Our mission is to help as many people as possible living with cancer get exercise.
We bridge the gap between medical treatment and physical activity by working with oncologists to bring exercise directly to patients. We are committed to using the latest cancer and fitness research to set standards in our field.

Our programs promote healing and a sense of well-being, while helping our clients gain control through their recovery process. Sunflower Wellness understands every person is different and offers custom-tailored programs to meet their needs, infusing a unique warmth into all our work.

"The only way you can hurt the body is not use it. Inactivity is the killer and, remember, it's never too late."

-- Jack LaLanne, 1914 - 2011

Is it time to start making good on your 2012 New Year's resolutions? Join Marin General Hospital's Center for Integrative Health & Wellness and renowned integrative physician, Dr. Marty Rossman for a thought-provoking, informative workshop on creating a meaningful and actionable health & wellness plan for the new year. Date is Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 9:00am to noon. See details here.

We are pleased to announce the online availability of a Cancer-Exercise manual issued by UCSF's Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science. The manual, entitled "Moving Through Cancer: A Guide to Exercise for Cancer Survivors," was co-written by Sunflower Wellness exercise professionals Jane Clark and Regan Fedric (both are on our "About Us" page). You can click here to link to the manual online (pdf version). Hardcopies are available through UCSF, including at the Cancer Resource Center (in San Francisco at 1600 Divisadero St., room B-101).

Sunflower Wellness continues to offer exercise program at The San Francisco Bay Club, Bay Club Marin, and at Club One Fitness at Fillmore Center. Click on "Find classes" in the links at the top right to learn more.

And starting in Spring 2012 we will offer classes at Pacific Sports Resort Ross Valley, also in Marin County. Stay tuned!

Why are these women smiling?

Please click here to read about their breakthrough climb up the steps to Coit Tower in San Francisco. To our devoted participants, we salute you!

In 2010, Sunflower Wellness helped to establish an Exercise Counseling program at UC San Francisco. Cancer patients there can receive a FREE 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 through generous grants from the Mount Zion Health Fund and Genentech. If you are a UCSF cancer patient, please call (415) 514-6430 to schedule an appointment. (We have counseled over 350 people since we started last year!)

It also gives us great pleasure to highlight the Sunflower Wellness Medical Advisory Board. Some of the country's leading researchers and clinicians are advising us on cancer and exercise. Learn more about them here.

Why exercise? Read about the latest research here, including updates on adhering to cancer exercise programs.

Please click here to learn about services we provide, including our new Exercise Buddy program. We currently offer classes in San Francisco and Marin counties in California. Click here for current class schedules.

Sunflower Wellness gratefully acknowledges and thanks the Mount Zion Health Fund, Genentech, the Miller Family Foundation, and the Paul and Elle Stephens Family Fund for supporting our work, and no one moreso than Mr. Bob. In addition, we are grateful to Western Athletic Clubs for generously sponsoring our work at The San Francisco Bay Club and Bay Club Marin.