Danielle Halsey's guest appearances

Danielle Halsey

Cancer.Net Podcast

The Preventive Medicine Podcast

OwlTail

Anna Roshal

Tarah Ballinger

What to Know About Cancer-Related Fatigue and Exercise, with Anna Roshal, MD, Tarah Ballinger, MD, and Danielle Halsey, MS, EP-C

Danielle Halsey, MS, ACSM EP-CCancer is a big and scary disease that many believe unavoidable and difficult to treat. Well, it does have a large medical burden in the USA but that doesn't necessarily mean it is completely unpreventable or that cancer patients can't continue exercising. In fact, exercise and other principles of preventive medicine are just as, if not more, important in the cancer population. Our guest on this episode is Danielle Halsey who is an exercise physiologist specializing in cancer rehab who also works as a research coordinator for the use of exercise in cancer patients.In this episode we discuss what cancer actually means, some common misconceptions about cancer, how some cancers can be prevented, and how exercise plays a large role in the management of cancer patients! This is a laid back and high energy episode with excellent conversation throughout so make sure to listen to this one all the way through! Danielle is also a health coach who advocates for balance and an all-around approach to fitness having completed a triathalon but also lifting weights consistently. Make sure to check out her interactive and informative social media accounts as well!Danielle's Social Media:InstagramShow Notes(1:00 - 9:30) - IntroductionsQuestion 1: Tell us a little bit about yourself, what you do, and what you do in your job?Question 2: How did you get interested in or pursue the field of exercise in oncology?(9:30 - 19:30) - Preventive Medicine and CancerQuestion 3: What does preventive medicine mean to you as an exercise physiologist with cancer patients?Question 4: As a basic definition, what is cancer?(19:30 - 44:30) - Exercise in Cancer PatientsQuestion 5: What is the relationship between exercise, cancer, and chemotherapy?Question 6: Is there a particular form of exercise that is more beneficial for cancer patients? Should these patients be doing HIIT workouts, yoga, weight training?Question 7: How would a trainer who works with healthy individuals approach a workout in a cancer patient?Question 8: Are there some cancers whose risk can be reduced by engaging in regular exercise?(44:30 - 49:05) - Basic Nutritional Recommendations for CancerQuestion 9: Is there any validity to the statement that sugar feeds cancer? What other common misconceptions are there?(49:05 - 56:40) - Exercise for EveryoneQuestion 10: What is one thing in general that you wish everyone knew about exercise?(18:20 - 1:00:00 ) - Closing RemarksQuestion 11: If someone asks you how to get healthy at Starbucks, what do you tell them in the 2 minutes you have waiting for your coffee?

Danielle Halsey, MS, ACSM EP-C Cancer is a big and scary disease that many believe unavoidable and difficult to treat. Well, it does have a large medical burden in the USA but that doesn't necessarily mean it is completely unpreventable or that cancer patients can't continue exercising. In fact, exercise and other principles of preventive medicine are just as, if not more, important in the cancer population. Our guest on this episode is Danielle Halsey who is an exercise physiologist specializing in cancer rehab who also works as a research coordinator for the use of exercise in cancer patients. In this episode we discuss what cancer actually means, some common misconceptions about cancer, how some cancers can be prevented, and how exercise plays a large role in the management of cancer patients! This is a laid back and high energy episode with excellent conversation throughout so make sure to listen to this one all the way through! Danielle is also a health coach who advocates for balance and an all-around approach to fitness having completed a triathalon but also lifting weights consistently. Make sure to check out her interactive and informative social media accounts as well! Danielle's Social Media: Instagram Show Notes (1:00 - 9:30) - Introductions Question 1: Tell us a little bit about yourself, what you do, and what you do in your job? Question 2: How did you get interested in or pursue the field of exercise in oncology? (9:30 - 19:30) - Preventive Medicine and Cancer Question 3: What does preventive medicine mean to you as an exercise physiologist with cancer patients? Question 4: As a basic definition, what is cancer? (19:30 - 44:30) - Exercise in Cancer Patients Question 5: What is the relationship between exercise, cancer, and chemotherapy? Question 6: Is there a particular form of exercise that is more beneficial for cancer patients? Should these patients be doing HIIT workouts, yoga, weight training? Question 7: How would a trainer who works with healthy individuals approach a workout in a cancer patient? Question 8: Are there some cancers whose risk can be reduced by engaging in regular exercise? (44:30 - 49:05) - Basic Nutritional Recommendations for Cancer Question 9: Is there any validity to the statement that sugar feeds cancer? What other common misconceptions are there? (49:05 - 56:40) - Exercise for Everyone Question 10: What is one thing in general that you wish everyone knew about exercise? (18:20 - 1:00:00 ) - Closing Remarks Question 11: If someone asks you how to get healthy at Starbucks, what do you tell them in the 2 minutes you have waiting for your coffee?