With & Beyond Cancer

Cancer treatment can leave you exhausted, weak, and unsure if you’ll ever feel like yourself again. The science shows that regular exercise and proper nutrition can reduce fatigue, increase your energy, improve your quality of life, reduce lymphedema, help you tolerate treatment better, lower your risk of recurrence and improve long-term survival in many cancers. Our team is here to help you bring balance back into your life and future.

STRENGTH FOR EVERY STEP AHEAD

CARE PATHWAYS

Our cancer care pathway provides individualized guidance and support tailored to your unique journey. Whether you’re in active treatment, recovering, or looking to thrive beyond cancer, we’re here for you.

Personalized Support at Every Stage

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OUR APPROACH

Care for the Whole You

Your cancer journey is uniquely yours. Our goal is to meet you where you are and provide the tools, education, support, and guidance you need to feel stronger throughout every stage.

Our multidisciplinary approach brings together medical oversight, exercise, nutrition, lifestyle support, and personalized coaching to help you maintain strength, improve quality of life, and build a foundation for long-term wellness.

More Than Surviving.

Building Strength for What's Next.

Cancer can change the way you move, eat, sleep, think, and feel in your body.

You may feel weaker than you did before treatment. You may be afraid to exercise because you don't know what's safe. You may be navigating fatigue, changes in your body after surgery, loss of muscle, or a new relationship with your body.

We understand that getting stronger isn't just physical.

Our goal is to help you regain confidence in your body, understand what it needs, and build the strength to move forward.

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Why Exercise and Nutrition Work Better Together

Move With Confidence. Fuel Your Strength.

For many people facing cancer, the idea of exercising can feel intimidating. You may be afraid of hurting yourself, unsure what is safe, or simply not recognize your body after treatment or surgery. Changes in strength, energy, mobility, and body image can make movement feel even more challenging.

But you don't have to navigate exercise alone.

When appropriately prescribed and personalized, exercise is a powerful part of cancer care. Exercise oncology has become an important component of supportive cancer care, helping individuals maintain strength and mobility, improve energy and cardiovascular health, support independence, and enhance overall quality of life.

Exercise is medicine. But your body needs fuel, too.

Movement creates demands on your body and nutrition helps support its ability to respond.

Adequate protein, nutrients, hydration, and overall nourishment provide the building blocks your body needs to maintain muscle, support recovery, and adapt to exercise. That's why we don't look at exercise and nutrition as separate pieces of your care.

Our goal is to help you:

✓ Feel safer and more confident moving your body
✓ Build and preserve strength
✓ Support energy, mobility, and endurance
✓ Navigate changes in your body after treatment or surgery
✓ Learn how to properly fuel your body
✓ Build sustainable habits that support long-term health

You don't have to be an athlete. You don't have to know where to start. You just need the right support.

Move. Nourish. Strengthen.

Together, exercise and nutrition can help you feel stronger in your body—and more confident in what comes next.

We bring them together.

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Your body is capable of adapting. Give it the movement, nourishment, and support it needs to keep moving forward.

Move. Nourish. Strengthen.

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PATHWAYS

Choose Your Level Of Support

Flexible pathway options designed to meet you where you are and provide the level of care and guidance you need.

Cancel at any time. There is no minimum commitment required.

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BRONZE PATHWAY

FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT

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SILVER PATHWAY

ENHANCED GUIDANCE

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GOLD PATHWAY

COMPREHENSIVE CARE

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PLATINUM PATHWAY

PERSONALIZED CARE

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VIP

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

Flexible Care. Accessible Support.

Our pathways may be eligible for HSA/FSA reimbursement, and certain services may be covered by insurance depending on your individual plan and benefits.

No referral is required to get started. Simply reach out to our team, and we’ll help you determine the best place to begin based on your goals and needs.

Coverage and eligibility vary by plan. We recommend checking with your insurance provider or HSA/FSA administrator for specific coverage details.

Meet Your Team

Your pathway includes guidance from two nationally recognized experts in cancer survivorship, exercise oncology and nutrition. Together, they create a personalized plan to help you feel stronger, improve your health, and thrive beyond cancer.

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Anna L. Schwartz

PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN

CEO & Chief Innovator

Dr. Schwartz is a pioneering researcher and clinician in exercise oncology and integrative health. As both a world-class athlete and cancer survivor, she brings unique expertise to helping others achieve optimal health and performance. Her passion is helping patients reclaim their strength, independence, and quality of life.

“Empowering you to live a stronger, healthier, more vibrant life.”

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Wendy Gough

BS, CNS

Nutrition & Lifestyle Support

Wendy provides individualized nutrition and lifestyle guidance to support energy, metabolic health, healthy aging, resilience, body composition, and overall wellness. Her whole-person approach considers your goals, food preferences, lifestyle, sleep, and everyday life to create practical, sustainable changes.

“Small changes, practiced consistently, become habits. Habits become a lifestyle.”

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CANCER EXERCISE APP

Movement for Every Journey

The Cancer Exercise App provides access to personalized exercise and wellness resources designed to help cancer patients and survivors build strength, maintain mobility, improve energy, and stay active at their own pace.

On-Demand Workouts

Exercise whenever and wherever it works for you.

Designed Around Your Needs

Support for different fitness levels, abilities, and stages of the cancer journey.

Expert Guidance

Resources and guidance developed with your health and safety in mind.

You don’t need to decide alone. If you’re unsure where to begin, we invite you to start with a complimentary 15-minute consultation to explore what feels right for you.

Not Sure Which Pathway Is Right For Your Journey?

  • "Before Strength for Living, I was too exhausted to work and barely able to connect with my family — depressed, weak, and unrecognizable to myself. The program taught me how to exercise safely and eat to recover, all at home on my own schedule. Now I feel strong and confident, with the tools to embrace life again."

    Luanne N, 50yo

    Melanoma

  • "I was afraid I'd gain weight during breast cancer treatment like most women do. I didn't. Strength for Living's science-backed program and Dr. Schwartz's guidance kept me strong and eating right when my body needed it most — proof that treatment doesn't have to mean losing control."

    Jen B, 41yo

    Breast cancer Stage II

  • "I didn't find Strength for Living until treatment was ending, and I felt wrecked — prostate cancer had left me weak, foggy, and out of shape. Six months with SFL changed everything: 18 pounds gone, real strength and vigor back, muscle where there used to be nothing. Thank you, Dr. Schwartz."

    Charlie L. 73yo

    Prostate Cancer

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