Exercise

[kcru0626 0]

What are some good post op exercises?

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Everything. Just get up an move. Walking is good if its done regularly. Just get your body moving. I do mostly Water aerobics.

Edited January 9, 2015 by BLERDgirl

[kcru0626 0]

Everything. Just get up an move. Walking is good if its done regulatory. Just get your body moving. I do mostly Water aerobics.

How long after surgery were you able to start water aerobics?

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I was taking Water aerobics before WLS. I resumed 3 weeks post-op. I just had to wait until the incisions scabbed.

[BitterSweet* 835]

When cleared by your surgeon, weights will help resculpt your body. I've been a yo-yo dieter for as long as I care to remember, and one of the reasons I was never satisfied with my appearance was because no matter what my scale said, I still looked very flabby....and jiggly.....and dimply.

I have every piece of gym equipment you can imagine; from a thigh master (lol!) to a treadmill and everything in between. I used to have a personal trainer and learned to run. I ran mile after mile, after mile, and did every workout DVD available. (I have all of those too). All of the exercises were great and effective for losing weight, but they never changed my jiggles.

One of my fb acquaintances is a trainer and he gave me the best advice ever. Ever. He told me in order to resculpt my body and shed the layers of fat, I had to weight train. And he was right. Instead of running, I started walking long distances with a weighted vest (courtesy of WalMart), and when I returned from my walks, I did squats while holding heavy weights.

Bible. It transformed my legs. That tree bark (that's what I call the bulging fat and dimples on the backs of my thighs), disappeared. Gone. And the changes were noticeable very quickly.

Cardio is necessary exercise but the key to change lies in weights. Lighter weights and lots of reps helps to tone for people who are closer to normal weight and don't have batwings. Morbidly obese people benefit from using heavier weights and doing less reps for the upper body, and heavy weights with lots of reps for the lower half.