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Pink Ribbon Program for Breast Cancer Survivors

The Pink Ribbon Program is a pilates-based exercise program specifically for breast cancer survivors.

Pink Ribbon PilatesThe Pink Ribbon Program is designed to assist you to feel confident and safe.

You are guided through this effective program to return to a fully functional lifestyle.

 

Once your physician has given you the "OK" to begin a gentle exercise program, the process begins.

What you can expect

Katherine Rice, a Post-Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist (BCES), is qualified to assess and implement sessions designed to accommodate your individual issues that may be present. The programs consists of 45 minute classes that meet twice a week for eight weeks divided in to four exercise progressions:

  • Phase I - Increasing range of motion of the shoulder and stabilizing the scapulae and expanding the chest
  • Phase II - Focuses on core stability and strength with additional ranges of movement
  • Phase III - Incorporates lower body strengthening and stability exercises
  • Phase IV - Introduces resistance training using a stretch band to increase strength and aid with using muscles of the back and shoulder

Instruction Options

Katherine offers a group program with other survivors, which can be very energizing and encouraging. Or, if you prefer, she offers one-on-one private sessions customized to your needs.

Road to recovery

The pink ribbon program provides guidance to survivors who may be weary to restore their physical strength and sense of well being that may be lost from surgery and other treatments. With a good support system and encouragement, survivors can feel empowered to embrace and rebuild their lives.

Please contact Katherine at 910-690-6548 or by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for further details and class options.

Post-Mastectomy Excercise

Exercise may be the last thing you feel like doing after surgery and treatments, but studies are showing a link between moderate exercise and an improved quality of life for breast cancer survivors.

The safe and gentle exercises of the Pink Ribbon Program are pilates-based and designed to help stretch and strengthen the shoulder, chest, back, and abdominal muscles.  This allows women to regain strength and range of motion to those areas affected by breast cancer - whether your surgery was recent or many years ago.

Created by Doreen Puglisi, an exercise physiologist and breast cancer survivor herself, her personal experience as a breast cancer patient and survivor helped her truly understand and shape the program to meet the needs of survivors and promote a healthy lifestyle and positive body image.