Irish Cancer Society Releases

To mark Men’s Health Awareness Week (June 11^th – 17^th) the Irish Cancer Society is recruiting men to take part in their free Physical Activity Programme for prostate cancer survivors.

The programme will begin in August in Dublin and will run for 16 weeks and will include a cardiovascular and weight training programme.

Studies have shown that regular physical activity can help rebuild health and well-being after a prostate cancer diagnosis and may also help increase survival. The Irish Cancer Society programme has been specially designed for prostate cancer survivors by exercise specialist and former Irish Olympian, Marie Murphy. It is based on metabolic equivalents or METS.

Exercise produces energy which gives off heat. The amount of heat relates to the rate of energy used when exercising and this is measured in METS.  METS measure how hard your body is working at any given time. Participants will be set a target to achieve over the course of the programme in terms of METS.

An information session will be held in early August inDublin. To register your interest for the programme, email fitness@irishcancer.ie or call Eimear on 01 231 6624.

For further information please contact Aishling Deegan, Senior Communications Officer, Irish Cancer Society Tel.: 01 2310517 / 087 6453867