Personalized Training for my mother

Hello Drs.

My mother is 69 with a history of breast cancer and has been diagnosed with oligometastatic breast cancer. She had a lymphadenectomy recently, as well as a lumpectomy in the past, and does not show any current signs of disease. She had a pacemaker put in recently as well. She has been advised against more chemotherapy at this stage and is scheduled for 3 month PET scans to monitor her condition. She feels really good right now and has an interest in trying to improve her overall health with diet and exercise. She has a history of bariatric surgery as well and has been in otherwise good health. I was thinking some personalized coaching would be beneficial since she has never done any formal exercise training and that I might be able to set that up for her. I’m sure a consultation is always necessary but there is no reason to not exercise and was wondering the best way to set that up, since she might be a little intimidated if I just send her a link and ask her to set it up on her own.

Thanks
Paul

Paul,

Thanks for the post. I’m happy to hear your mom is going better and is getting/has gotten the care she needs. You’re 100% right that none of her past medical history precludes her from exercise and that both resistance training and conditioning would be beneficial for her. Still, reaching out to strangers for help can be a barrier. I think it would be best for you to send us an email at support@barbellmedicine.com. Then, we’d likely set up a consultation call with you and your mom at the same time and go from there. That’s what I’d be looking at to start.

-Jordan