Workout Wednesdays – Arm Exercises Part 1

Posted May 20th, 2020

We know that it has been harder for people to exercise over these last several weeks. Christina Lombardi, DPT PT has put together easy exercises to get you moving at home! Each Wednesday for the next several weeks we will share these exercises with you. Each exercise includes descriptive information and a video to demonstrate […]

Workout Wednesdays – Core Stabilization

Posted May 13th, 2020

We know that it has been harder for people to exercise over these last several weeks. Christina Lombardi, DPT PT has put together easy exercises to get you moving at home! Each Wednesday for the next several weeks we will share these exercises with you. Each exercise includes descriptive information and a video to demonstrate […]

Workout Wednesdays – Standing Leg Exercises Part 2

Posted May 6th, 2020

We know that it has been harder for people to exercise over these last several weeks. Christina Lombardi, DPT PT has put together easy exercises to get you moving at home! Each Wednesday for the next several weeks we will share these exercises with you. Each exercise includes descriptive information and a video to demonstrate […]

National Physical Therapy Month

Posted October 18th, 2019

October is National Physical Therapy Month. Physical therapy can be a great benefit to patients, especially those with cancer. Christina Lombardi, PT, DPT, shares answers to some questions about physical therapy in this guest blog. Who Are Physical Therapists? A physical therapist, also called a PT, is a healthcare provider that diagnoses and treats people […]

Safety and Exercise

Posted July 25th, 2019

Research has shown that physical activity may have beneficial effects for patients with cancer and cancer survivors. Physical activity can improve cardiovascular endurance, fatigue, symptoms, mental health, and quality of life. In addition, there has been research suggesting that physical activity may also improve prognosis as well as reduce cancer recurrence or progression. Because of […]

Motion is Lotion.

Posted February 13th, 2019

It’s hard to believe, but we are already in week 5 of the OncoLink #getmoving challenge. We have stuck with it! We continue to initiate “work week hustle” challenges to motivate each other Monday-Friday. Here is what I have noticed about my own behaviors. I’m getting up to exercise EVERY weekday morning. The weather has been […]

The OncoLink Team Got Moving

Posted January 29th, 2019

Two weeks ago, I blogged about the #getmoving with the OncoLink team challenge. I’m thrilled to report that the OncoLink team IS MOVING. Four of us have FitBits, so we have challenged each other to the “Workweek Hustle.” It’s become quite a friendly competition.   Here is what we have learned: Having accountability partners works. We […]

Challenge Accepted

Posted January 16th, 2019

Carolyn’s blog last week got me thinking…maybe we (the OncoLink team) should put our money where our mouth is and GET MOVING.  We work remotely, often spending LONG hours sitting in front of our computers. Sometimes, you get so sucked in to a project, you forget to move! As I read Carolyn’s blog I thought—“I have […]

Exercise for the Caregiver

Posted July 5th, 2018

This webinar provides an overview of the important of exercise and physical activity for caregivers of cancer patients. Joann Fegley, MBA, MS, C-PT is an exercise physiologist specializing in cancer fitness personal training. She is the owner of JoFly’s Fitness and a specialized fitness instructor for Penn Integrative Medicine at the Abramson Cancer Center.

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Exercise During Cancer Treatment

Posted July 3rd, 2018

This webinar provides an overview of the role of exercise and physical activity during cancer treatment. Joann Fegley, MBA, MS, C-PT is an exercise physiologist specializing in cancer fitness personal training. She is the owner of JoFly’s Fitness and a specialized fitness instructor for Penn Integrative Medicine at the Abramson Cancer Center.