Sunflower Wellness provides therapeutic movement and exercise for people living with cancer. We start by putting together personal exercise training to help you find an appropriate level of physical activity.
First You See a Cancer and Exercise Specialist
Sunflower Wellness offers a high level of personal service that makes us unique in the field. The first meeting a new client will have is with a during an Exercise Counseling session. This meeting can occur in a clinical location, such as a hospital or physician's office, or in a health club. You can sign up here to receive an Exercise Counseling session.
Sunflower Wellness also helped to establish a program where people living with cancer can receive an Exercise Counseling session onsite at the UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center in San Francisco at the Joseph and Ida Friend Cancer Resource Center. This unique program is offered free of charge to all UCSF cancer patients as a pilot program through a generous grant from the Mount Zion Health Fund. Please read the program description here. If you are a UCSF cancer patient, please call (415) 514-6430 to schedule an appointment.
One of the main results of this appointment is that you will receive a movement and exercise prescription . This prescription will give you information about what exercises will work best for you. It may include a series of sessions with a Personal Fitness Trainer, a recommendation for Group Exercise classes, Yoga classes, Aqua (swimming) therapy, a home-based program, or some combination that's right for you. Any doctor recommendations are also discussed during this initial meeting. Some of the issues that we consider in each person's exercise plan include recommendations for weight loss or gain, fatigue issues, range of motion concerns, and bone density.
Choose a fitness club to exercise
Currently, Sunflower Wellness is offering access to specialty classes and personal training through a partnership with Western Athletic Clubs, Inc. (WAC), one of the country’s premier health club companies. We have partnered with three of WAC’s Bay Area Clubs, including Bay Club Marin, The San Francisco Bay Club, and Pacific Sports Resort Ross Valley. We also offer exercise classes at Club One Fitness in San Francisco. Select a location that works for you below.
The Cancer Exercise Specialist As Your Fitness Concierge
Initially, the Cancer Exercise Specialist will act as a Fitness Concierge, matching the client with a personal trainer, helping the client navigate a club’s administrative process, and tracking progress overall. This concierge-client relationship ensures a smooth transition into our program and continued monitoring as an individual’s fitness level progresses and their needs change.
Find an Exercise Buddy!
Sunflower Wellness offers a matching service to help you find an exercise buddy. Click here to learn more and sign up.
We'll try to match you with someone who will work out you or attend exercise classes with you.