Prostate cancer prevention: Ways to reduce your risk
Maintain a healthy weight
Talk to your doctor about your risk
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Choose low-fat foods
Eat more fruits and vegetables each day
Cut down on dairy
Be at a healthy weight
Exercise most days of the week
Don't smoke
Talk with your healthcare professional about your risk
Exercise most days of the week
Most studies of exercise and prostate cancer risk have shown that those who exercise may have a lower risk of prostate cancer than those who don't.
Exercise helps your health in many ways. It may lower your risk of heart disease and other cancers. Exercise can help you stay at a healthy weight or lose weight if you need to.
If you don't already exercise, make an appointment with your healthcare professional to make sure it's OK for you to get started. When you begin exercising, go slowly. Find ways to add physical activity to your day. For example, park your car farther away from where you're going. Take stairs instead of elevators.
Aim for 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a week or 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity or a mix of the two.
