A community-based initiative to encourage those living with and beyond cancer, families, friends and those working in cancer services to walk, jog, run, cheer or volunteer at a local 5k Your Way parkrun event. A support group with a difference.
5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer is a a community-based initiative to encourage those living with and beyond cancer, families, friends and those working in
cancer services to walk, jog, run, cheer or volunteer at a local 5k Your Way parkrun event on the last Saturday of every month. What we are:
• A support group with a difference.
• A run and walking club with a difference.
• A social opportunity with a difference.
• A coffee morning with a difference.
• Founded by Lucy Gossage, Gemma Hillier-Moses and MOVE Charity. Exercise has ENORMOUS benefits for people living with and beyond cancer.
· It reduces cancer related fatigue.
· Helps to preserve cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness.
· May reduce treatment side effects.
· Improves psychological well-being.
· May reduce the risk of cancer recurrence and prolong survival.
· But most importantly it's social and fun.
