Exercise & Pediatric Cancer According to the World Health Organization, cancer is a leading cause of death for children with 300,000 new cases and 80,000 deaths each year among children aged 0-19 years. Children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries are four times more likely…
Continue Reading→Working with a Client with Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in men and the third most commonly occurring cancer in women. There were 2,093,876 new cases and 1,761,007 deaths worldwide in 2018. Tobacco use is to blame for 85% of all lung cancers. The other 15% arise mainly from occupational…
Continue Reading→Cancer Exercise Specialist Business Builder Mastermind Workshop – Chantilly, VA
Join Andrea Leonard, President and Founder of CETI and PFP 2019 Personal Trainer of the year, along with fellow Cancer Exercise Specialists for this hands-on mastermind event. This one-day event will take place at NOVA Medical Exercise in Chantilly, VA on Nov. 2nd from 10-6. The cost is…
Continue Reading→Customized Exercise Programming – Brain Cancer
Customized Exercise Programming - Brain Cancer There were 296,851 new cases and approximately 241,037 deaths worldwide in 2018. Roughly 2/3 of all brain tumors are benign (non-cancerous). While a non-cancerous lesion would not be alarming in most parts of the body, the skull provides no room to accommodate…
Continue Reading→Customized Exercise Programming – Colorectal Cancer
Customized Exercise Programming - Colorectal Cancer Customized Exercise Programming Colorectal Cancer cancer is the third most commonly occurring cancer in men and the second most commonly occurring cancer in women. There were over 1.93 million new cases and 0.94 million deaths worldwide in 2020. Incidence rates have been decreasing for…
Continue Reading→Top Exercises following Breast Cancer Reconstruction
The recovery from breast cancer often involves reconstructive surgery that can impact muscles and movement elsewhere in the body. Cancer Exercise Specialist training provides you with the guidance to understand the different surgical procedures, their impacts, and how to design safe and effective exercise programs that take into…
Continue Reading→Trainers – It’s Time to Up Your Game!
There are now 100's of thousands of personal trainers in the United States. Many holding nothing more than a lackluster certificate that proves nothing about their knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics, let alone medical conditions and special populations. If you want to work with clients who have…
Continue Reading→New Medical Exercise Board Member
CETI welcomes Lisa Dougherty to our Medical Exercise Board. Lisa is both a Certified Personal Trainer and Health Coach through the American Council on Exercises in 1999. Lisa founded Whole Body Fitness in 1999 to provide top-caliber personal training services to clients of all ages and fitness levels. Inspired…
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