I highly recommend Claire and Francesca’s cancer fitness classes, it does not matter where on your journey you are, there is something to be gained for everyone attending.

I had lost myself following my treatment, my confidence was rock bottom, and I wanted my fitness back- I didn’t know where to turn.

It is not just the exercise but the chance to talk to people who understand – who have been there, who I now consider friends.

Claire and Francesca also provide lots of health and wellbeing hacks and relaxation techniques, which are easy to incorporate into your daily life. The combination of exercise and support has had a massive impact on my return to ‘normal life’ and overall health and wellbeing.

Thankyou for helping me thorugh the toughest time in my life.  Your classes are a lifeline.

‘I feel physically stronger and know I have an absolutely strong and reliable support system’.

Can’t speak too highly of the benefits of these classes. Both physically and mentally beneficial. Pre-treatment exercise definitely helped me through the physical side of my treatment but friendship and support of the group absolutely helped me through the treatment phase”

‘We have had excellent exercise that has progressively ramped up to restore our fitness whilst providing a friendly atmosphere that has built a convivial group’

‘Very helpful, a real gift’

‘This needs to keep going. It keeps me sane and relatively fit considering my condition. Very relaxing too. 100% great classes.’

‘Just brilliant, made a total change to my life. Confidence, outlook, feelings, better health. All-round amazing. Thank you for making such a difference to my life’

The Tuesday living well with Cancer exercise classes have helped me immensely: They are an invaluable source of support and for some the social event of our week. The exercises are well planned and beneficial to everyone, and themed. We are also encouraged to do them at home on a regular basis. At the beginning of the session we are made aware of which muscles are being targeted and to only do what we are comfortable with. Health and Safety is strictly observed, Claire and Francesca keeping a watchful eye to ensure nobody over exerts themselves or gets into difficulty.

The music is selected for its tempo and motivational aspects it is rejuvenating as is meeting people ‘in the same boat’ and making friends, feeling relaxed enough to make jokes and all laugh if any of us go out of tempo or mix up left for right.

Thanks to Claire and Francesca the tone of the session is fun, and the environment safe. They work well together for the benefit of the group and are readily available to give advice before or after the session and listen with empathy. If they don’t know the answer to a question, they will find out for you, or point you in the right direction. They also end the sessions with tips for the week. I have benefitted hugely from this programme and highly recommend it.

This is my opinion of the classes that Claire and Francesca run. I am waiting for major surgery to remove a tumour from my stomach and needed an apex test before they can go ahead with it. I failed the first and second attempt and was told I needed to get fitter before the surgeon would consider me, after the 6 weeks I had another test which I passed with flying colours! This was all down to the two wonderful ladies and the other members of these classes who helped my fitness and was nice to meet others going through this dreadful illness.

I just wanted to say Claire how very much I appreciate the work that you and Francesca have put into the Living Well with Cancer fitness and health classes. I came across these as being recommended by macmillan support at Southend hospital. They have been fun as well as being beneficial.

From starting out with general lethargy and shortness of breath, probably caused by prostate cancer treatment and hormone injections followed by a Covid-19 spell. I have once more become interested in life and better able to carry out daily tasks.

Although I am nowhere back to playing Tennis again, or to exerting myself without breathing problems, your inspirational teaching has made a tremendous improvement in my well-being

Funding for these classes should remain in place for the foreseeable future as I know that all the other attendees feel much the same as I do.