In collaboration with the Marshfield Clinic Cancer Care Survivorship Program, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is proud to offer an exercise recovery program for cancer survivors. This physical re-conditioning
program is supervised by Professor Matt Wiggins of the Department of Kinesiology. Dr. Wiggins was previously the founder and Director of the Exercise & Cancer Recovery Program at Murray State University in Kentucky, and he has published and presented articles in the area of exercise and cancer for the past five years.
Our mission is to increase the quality of life in cancer survivors by 1) providing a community outreach program that supports individuals physically, emotionally, and socially through exercise with students trained as cancer fitness specialists, and 2) collecting exercise and cancer recovery research information for the benefit of the cancer community.
Services in the program include a personalized fitness plan, exercise with qualified personnel, and measurement of the physical and psychological impact exercise has on the participant. The Cancer Recovery & Fitness Program is conducted in the McPhee Center on the UWEC upper campus.
Forms
- Consent Form
- Consent Form (PDF)
- Oncologist Referral Form
- Oncologist Referral Form (PDF)
- Medical Clearance Form
- Medical Clearance (PDF)
For more information please contact:
Professor Matt Wiggins
Chair, Deptartment of Kinesiology
University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire
105 Garfield Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54702
Fax: (715) 836-4074
wigginsm@uwec.edu
