A bit about me…

After being a CIMPSA Level 3 Personal Trainer for 5 years and leading a very active lifestyle, training for an Ironman, Duathlons, Triathlons and coaching everyday, my world was completely turned upside down in 2020. Not the pandemic as you may think, but in May 2020 an accident involving my spine result in paralysis in my left leg. A gruelling emergency spinal surgery got my movement back but just as I was deep into rehab, in July 2020, I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at the age of 25. I was given an initial prognosis of 2 years to live however, after changing hospitals, we have plowed my body through every treatment to find a cure. Brain surgery, chemotherapy, Cyberknife radiotherapy to my skull, medically induced menopause and targetted therapy drugs I still take today. 12 months after treatment began, we got the unexpected words that I have had a complete clinical response to treatment and have been living cancer free for over a year now. I trained all the way through treatment and I vowed to make this accessible for everyone, so I am now a full time Level 4 Cancer Exercise Specialist, providing 1:1 and online training to help anyone anywhere get through treatment. You can read more about my story on my blog, or continue down to read more about the work I do and how you can train with me.

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What I do…

As a Level 4 Canrehab Cancer and Rehabilition specialist I am qualified to train people pre-treatment, during treatment and post treatment for all types of cancers and stages; including palliative care. I believe exercise should be prescribed for patients for both physical and mental benefits. I saw the effect it had on my treatment, the way I managed side effects and the ability to keep my mind strong, so I am focused on showing others the powers exercise can have. I support people living with cancer all over the UK and internationally via virtual training on zoom or 1:1 in person sessions in London.

I am also a Level 3 Pre and Postnatal Exercise Specialist and support women throughout their pregnancy and post pregnancy. I do this in the comfort of their own homes so that, especially with a new born, it takes the stress away from travel and gives more time availability.

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Find me on Instagram and follow my journey @franwhitfield

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