Keep or improve your physical abilities (how well you can use your body to do things)
Improve balance, lower risk of falls and broken bones
Keep muscles from wasting due to inactivity
Lower the risk of heart disease
Lessen the risk of osteoporosis (weak bones that are more likely to break)
Improve blood flow to your legs and lower the risk of blood clots
Make you less dependent on others for help with normal activities of daily living
Improve your self-esteem
Lower the risk of being anxious and depressed
Lessen nausea
Improve your ability to keep social contacts
Lessen symptoms of tiredness (fatigue)
Help you control your weight
Improve your quality of life

We still don’t know a lot about how exercise and physical activity affect your recovery from cancer, or their effects on the immune system. But regular moderate exercise has been found to have health benefits for the person with cancer.