Exercise series (beginners): Getting active with Carolyn Garritt
Join Carolyn for practical hints and tips to empower you to start being more physically active or to return to exercising after a long break.
Tuesday 19 May, 7pm to 8.15pm
What you can expect
Join Carolyn for practical hints and tips to empower you to start being more physically active or to return to exercising after a long break.
About Carolyn Garritt
Carolyn Garritt is a personal trainer and has worked as a self-employed Cancer Exercise Specialist since 2013. She runs regular exercise sessions with Maggies Cancer Support Centres and Breast Cancer Now and teaches Nordic walking, running, strength training, chair-based exercise and boxing.
She is the author of ‘Get your oomph back – a guide to exercise after a cancer diagnosis’ and is now publishing ‘Hormone positive’ for anyone affected by cancer and menopause, on Substack.
She has a growing not-for-profit online community – the Big Strong Lasses – who are all weight training, on zoom after a diagnosis of breast cancer. Carolyn is also a trustee of the charity Flat Friends, who offer support for women undergoing mastectomy without reconstruction.
She is a keen, but slow, park runner and an Ambassador for 5K Your Way (Move Against Cancer). Carolyn was diagnosed with an early, high-grade lobular breast cancer during the covid lockdown and has been in the various stages of menopause ever since. In 2025 she reached her 5-year cancerversary.
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