Having recently been diagnosed with Bowel and Rectal Cancer, I have decided that throughout June I'll be stepping up and doing 30 minutes of physical activity every day for 30 days as part of Bowel Cancer UK’s Step up for 30 challenge. With your support, together we will help save lives and improve the quality of life for all those affected by bowel cancer.

Whilst 30 minutes of daily exercise would not normally present me with too much of a problem, the month of June will see me embark on my second and third rounds of chemotherapy which based on the first cycle I will experience anything between feeling well enough to attend a music festival through to barely being able to get out of bed for more than a few hours.