No matter what it looks like—from walking to yoga to completing a triathlon—movement’s many physiologic benefits are well-rooted in evidence. ONS member Rachel Hirschey, PhD, RN, assistant professor in the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, associate member at Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and member of the North Carolina Triangle ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss the physical and mental benefits of exercise, how it can help patients during and after cancer treatment, and strategies for clinicians to build their own sustainable exercise routines. 

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod 

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Episode Notes 

Check out these resources from today’s episode: 

• The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
• ONS Voice article: Exercise the Evidence: How I Moved From an Idea to Program Development 
• ONS Voice article: Pilot Study Shows Positive Impact of ONS Get Up, Get Moving Campaign 
• ONS Voice article: The Case of the Weight Loss Wishes 
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Energy Through Motion©: An Evidence-Based Exercise Program to Reduce Cancer-Related Fatigue and Improve Quality of Life 
• ONS Get Up, Get Moving 
• ONS Nurse Well-Being Learning Library 
• American College of Sports Medicine’s Moving Through Cancer program 
• American College of Sports Medicine roundtable on exercise guidelines for cancer survivors (2010) 
• American College of Sports Medicine roundtable on exercise (2019) 
• Exercise Is Medicine Credential 
• Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation initiative 
• PeerJ article: Reducing Workplace Burnout: The Relative Benefits of Cardiovascular and Resistance Exercise 

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