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Upper Body Exercises With HeartFlex Aid Preparation for Breast Cancer Surgery and Recovery

Andrea Leonard-Bruno:

• Founder and President of the Breast Cancer Survivors Foundation and The Cancer Exercise Training Institute
• Author of The Cancer Exercise Specialist Handbook and co-author of the book, Essential Exercises for Breast Cancer Survivors.
• Certified by the American Council on Exercise, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the Cooper Institute as a personal trainer and special population's expert.
• Adjunct faculty member of The American Council on Exercise and the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
• Administers Cancer Exercise Specialist Examinations and renewals for Certified Cancer Exercise Specialists.

A cancer survivor, she developed specific exercises that aid breast cancer surgery and recovery.

• First, exercises that help define muscularity and vascularity of the upper body aid the surgeon's ability to define and differentiate between structures during surgery.
• Second, exercise lowers anxiety and improves the overall fitness level of patients.
• Finally, Andrea illustrates how to speed recovery from breast cancer surgery. She illustrates two levels of fitness traing with the HeartFlex. She selected the device because it produces only resistance exercise without the use of dangerous springs and rubber bands which can overload sensitive healing structures and cause damage during the healing process.

Andrea's life work is in helping cancer patients and survivors. Check out her site: http://www.thecancerspecialist.com/
HeartFlex was not developed for breast cancer patients yet Andrea's expertise discovered that its unique properties make it ideal as a cross training product for patient preparation and recovery from breast cancer surgery. Her complete training session is included on the DVD that accompanies each HeartFlex. A bonus feature of the training video illustrates how to check for the onset of lymphedema.

People’s Pharmacies distribute HeartFlex

I heard Mr.Bill Swail, owner of The People’s Pharmacies, discuss his holistic approach to improving health on Austin radio stations KJCE 1370 and KLGO 98.5 / 99.3. After listening to his weekly Saturday shows “Let’s Get Healthy” and “The Good News Health Show”, I was convinced that the People’s Pharmacies were the perfect venues for introducing the HeartFlex to folks in our own hometown.

I contacted Mr. Swail and he invited me and my assistant, Beverly Gandy, to an Austin, Texas Rotary Club luncheon which he was hosting. We were given the opportunity to demonstrate the HeartFlex to the Rotarians. They were very enthusiastic about the HeartFlex and its many health benefits. At the luncheon Mr. Swail decided to carry the HeartFlex in all of his Austin pharmacy locations.

People’s Pharmacy refers to itself as “Austin’s Favorite Wellness & Compounding Pharmacy”. Each pharmacy has a wellness manager, nutritionists, naturopaths and homeopaths who work in concert with the resident pharmacists. This collaborative holistic approach creates a synergy that makes People’s Pharmacies special and very beneficial for their patients. Their specialists are promoting the HeartFlex and recommending it as an alternative therapy because of its many attributes which include; lowering blood sugar levels, upper body strength training, physical rehabilitation, and increased circulation.

We are extremely gratified that People’s Pharmacy, which is known for its personal attention, naturopathology approach, and wellness promotion concerning total body healing has chosen our HeartFlex to add to their product line of holistic wellness tools. HeartFlex is now available at all People's Pharmacy locations in Austin, Texas.