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Clock Touches: An Advanced Balance Exercise for Patients with Cancer
Author(s)Dr. Leslie Waltke
Fact checked by: Quincy Attobrah
Build balance, leg strength, and core stability with Clock Touches, an advanced balance exercise designed for patients with cancer and survivors.
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As you continue progressing through this balance package, it's time to try a slightly more challenging exercise called Clock Touches. This movement helps improve balance, coordination, lower-body strength, and core stability—all of which are important during and after cancer treatment.
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