Best excercise to combat ADT therapy side effects?

I'm 74, on orgovyx and looking at brachytherapy followed by beam radiation. I learned about two programs sponsored by my cancer center and the ymca. One is called project ralley and supports pickleball, and the other is called cancer survivorship. I emailed them and I''m waiting to hear back

I was an active cardio (race walking with hand weights) and weight lifting (resistance training) before my dance w PC. Simply have kept it up. The resistance training and race walking helps w bones and muscle which can be affected negatively by ADT and RT. Plus it gives a psychological boost.
Good luck!!

@mccannr, did you hear back and get enroled in the cancer survivorship program and/or the pickleball program? How are you doing?

Legs and arms.
Keep it simple so you can just walk out your do them
Try race walking - google it. It's not just fast walking.
As you're race walking, carry dumb bells of varying weights
Throwing your arms in the air . At a slower pace increase the weights and lift them over your head etc.
Also consider stair step tests like YMCA's But use it as a repetitive high intensity excercise. Do the three interval. Stop rest do another. and another. Etc Then add hand weights of various weights.

Yes it's Arduous as can be

But as my Nuns and drill sergeants at Ft Benning IOBC '70 both said (in varying ways to be sure)
"If it's not hurting you-
It ain't doing you a lick of good."

I met with the coordinator. I just had a PAE, so when I am able to resume activities later this week I will contact her. Who are you and wby do you ask?

I alternated exercises and did a bunch of different ones. Weight training of course to help prevent muscle loss, but also walking my dog 3-5 miles every day helped my spirit (and body), and then riding my bike 15-30 miles was also good for the body and spirit. If you ride a bike, though, I recommend buying padded underwear in addition to biking shorts if you've had radiation vs. prostatectomy because it's a bit uncomfortable if you don't.

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