Season 3, Episode 10 - Dr. Karen Wonders

🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT: The Medical Fitness Podcast 🔗This week, we sit down with one of the pioneers in exercise oncology — Dr. Karen Wonders — and if you work in the medical fitness space, this is a must-listen.Dr. Wonders is a professor at Wright State University, director of both the Exercise Science and Exercise Oncology Certificate Programs, AND founder/CEO of Maple Tree Cancer Alliance. She's been on the front lines of integrating exercise into the cancer care continuum since the early 2000s, long before most of the field even had a name for it.🔥 In this episode: ✅ What exercise oncology really means — and why it’s now part of standard of care in breast cancer ✅ How fitness professionals should collaborate with oncology teams ✅ Programming considerations during prehab, active treatment, and survivorship ✅ How her certification programs with Maple Tree (now partnered with MFA) are building the workforce we need ✅ Why patient trust and interdisciplinary credibility are everything💡 If you're a clinician, fitness professional, or educator — this episode gives you the roadmap for getting involved in one of the most important emerging areas in medical fitness.🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.📣 Learn more about Dr. Karen Wonders: 🌐 Website: MapleTreeCancerAlliance.org 📱 Instagram & TikTok: @MapleTreeEducationSupport the show