Physical Activity & Exercise
Physical Activity & Exercise
The Physical Activity program within the Comprehensive Cancer Support Program (CCSP) is designed to improve how cancer patients and survivors feel and function.
The CCSP offers many ways for patients and survivors to include physical activity in their daily life.
Our programs connect patients and survivors with staff who can meet physical, emotional, nutritional, social, and other needs along the cancer journey.
Physical activity programs are paired with remote technology, such as sensors and electronic surveys, so patients and survivors can provide information about how they are feeling and functioning from wherever they might live.
Exercise and physical activity are safe and helpful for most patients and survivors and can lessen fatigue, manage symptoms, improve wellness, and focus on quality of life.
Get Real & Heel
Get Real & Heel is a free in-person exercise and wellness program for cancer survivors of all types.
The program meets three times per week for 16 weeks. Get Real & Heel is located at the Outdoor Education Center on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
For questions, please call (919) 445-4255.
Get Real & Heel websiteRemote Exercise Instruction
Patients and survivors can workout from home with our Get Real and Heel and Yoga programs. Please contact Carly Bailey at carly_bailey@med.unc.edu to gain access. Sessions are held over Zoom video.
Participate in Cancer & Exercise Research
Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center are learning about ways to improve how cancer patients and survivors feel and function through exercise and physical activity.
If you are interested in learning more and participating in exercise studies through the CCSP, please call (919) 445-4255 to learn more about current study offerings.
Stronger Together Support Group
A wellness community for people affected by cancer
Stronger Together is a monthly support group to discuss how cancer and its treatment has affected your health and well-being.
Any person who has received a cancer diagnosis is welcome to join us.
The group meets once a month virtually.
If you are interested in learning more about the Stronger Together Support Group, please call (919) 445-4255.
Yoga
Yoga reduces stress, improves, insomnia, decreases fatigue and eases the side effects of cancer treatment.
Join us for a slow-paced, deeply relaxing class for all people touched by cancer and their caregivers.
Please call either (984) 974-8100 or (919) 966-9519 for more information.
Integrative Medicine – Yoga websiteMore Exercise Programs
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is a free 12-week program for adult cancer survivors. Survivors participate in a health and fitness program with nine other survivors in a small group setting. Please contact your local YMCA for more information.
