The Healthy Cancer Comeback 2-Pack was built to empower cancer patients and survivors to preserve and restore their physical and mental health by strategically controlling the things that they can. Cancer and its treatments can be brutal, but with a strong mental game, some fitness expertise, and an arsenal of intelligent efforts, the road can be so much less bumpy.
Your Healthy Cancer Comeback: Sick to Strong is a comprehensive guidebook for cancer patients and survivors eager to maintain or regain strength, stamina, vibrancy, athleticism, and health. Cancers of all types and their treatments can be brutal. Instead of surrendering your health and fitness to this monster, fight back and control the things you can! (Hardcover)
Healthy Cancer Comeback Journal is the perfect companion to Your Healthy Cancer Comeback: Sick to Strong. Cancer is complicated, emotional, challenging, and filled with unique moments. Filled with thoughtful prompts, you'll be able to keep track of your experiences in oncology, along with your thoughts, feelings, fears, faith, and facts about your care. (Only available in paperback)
Praise for Your Healthy Cancer Comeback: Sick to Strong
I’ve been an athlete all my life, and this is the most complete and useful book I’ve ever read about fitness. The four pillars are a road map to health for all and a huge tool in fighting back against cancer. All cancer patients and survivors should read it.
-- Phil Decker, Stage 4 Colon Cancer Survivor
Whether you're being treated for cancer, have been treated for cancer -- or simply hope never to NEED cancer treatment -- Your Healthy Cancer Comeback: Sick to Strong is your inspiration and practical guide. Life brings us all kinds of unanticipated difficulties, with cancer at the scarier end of that list. When you don't know how you're going to get through it, Fitz Koehler is here to remind you that "you can do hard things" and to break it down for you. No matter how hard cancer knocks you down, she shows you how to make a start, how to keep it going, and how to end up better than before. I love her approach because it's eminently practical and straightforward and because she's a survivor and thriver. Wherever you are, she's been there and climbed out. I also love it because it's for everyone--you don't have to be young, commit to a specific kind of diet, or aspire to be an elite athlete. You just have to want to live and live well. It's also fun and easy to read. What are you waiting for? Buy it now!
--Dr. Allison Grow, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncologist
Your Health Cancer Comeback: Sick to Strong is chock full of information and inspiration. Fitz’s knowledge, enthusiasm, and desire for everyone to gain or regain control of their health comes through loud and clear. This book is exactly what you need to come back stronger and healthier than ever.
-- Kathleen Bieritz, Stage 2 Breast Cancer Survivor
Your Healthy Cancer Comeback: Sick to Strong is a comprehensive how-to guide that addresses the critical importance of a healthy lifestyle during and after a cancer diagnosis. Fitz breaks down complex evidence-based, scientific facts into a patient-centered, easy-to-understand guide filled with actionable pearls on how to live your best life during and after a cancer diagnosis. This empowering go-to source will, without a doubt, motivate you to live a healthy life, move you from “sick to strong,” and help to improve cancer outcomes!
--Dawn Mussallem, DO, DipABLM
Lifestyle Medicine Breast Physician
Your Health Cancer Comeback: Sick to Strong is a brilliant tutorial on how to take your health and life back after overcoming cancer. Fitz breaks it down and makes living a healthy life simple with tips on exercise, nutrition, hydration, sleep, and more! If you want to learn to thrive and not just survive, read this book!
--Tara Collingwood, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD/N, ACSM-CPT
Board Certified Sports Dietitian
Mindset and determination are important keys to achieving your best outcomes after a cancer diagnosis. Your Healthy Cancer Comeback: Sick to Strong provides a great roadmap for patients and caregivers during a difficult time. Fitz Koehler’s work is filled with experience and explanation to assist all throughout the journey. Fully recommend!”
--David Kashmer, MD MBA FACS
Surgeon
About the Author:
Fitness innovator Fitz Koehler, MSESS, brings her highly-credentialed fitness expertise and cancer-crushing street cred to this book after strategically designing her own return to physical greatness. She endured 15 months of chemotherapy, 33 rounds of radiation, and surgeries for breast cancer in 2019-2020. Using her wealth of knowledge, she rebounded from sick, scrawny, and dreadfully weak to Boston Marathon finisher in just over a year. Fitz is passionate about helping her fellow cancer patients and survivors worldwide by sharing the knowledge and motivational skills that will allow them to rebuild their bodies without any setbacks.
Fitz has a master's degree in Exercise and Sport Sciences and decades of experience teaching fitness around the globe. She is a mass-media pro who specializes in communication via TV, radio, podcasts, books, blogs, and magazines. She's also a powerful and compelling keynote speaker and spokesperson who's presented for companies like Disney, Oakley, Office Depot, Tropicana, the American Cancer Society, and many others.
Known as one of the most prominent race announcers in America, Fitz serves as the voice of massive running events like the Los Angeles Marathon, Buffalo Marathon, Big Sur Marathon, Route 66 Marathon, The Donna Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer, and many others.
Fitz's memoir My Noisy Cancer Comeback: Running at the Mouth, While Running for My Life has already had a huge impact on the cancer community. It serves as a tremendous source of insight, laughter, and motivation for attacking cancer with grit and grace.