Cardio or toning what do u do post op?

[marie bella1968 21]

When u r post op do u do a lot of cardio or is it more toning

[mikeross 216]

I advise to do a mixture of both. If all you do is cardio you will end up just being a smaller version of your previous shape... Think tennis ball to a golf ball. If you want to transform the shape of your body you need to mix some resistance training with your cardio.

[tracyhelen 35]

I was told to do a lot of Cardio Post operative to burn up a lot of calories

and to flush toxins out of the liver. You can do 30 minutes of cardio and 10 minutes

of toning the muscles and stretches to help.

Tracy

[gmanbat 5,889]

Ease slowly into a combination of cardio and strength training. You need to build muscles, they are 24/7 calorie burners.

I do High Intensity Interval Training, (HIIT), calesthetics - (push ups, knee bends with weights), bodyblade, kettlebell, and stretchy bands. I like to change up a lot, do different combinations, never let my body adjust.

I consider myself to be in life long athletic training. I will quit when my heart stops beating for at least 10 minutes.

My workouts seldom go beyond 40 minutes and occur generally 3 times a week.

[tracyhelen 35]

Whatever exercise you do it is good. I would say at least 30 minutes a day will really help out.

[hadouni 301]

All I did was treadmill walking post-op for a year. I went from 268 to 198 in six months. Then it took me another six months to drop the next 20lbs and as those six months went on, I did less and less cardio. (bad girl!) about 1.5 months ago I got my fanny back on the treadmill and about a month ago I started a running training program. I've dropped another 5lbs. I started the running to hopefully help tone up and tighten up some skin. I'm sure some light weight lifting would help too, I just don't have time.

[DrmBig4Evr 152]

A mix of both is best. Muscle building allows your body to burn more calories and it helps with skin elasticity (drink lots of Water too). If you are within 15 days post op do what your doc says. My doctors rule of thumb is less than 15 lbs for 15 days. So in addition to cardio I will be doing exercises with lower weights, higher reps.

[marie bella1968 21]

Thank u everyone w ur replays very helpful,