March 22, 2023

The Movement Mentor: Sarah Court PT, DPT, e-RYT

The Movement Mentor: Sarah Court PT, DPT, e-RYT

What's the best type of movement during and after cancer treatment? How do you integrate exercise without hurting yourself? Tina & Leah talk with movement expert Sarah Court about what yoga can do (and can't!), aerobic vs. resistive exercise, and how to safely create a movement routine. Oh, and she’s got a resiliency plan you’ve got to check out! We dive right in, so hit “play,” and let’s go! Sarah Court’s Cancer Resiliency Program Stronger By Science Hot flashes and muscle mass The...

What's the best type of movement during and after cancer treatment? How do you integrate exercise without hurting yourself? Tina & Leah talk with movement expert Sarah Court about what yoga can do (and can't!), aerobic vs. resistive exercise, and how to safely create a movement routine. Oh, and she’s got a resiliency plan you’ve got to check out! We dive right in, so hit “play,” and let’s go!

Sarah Court’s Cancer Resiliency Program 

Stronger By Science

Hot flashes and muscle mass

The LIFTMOR (Lifting Intervention For Training Muscle and Osteoporosis Rehabilitation)

Our prior episodes on hot flashes:
E1: Hot Flashes: Talkin’ ‘bout Triggers
E2: Hot Flashes: Talkin’ ‘bout Treatments Part 1
E3: Hot Flashes: Talkin’ ‘bout Treatments Part 2

Tina’s article on anthocyanins taken with a high-fat meal

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01:06 - Introducing Sarah Court

02:01 - Sarah's story

06:00 - Chemo vs. Surgery - which is worse?

09:46 - Huh? You had "lorem ipsums?"

14:03 - Medical Marijuana

15:13 - Aerobic vs. Other Movements

19:14 - Sarah's Cancer Resiliency Program

22:34 - How do you motivate people?

28:16 - Cautionaries re: exercise during treatment

30:21 - Is there a level of "too much" exertion??

38:54 - Your program is FREE?

43:25 - Does your program help medical menopause symptoms?

46:53 - The Lift More Study for osteoporosis

49:34 - Yoga- does it build bone?

51:39 - The Muscle-Bone Connection

57:26 - Now, about motorcycles...

01:03:38 - Thanks, Sarah!

01:05:30 - Anthocyanins + Bad Food = 0 ?

01:07:26 - Wrap Up

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Dr. Sarah Court

Physical Therapist

Dr. Sarah Court is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, and provides in person and online sessions that blend her decades of yoga, Pilates, and physical therapy experience. She's a co-founder of Movement Logic, a series of continuing education tutorials that help movement teachers understand how to work with challenging clients while staying within their scope of practice. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021, and after her experience with surgery and chemotherapy, she created a FREE online video exercise series for people going through, or recovering from cancer treatment, that progresses from simple yoga to lifting weights. Sarah lives in Los Angeles, and in her free time rides and repairs motorcycles.