Farah Dutson - Personal Trainer & Nutrition Coach

27/02/2026

Breast cancer treatment changes your biology.

And so can cancer itself.

If you’ve noticed more fatigue, bloating, muscle weakness, slower recovery or reduced resilience, there is physiology behind that shift.

Cancer and its treatment can increase systemic inflammation, alter mitochondrial function, reduce muscle mass, disrupt the gut microbiome and accelerate bone turnover, particularly during aromatase inhibitor therapy.

This isn’t “just aging.”
It’s treatment-related physiology.

Chemotherapy has been shown to influence molecular aging markers, including telomere biology

Exercise oncology research shows that structured resistance and aerobic training can:

• Improve mitochondrial function
• Reduce chronic inflammation
• Enhance insulin sensitivity
• Increase microbial diversity
• Support bone density
• Improve quality of life by ~20% in breast cancer survivors

(Hojman et al., Nat Rev Cancer, 2018; Courneya et al., J Clin Oncol, 2007; Denham et al., Exp Gerontol, 2016)

⭐️Muscle is not cosmetic tissue.
It’s endocrine, metabolic and anti-inflammatory.

For women on aromatase inhibitors where bone turnover is already elevated, rebuilding muscle and reducing inflammation is central to protecting your spine and long-term health.

If you want progressive training designed specifically for post-breast cancer physiology and aromatase inhibitor bone loss -

That’s exactly what we build inside my 1:1.

DM REBUILD.

Never too late to change your trajectory 📈

Sanoff et al., JNCI, 2014

Hojman et al., Nat Rev Cancer, 2018; Courneya et al., J Clin Oncol, 2007; Denham et al., Exp Gerontol, 2016

27/02/2026

You can do so much to lower breast cancer recurrence.

You don’t need perfection because perfection is rarely consistent.

If you need a program that is evidence based with correctly prescribed exercise and nutrition, bespoke to your individual health and exercise needs, Comment or DM: NOW for details.

Offering 1:1, 13 week bespoke programs with both exercise and nutrition, to help lower recurrence, lose fat, gain muscle and improve bone health.

Never too late to change your trajectory📈

24/02/2026

24/02/2026

If you’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis, bone loss, or are navigating post-breast cancer menopause, jumping off a box is not step one.

⭐️If you’re chasing height, you might be missing the point.

There’s an easier way of stimulating bone without potential ligament and tendon damage by using plyometrics.

Bone adapts to mechanical strain, particularly strain rate (how quickly the bone is loaded).

⭐️However your tendons, ligaments, and joints must be prepared first.
They can lag being muscle strength by about 6-9 months!

That’s why we build:

Mobility → Control → Strength → Agility → Power.

Not fear. Not fragility. Not random impact.

Bone doesn’t grow because you jump high.
It grows because you load.

Most women are given fragments of advice.

I teach the full strategy.

If you want intelligent training for:

Osteoporosis.
Post-cancer bone loss.
Menopause without HRT.

Follow & subscribe to my community letter.

Practical. Evidence-based. Progressive.

Link the link on my bio or go to my website: farahdutson.com and click on free guides

Never too late to change your trajectory📈

22/02/2026

Strength Alone Won’t Prevent Falls

22/02/2026

If you’re on aromatase inhibitors or tamoxifen, bone loss isn’t the same as natural menopause.

Endocrine therapy accelerates bone turnover, particularly at the spine.
That changes the margin for error.

Vertebral fractures don’t usually happen from one dramatic event.
They happen when bone strength quietly declines over time.

General advice of walking more, taking calcium, staying “active”, often isn’t enough.

And even running, while beneficial for cardiovascular health, typically doesn’t provide sufficient progressive mechanical strain to significantly stimulate osteogenesis on its own, especially during endocrine therapy.

Bone adapts to progressive mechanical load.
Applied deliberately.
Progressed intelligently.

If you’re almost ready to move beyond research and into a structured plan, that’s exactly what I do inside my 1:1, 13 week bespoke program which includes both nutrition and correctly dosed exercise to lower inflammation and build bone density.

DM me or comment: PLAN if you’re ready to approach this properly.

Never too late to change your trajectory📈

21/02/2026

If you have osteoporosis or told you have bone loss after breast cancer treatment, balance alone will not protect you from a fall.

If you’ve been told to “just work on your balance” after an osteoporosis diagnosis, you’re only hearing half the story.

Falls are fast.
They require fast-twitch muscle fibres and the ability to react in milliseconds.

That means appropriately progressed:
• Strength training
• Impact work
• Heavier loading
• Cardiovascular conditioning

Balance is useful, but reaction speed is protective.

This is how we build bone, muscle and real-world resilience, especially post-menopause and post-breast cancer.

Follow for real actionable solutions for osteoporosis, menopause and breast cancer.

⭐️If you need some first steps & guidance for reducing inflammation and or bone loss, download my guides - either by clicking on my bio

20/02/2026