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Why We Ride
To celebrate SURVIVORSHIP by creating a safe and well supported cycling events that promo te healing and inspiration in:
- Cancer survivors
- Supporters
- Community partners
- Sponsors
- Volunteer
Because
- Receiving a cancer diagnosis changes your life
- Healing from the experience of hearing the word "cancer" is a personal, family and community journey that springs more from INSPIRATION, than information.
- Cancer survivors become inspired and empowdred by programs and people that honor the strength, courage and resiliency left in their bodies and souls.
- Cancer survivors who walk, cycle, or do other kinds of moderate exercise for 3-5 hours per week are about 50% less likely to die from their disease than those who are sedentary.
- Regular exercise also helps:
- Reduce side effects of cancer treatments
- Fatigue
- Depression
- Nausea
 Pain
- Reduce insulin levels
- Boost the immune system
- Improve self confidence and body image
- Improve Quality of Life
- Cancer patients and survivors can exercise safely with the support of health care providers and cancer exercise specialists.
- Personal and community support make it “easier” for some cancer survivors to begin and maintain a regular exercise program.
- Survivors deserve programs that offer support as they confront their fear and uncertainty while gathering strength and courage.
- Spending $1 increasing physical activity leads to a $3 reduction in health care costs.
- WE CAN
TO
- Inspire, support and empower cancer survivors and those who support them to participate.
- Raise awareness about the physical and emotional benefits of regular exercise for cancer survivors.
- Raise funds to support activity based healing programs that promote rehabilitation, renewal and recovery in LOCAL cancer survivors.
Funds raised will be used to provide
- Individual and group fitness training programs created and maintained by Cancer Exercise Specialists.
- Volunteer Exercise Buddy Program: using volunteer community members to offer practical and emotional support to breast cancer survivors to help them begin and maintain a regular exercise program:
- Moving Toward Wellness Packs: An empowering program offering newly diagnosed breast cancer patients a pedometer, water bottle, journal, discount card and voucher for a consultation with a Cancer Exercise Specialist to help inspire and support them as
 they begin a regular physical activity program.
- Indoor exercise equipment for home based programs: Bike trainers
- Indoor steppers
- Yoga mats and materials
- Exercise bands and balls
- Massage services
- Yoga classes for survivors and supporters
- Adventure based group support programs (hiking, biking, kayaking) Training
- Guided adventures
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