Exercise

[attitudefree 2]

What is your typical exercise routine? How often? How strenuous? How soon after surgery can you start? Questions Questions Questions?

Thanks for your help

[*susan* 1,709]

I was allowed to start walking immediately after surgery. Dr. Aceves had me wait one month before returning to the gym, though. I try and do the gym every other day. I usually start with twenty minutes of cardio, then do about thirty minutes of weights and finish off with another twenty of cardio. On the days I don't go to the gym, I let my dogs take me for a walk.

[BeardedItalian48 3]

Hmmmmm----I do exercise, NOT typical----ask VegasAngel

[*susan* 1,709]

I don't think I want to know, lol!

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

I was exercising for years before I got the sleeve. I had to wait 6 weeks after surgery but not because of surgery. My dad died, and I was stuck in Arizona and I didn't want to join a gym there.

I do weight training about 4 days a week. I do a class 2 days a week, and weights on my own the other 2 days. I do cardio at least 5 days a week.

I've lost like 8" on my thighs. It's from weight training, not from sleeve surgery. I've lost 7" on my waist. Also from exercise, not sleeve surgery. I lost these inches before having sleeve surgery.

I go absolutely nuts if I don't exercise. I can't sleep, and I'm very moody.

[MacMadame 81]

I workout 5-6 days a week with a total of 8-10 workouts. It works out to about 10-15 hours a week.

I swim, bike and run, 2 - 3 x a week, and do strength training 1 day a week.

I started back to the gym at 2 weeks, but held off on anything that worked my abdominal muscles much until I felt comfortable doing that.

[Jachut 487]

I went out for a walk about half an hour after I got home from hospital (but I have a band, not a sleeve). I walked for half an hour twice a day for the first couple of weeks, then at about week 3 I went back to the gym to do a pretty vigorous elliptical workout (40 minutes or so, using Cardio Coach) and at about 3 months, I tried running, I was hooked after that.

Generally I run 6 times a week, I do three 7km runs, and a 10km run and usually two fairly tough interval sessions.

A couple of times a week I do some basic pushups, dips, crunches and other abdominal work after my run but I find overally my body responds really well for cardio and doesnt like to gain muscle - I tend to feel fat and bloated when I do weight training, it just doesnt really do it for me so I dont bother. I think I'm being honest with myself when I say I've given it my all on about three periods in my life (and i'm fairly knowledgeable, I've got detailed anatomical knowledge and a lot of sports knowledge too) and my body jsut plain doesnt really respond to it. I have a naturally ectomorphic body type, and I will probably never build much more muscle than I have.

I work pretty hard, I run fast and get my heart rate high, I like the adrenaline rush.

That's for maintenance these days, it worked to get my weight off but my weight stays steady now, hate to imagine what I'd have to do to lose!

Edited July 22, 2009 by Jachut