Sir Chris Hoy reveals secret weapon in fight against terminal cancer diagnosis and hails it a ‘miracle drug’

SIR Chris Hoy has said exercise has helped him to deal with his terminal ­cancer diagnosis — calling it a “miracle drug”. The six-time Olympic cycling champ, 50, said it had benefited him both physically and mentally. Chris Hoy says exercise has helped him to deal with his terminal ­cancer diagnosis Credit: Getty Sir Chris calls exercise a ‘miracle drug’ Credit: Instagram And he claimed it has been proven to help with the effectiveness of medications. Dad-of-two Sir Chris said he had found the mental side of his prostate cancer diagnosis much more difficult as it can be tough to find positivity. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! He told The Big Issue: “Exercise is a big part of my dealing with my cancer. “There’s numerous studies to show that exercise can improve the efficacy of the cancer medications. “It can improve your time to relapse. “If it was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug. “Actually, for my diagnosis, it took a long time to find any positivity or opportunity from that really difficult situation. “For me, that was saying maybe we can change attitudes to Stage 4 cancer. Most read in Health Chris says if exercise was in ‘pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug’ Credit: Instagram Chris poses with his gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd Scottish star Sir Chris added that he still has difficult moments. He described having “ups and downs” but said that he tries to remain in the present. Comment now