Based on NCI, CDC, ACS & Cancer Research UK
Exercise & healthy living
Movement and everyday habits may help lower cancer risk and support your health — before, during, and after cancer. No gym required, and every small step counts.
A gentle note: these habits are linked with lower risk and can support health, but they cannot guarantee prevention, and they are not a cure. Cancer can happen even when someone does everything “right” — it is never a person’s fault. If you have cancer or a medical condition, ask your care team what activities are safe for you.
Start here
Three short reads to go from “why” to “let’s begin.”
Understand the basics
How activity is linked with lower cancer risk, how much you need, and where to start.
Exercise & Healthy Living
Exercise and Cancer: What We Know
How regular movement may lower the risk of several cancers — through effects on hormones, insulin, inflammation, immune health, digestion, and weight — explained in plain language.
5 min read · Beginner
Exercise & Healthy Living
How Much Exercise Do You Need to Help Lower Cancer Risk?
Plain-English activity goals for adults — how much walking, strength, and everyday movement may help support health and lower cancer risk, plus an easy 'start with 5 minutes' plan.
5 min read · Beginner
Exercise & Healthy Living
Best Exercises for Cancer Prevention
Simple, accessible activities — walking, strength training, cycling, swimming, dancing, gardening, and movement breaks — that may support health and lower cancer risk. The best one is the one you'll actually do.
5 min read · Beginner
Exercise & Healthy Living
Sitting Too Much and Cancer Risk
Long hours of sitting are linked with higher risk of some health problems. Simple, practical ways to sit less and move more throughout the day — no gym required.
5 min read · Beginner
During & after cancer
Gentle, careful guidance for moving during treatment and rebuilding afterward.
Exercise & Healthy Living
Exercise During Cancer Treatment
Gentle activity may help many people feel better during cancer treatment — but always ask your care team first. Plain-language guidance on fatigue, nausea, surgery recovery, neuropathy, low blood counts, and warning signs.
5 min read · Beginner
Exercise & Healthy Living
Exercise After Cancer Treatment
After treatment, gentle movement can support rebuilding strength, easing fatigue, and lifting mood. A kind, gradual restart plan — and how to ask about cancer rehab, physical therapy, and survivorship programs.
5 min read · Beginner
Healthy living
Everyday habits that may support your health — without blame or false promises.
Exercise & Healthy Living
Healthy Habits That May Help Lower Cancer Risk
A plain-language look at everyday habits linked with lower cancer risk — activity, healthy weight, eating patterns, limiting alcohol, not smoking, sun protection, vaccines, and screening — without blame or false promises.
5 min read · Beginner
Exercise & Healthy Living
Cancer Prevention Checklist
A simple, skimmable checklist of habits linked with lower cancer risk — activity, healthy weight, eating patterns, alcohol, tobacco, sun safety, vaccines, and screening. Small changes count.
5 min read · Beginner
Ready to take one small step?
You don’t need a gym or a big plan. Start with five minutes today.