Exercise

[Quelyn01 25]

Hello all!

My surgery was 7/18 so I'm only a few days out. I was wondering when did you start exercising? I don't want to mess up my healing process. I want to start walking inthe treadmill at least a mile, when did you start? Did you also start other types of exercises?

[MyGastricSleeveLife 180]

It depends on your doctor. Mine said I could swim at 2-3 weeks when my incisions weren't scabby anymore, but said to wait for anything else other than walking until 4-6 weeks out. I started going to the gym & doing weights at 5 weeks with a trainer & he just took it easy with core exercises for a while because he didn't want to hurt those muscles.

[tara1021 13]

I started cardio at te two week mark.

[SleeveNoob 95]

I have been walking since day of surgery. i'm now week 4 and walk 4 miles usually every other day. Started out only being able to walk half a block I also do Water aerobics 3 days a week but am not allowed strenuous activity til week 6

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[VACookey 111]

I've been doing weights since the day I came home from the hospital. I got permission for 10 pounds or less. I walked for the first two weeks then went back to the gym but was told no twisty moves (like elliptical or dance classes). So it's been walking or treadmill mixed with light weights until I got clearance for full workouts (4 weeks? 6 weeks? I can't quite remember).