During this unsettling time, looking after your physical and mental health is perhaps more important than ever, which is why we have created a set of online video resources to help people living with kidney cancer maintain wellness and fitness whilst at home.

We have partnered with Sara Honey-DeLong at Honey Beat Dance & Fitness and Ipsen UK & Ireland to create four short workouts that you can try at home. These can be done in your own time without equipment and range in  difficulty level, from beginner and ‘low-impact’ routines all the way to advanced.

Please remember to do all the exercises at your own pace, and if you need to take a break or have a glass of water feel free to do so.

Each workout has been separated into two videos. The first video is a demonstration of the exercises followed by the workout routine and the second video is the workout routine only. We suggest watching the exercise demonstration first to ensure you are comfortable with all the exercises before doing the routine.

If you’re interested in finding out more about the evidence behind the benefits of exercise for people living with cancer – such as how the body responds to medicines or how exercise may help keep you out of hospital – please follow this link to watch our three-part series with Philipp Zimmer, Researcher and Professor of Performance Health at TU Dortmund University.

We will be having an online Q&A session with Dr Zimmer soon so, if you have a question about exercise you would like answered please email it to mp@kcuk.org.uk using the subject line ‘Dr. Zimmer Q&A’.

Part 1:

Low Impact Home workouts for people living with kidney cancer who would like a low impact routine

 

Low impact Workout routine only for people living with kidney cancer

Part 2:

All levels Effective home workout routine using a chair for people living with kidney cancer

 

All levels Workout routine only using a chair for people living with kidney cancer

Part 3:

Beginner Level Effective home workouts for people living with kidney cancer

 

Beginner Level Workout routine only for people living with kidney cancer

Part 4:

Intermediate Level Effective home workouts for people living with kidney cancer

 

Intermediate Level Workout routine only for people living with kidney cancer

Disclaimer: The content of this video has been created by Ipsen UK Limited and Kidney Cancer UK Limited, working in collaboration with HoneyBEAT Dance and Fitness (together the “Collaborators”). All activities and exercises are undertaken at the individual’s own risk. The Collaborators cannot be held responsible for any risks, injuries, damages, unknown or known which you might incur as a result of participating in these online exercise videos. Please ensure any exercises you undertake are in line with guidance from your healthcare professional team and reflect your health. This may vary day to day so be sure to consider this prior to starting any activity. If at any point you start to feel unwell, please stop the exercise or activity immediately and seek advice from your healthcare professional team.

Date of preparation: June 2020

Job Number: ALL-GB-000256