipment
FitOn	Mixed intensity and Cardio personalized fitness plan and tracker
Nike+ Training Club	HIIT workouts along with a planner to track your activity
Ladder	Mobile personal trainer

Figure 3: This table was made by the author of this blog but all information was obtained from Women’s Health Magazine⁵. Each of these apps have been recommended by a trainer who feels these app can best motivate and push their clients⁵. All apps can be found on the app store for apple⁵.