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Helping Angus Move More Sport & Leisure
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ove More ANGUSalive held its official launch in November 2019 at Brechin Community Campus. Move More ANGUSalive is a partnership between Macmillan Cancer Support and ANGUSalive. The programme aims to ensure that people living with cancer are supported to become physically active, before, during and after treatment. Macmillan Cancer Support has provided £120,000 of funding over a period of three years to
support ANGUSalive in developing a sustainable pathway to help people living with and beyond cancer to be physically active. Speakers at the launch of this important initiative included Professor Anna Campbell, who is an expert in the field of exercise and cancer, along with two participants from Move More ANGUSalive, who spoke powerfully about their personal experiences. The audience also enthusiastically joined in a taster session of Gentle Movement. Head of Macmillan in Scotland, Janice Preston, said:
“Traditionally people have been told that rest was best and while it is right to rest at certain times, it is also really beneficial to get moving too. Research shows that being active during and after treatment can not only help with the side effects but also reduce the loneliness and isolation many people feel. “We realise people may feel nervous about building up their activity levels, particularly if it’s for the first time after treatment or if they haven’t been very active for a while, which is why Macmillan is working with ANGUSalive to provide this programme specifically for those affected by cancer.”
Did you know? Move More activities on offer across Angus include gentle movement classes, circuit classes, and Macmillan friendly walking groups.
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