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I Know I am supposed to be resting but I feel so good I want to do something! When can I go back to the gym? I would just go and walk the treadmill no lifting of course but I just want to do something!! Is anyone else going stir crazy? Any advice??

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i have a new treadmill and im getting on it tonight i want to exercise so bad. i just had surgery on the 7th of june. i think walking shouldnt hurt. any suggestions anyone.

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I have been walking on the treadmill since the day I got home from the hospital. I was careful not to push it, went for longer time instead of higher intensity. Now (8 days out) I'm bumping up intensity a bit every day. Walking is good for you after this surgery. You should be walking very day I think

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i was walking around in hospital with my Pj's and wheeling my drip around!

so from day 1 move as much as u can :)

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you definetley should be walking, my first week after surgery i was walking about 3 miles a day....not all at once but broke it down to about 4 walks a day. try app called map my walk it helps tells you how much you've walked. good luck

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I walked as soon as I was home as well. Either outside or on the treadmill. Just about 15 minutes at a time, a couple of times a day.

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I have been walking everyday but I want to go to the gym I usually walk for 40-60 min on an incline...I could go and just walk no incline, no crazy speed...I knew walking was good I just wasn't sure how much :) thanks everyone!

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