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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Stealth Yoga
It’s called Stealth Yoga. It’s a yoga class designed for prostate cancer survivors.
The exercise helps the men regain their strength and flexibility by sneaking yoga in with resistance training.
Nicole Culos-Reed, PhD, a researcher with the University of Calgary…
‘Downward dog’ helps prostate cancer survivors
You won’t see any complicated head stand poses in the yoga class at the Calgary Prostate Cancer Centre. In fact, the men there don’t consider it a yoga class at all.
“This is more of a stretching, weight lifting and…
New U of C inspired program uses yoga to help prostate cancer survivors
A new exercise program combining strength training and yoga, to help prostate cancer survivors get back to optimum health, is seeing success in Calgary.
Lisa Daroux-Cole, Strength and Stretch program coordinator, said the exercise program is based on research from…
Researchers turn to yoga exercises to help men recovering from prostate cancer
A new prostate cancer exercise program developed at the Faculty of Kinesiology is helping men regain their strength and flexibility using some methods that many older men have never tried before – like yoga
The program, called Strength and Stretch,…
Igniting the Discovery Spark through Movember research funding
Prostate Cancer Canada is dedicated to supporting prostate cancer researchers on the verge of an early-stage research breakthrough with the Movember Discovery Grants program. This program allows both junior investigators at the start of their research career and more established…
