NEW YORK - s4story -- AKTIV Against Cancer, the organization co-founded by legendary runner Grete Waitz and Helle Aanesen, announced today that Summit Health Cares and Peloton instructor and breast cancer survivor and advocate Leanne Hainsby-Alldis will be this year's honorees at the annual AKTIV Against Cancer Awards Dinner, which will take place on October 28th, 2026 at the historic New York Athletic Club in New York City.

The 2026 event will also mark a significant milestone in AKTIV Against Cancer's efforts to make physical activity an integral part of cancer treatment in the United States: the opening of the first U.S. AKTIV Center at Summit Health, powered by Summit Health Cares, at its Berkeley Heights, New Jersey location.

The new AKTIV Center at Summit Health, powered by Summit Health Cares will provide people undergoing cancer treatment with greater access to physical activity and exercise programming as part of their care. The center builds upon AKTIV Against Cancer's successful model in Norway, where the organization has helped open 24 physical activity centers in cancer hospitals, and represents an important step toward bringing that model to patients across the United States.

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"This is an incredibly important year for AKTIV Against Cancer, and we could not think of two more fitting honorees than Summit Health Cares and Leanne Hainsby-Alldis," said Helle Aanesen, co-founder and Executive Director of AKTIV Against Cancer. "Summit Health Cares has shared our vision that exercise can and should play an important role in cancer care, and together we are now turning that vision into reality with the first AKTIVcenter in the United States. Leanne's story is an equally powerful example of the role movement, strength and community can play during a cancer journey. Both represent everything AKTIV Against Cancer stands for."

Summit Health Cares will be honored for its commitment to supporting individuals and families impacted by cancer and its work with AKTIV Against Cancer to advance exercise oncology and expand access to physical activity for cancer patients.

The partnership will culminate in the opening of the first U.S. AKTIVcenter at Summit Health's Berkeley Heights location.

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Peloton instructor Leanne Hainsby-Alldis will also be honored for her inspiring journey as a breast cancer survivor, advocate, and her commitment to demonstrating the power of movement and community throughout her cancer experience.

Hainsby-Alldis was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022 at age 34 and underwent treatment while continuing to teach classes for the Peloton community. She later publicly shared her diagnosis and treatment, using her platform to raise awareness and encourage others facing cancer.

http://www.aktivagainstcancer.us