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About Active Together

Personalised support for people with cancer

Active Together offers fitness, nutrition and wellbeing support for people following a cancer diagnosis. Delivered by a team of specialists, the service helps patients prepare for and recover from cancer treatment.

Learn more about Active Together using the options below, then visit the find your nearest centre page to see if it's right for you.

A person using a treadmill supported by a fitness instructor

Benefits

Exercise can improve recovery from treatment, increase survival and help reduce the risk of cancer coming back. Learn more about the benefits of exercise before, during and after cancer treatment.

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What to expect

After your referral, we will contact you to discuss your needs and cancer treatment so we can work with you to create a personal support plan. Read more about what to expect and how to get started.

 External view of Active Together building at Sheffield Hallam University

Find your nearest centre

Active Together is available at a number of centres across Yorkshire. Find out more about the centres and how to take part.

Active Together explained

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Our cancer specialists

Based on the latest academic research, Active Together has been designed by a team of cancer specialists from the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University to provide personalised support for people diagnosed with cancer. Supported by NHS professionals and delivered by dietitians, clinical psychologists, exercise specialists and physiotherapists.

An Active Together clinician

Interested in taking part?

Active Together will soon be available at a number of centres across Yorkshire. Find out whether there is a centre local to you and how to take part.

Find your nearest centre

Active Together has made a big impact on my life. They’ve helped me recover tremendously from my cancer treatment. I’m now more active and feel more like myself than ever before.

Active Together participant
Active Together participant taking part in an exercise session

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