UICAR doctors, Roberto Martín Reyes and Irene Narváez, have performed a complete cardiovascular checkup, aiming for good cardiovascular health.
In order to disseminate the benefits of physical exercise during and after cancer treatment in women and promote the practice of sport among women, the Pelayo Vida Challenge brings together for another year five women who have overcome this disease and who, with their For example, they want to show that after cancer there is a lot of life.
The desert and mountains of Jordan are the settings chosen for this eighth edition, in which the five participants will travel the 350 kilometers from north to south of Jordan facing various sporting challenges. Thus, they will pedal 255 kilometers on a mountain bike, rappel down the Dead Sea canyon, cross the Wadi Rum desert, until they reach where mountains stand out for their magnificent and giant vertical walls, known as "Big Walls." . There, they will ascend Jebel Rum, whose 450 vertical meters require a very technical climb that will have them hanging -literally- on the wall for a couple of days, to finish the challenge under the waters of the Red Sea.
Thus, Nancy, María Pilar, Miriam, Ester and Olga have successfully undergone a complete review that has included a complete control analysis, an echocardiogram to see in detail the shape and functioning of the heart and a stress test to assess its maximum capacity and recovery.
On October 22, one more year, a very tough test will begin in which five fighters will face this new challenge with a double objective: to demonstrate that there is a lot of life after cancer and to convey a message of hope and struggle to all women. who have suffered or are currently undergoing treatment for this disease.