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Who is a Candidate for the WELL-FIT Program?

If you are currently undergoing chemotherapy, radiation or just starting hormonal therapy treatment (or if you recently had surgery as your only form of treatment) and live in Kitchener-Waterloo or surrounding areas, you are a candidate for the exercise program.

Prior to participating in the UW WELL-FIT program participants require clearance from their oncologist. Interested participants should ask their oncologist to complete and sign the "UW Fitness Exercise and Wellness Program Referral Script" if exercise is deemed appropriate. These scripts/referral forms are available at GRRCC, and can also be obtained by speaking with your supportive care nurse. Once this Referral Script is complete please contact UW Fitness to book your initial assessment appointment.

About the Program

UW WELL-FIT is a small group exercise program held at UW Fitness in the Lyle S. Hallman Institute for Health Promotion and Manulife Wellness Centre buildings. The program begins with an initial consultation with each participant. At this consultation session trained exercise physiologists determine a variety of exercise baselines. This assessment takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete. During this consultation UW Fitness staff determine cardiovascular fitness by monitoring the heart rate and blood pressure response to progressive exercise on a stationary bike. Shoulder range of motion is assessed during this consultation, as well as height, weight and waist circumference. Static arm and leg strength are also determined. Since there is a growing interest in the benefits of exercise for cancer patients, participants are asked to complete a quality of life survey as part of on-going research at the University of Waterloo.

The initial "12 Week" program runs 2 times per week with each session lasting one hour. There is no cost to participating in the "12 Week" program.

Please read Instructions for UW WELL-FIT Assessment in advance of coming to your appointment.

Where to Find Us!

The UW WELL-FIT program is located at the University of Waterloo in the Lyle S. Hallman Institute for Health Promotion and the Manulife Wellness Centre. Enter via the Lyle Hallman Institue, Room 1606. Complete directions can be found here.