THIS IS WHERE

rISE ABOVE BEGAN

Rise Above was born from my own breast cancer journey - but it became about something much bigger than me.

MEET THE FOUNDER

LISA REALE MUNN

In March 2019, at 32 years old with two young children, I was diagnosed with Stage 2B breast cancer.

What followed was 16 rounds of IV chemotherapy, a double mastectomy and lymph node dissection, complications that led to emergency surgery, radiation, hormone therapy, and additional chemotherapy and surgeries.

I also learned that I carry a PALB2 genetic mutation, a discovery that led my mom and sisters to get tested too — ultimately helping other women in my family make proactive decisions about their own health.

Fitness had always been a huge part of my life. But during cancer, movement became about much more than how I looked. It helped me physically and mentally through some of the hardest parts of treatment.

CANCER TREATMENT ENDS

THE AFTERMATH DOESN'T

After treatment, I experienced the things no one really prepared me for — pain, loss of range of motion, muscle imbalances, hormone-therapy side effects, medically induced menopause, lymphedema, cording and the mental and emotional challenges that come with trying to figure out life after cancer.

I saw firsthand how big the gap can be between finishing treatment and actually feeling like yourself again.

That’s why Rise Above exists.

BUILT FROM EXPERIENCE

CREATED FOR MORE.

Today, Rise Above is a fitness community for women who want to get stronger, keep moving and connect — with a nonprofit mission dedicated to supporting women impacted by breast cancer.

Through workouts, programs, challenges, resources, community and events, we’re building something that helps women keep moving forward — wherever they are in their story.

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