SUPPORT — Health and Wellbeing Support
Physical Exercise
It is important to continue doing the things you enjoy during your diagnosis and treatment.
We know this can often be difficult if you are experiencing fatigue or side effects of treatment.
Walking groups
These can be sourced through your social prescriber or local groups
Gardening groups
Again these can be accessed through your social prescriber.
Swimming
Live Well Barnsley
The Live Well website and your local library will have more information about other opportunities in the local area. Live Well Barnsley | Home
What’s Your Move Barnsley
What’s Your Move Barnsley is a helpful website that has lots of information related to physical activities in one place. Visit them at What’s Your Move (barnsley.gov.uk)
Mind Body & Spirit
Mind Body & Spirit- offers a wide range of classes www.mind-bodyandspirit.com / info@mind-bodyandspirit.com
Cancer Support Events at Shaw Lane Sports Club
Offers Gentle exercise for people in recovery/with cancer. Email hmelitefitness@gmail. https://www.shawlane.com/sport/pip-health-wellbeing/
Active Together
Active Together is a cancer prehabilitation and rehabilitation service that is collaboratively run by Barnsley Hospital and Barnsley Premier Leisure, and funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research. The Active Together programme helps people to prepare for their cancer treatment and recover from it afterwards. This includes support with physical activity and exercise, healthy eating and mental wellbeing. Active Together works with people to identify and achieve goals that matter to them in their life, with the intention of supporting lifestyle changes that improve quality of life. Referrals into the programme are made by health professionals upon diagnosis for people undergoing curative intent cancer treatment.
Exercise and staying active has been shown to significantly enhance the quality of life of those affected by cancer at all stages of the cancer trajectory and may reduce or prevent some cancer treatment toxicities.
https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk/services/active-together
