--- title: About Piotr Kardas | Prostate Cancer Exercise Specialist url: /about primary_question: Who is Piotr Kardas, and is he qualified to supervise exercise for men with prostate cancer? sources: - NICE guideline NG131 (Prostate cancer: diagnosis and management), recommendation 1.4.19 --- # About Piotr Kardas Prostate cancer changes how the body feels. If that is where you are, you're in the right place. Many men say hormone therapy leaves them drained, and not quite themselves. Piotr Kardas works one-to-one with men in exactly that position. He built this practice around a simple idea. Men living with prostate cancer deserve specialist, supervised exercise that fits their life, not a generic class. The work is calm. It is personal, and unhurried. Many are living with prostate cancer, on or recovering from hormone therapy. Some want to feel steadier. Some want to stay active, and take part in their own care. Piotr meets you where you are. ## Who is Piotr Kardas? Piotr Kardas is a Prostate Cancer Exercise Specialist, Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist. He works one-to-one with men who have prostate cancer, and with survivors after treatment. He offers specialist exercise rehabilitation online by video call anywhere in the UK, and at home in London or Surrey, by arrangement. Every man he works with gets Piotr himself, for the whole session. No classes. No handed-off plans. The work is quiet, specialist, and built around you. ## What does a Prostate Cancer Exercise Specialist do? A Prostate Cancer Exercise Specialist designs and supervises exercise for men affected by prostate cancer and its treatment. The work is one-to-one, never a fixed template. It draws on adapted methods, matched to your stage and to how you feel. Piotr introduces movement in a way your body can manage. He watches how you respond. He adjusts as you go. The aim is steady, supervised progress at your pace. ## Piotr's experience at a world-leading NHS cancer centre Piotr delivers specialist exercise rehabilitation for men with prostate cancer, at a world-leading NHS cancer centre, as a clinical exercise physiologist. That setting shapes the standard he brings to his private one-to-one work. Through that work, he sees what careful, specialist exercise means for men living with cancer. That environment is his grounding. It is why his private practice stays cautious, structured and specialist, rather than a general fitness offer. ## How does Piotr work with men who have prostate cancer? Piotr starts by listening. Your diagnosis, your treatment, how daily life feels now. From there he builds a supervised, one-to-one plan, and adapts it as you go. Weight and resistance training lead the work, introduced gradually and matched to your body. He chooses the methods for each person, rather than following an off-the-shelf routine. They include progressive resistance and weight training, Pilates, Qigong and Tai Chi, each shaped to your stage. None is applied by rote. Weight and resistance training matter most. There is a clear reason. It sits alongside aerobic exercise in the national guideline for men on hormone therapy: > "Offer people who are starting or having androgen deprivation therapy supervised resistance and aerobic exercise at least twice a week for 12 weeks to reduce fatigue and improve quality of life." > > NICE guideline NG131, recommendation 1.4.19 Supervised exercise has been shown to reduce fatigue and improve quality of life (NICE NG131). Piotr's role is to deliver that supervision safely, and to keep it personal. ## Who is qualified to supervise exercise for men with prostate cancer? NICE recommends supervised exercise for men starting or having hormone therapy (NICE NG131). Supervision has a specific meaning. A suitably qualified exercise professional guides each session, and adjusts it to your health. Piotr delivers specialist exercise rehabilitation for men with prostate cancer, at a world-leading NHS cancer centre, as a clinical exercise physiologist. ## How Piotr describes his role These are the role titles Piotr uses in this work: - Prostate Cancer Exercise Specialist - Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist - Personal Trainer ## Professional standards Piotr works to recognised professional standards for supervised exercise. ## How these health pages are written We name our sources on the page, and link to them where we can. Most guidance here rests on NICE and on peer-reviewed research. If something reads wrong, please tell us through the contact page. We would rather fix it than leave it. Accuracy on these pages matters to Piotr, and to you. ## Talk to Piotr The simplest next step is a short conversation. Book a 15-minute online video consultation with Piotr, and tell him where you are. He'll listen, answer your questions, and be honest about whether this is the right fit. Choose a time that works for you. **[Book a 15-minute consultation →](/consultation)** > Always consult your oncologist or consultant before beginning any exercise programme.