Exercise

[Aliciad7391 11]

Hit here,

I was just sleeved on February 3. Surgery went really well, and my recovery is also going really well!

I was just wondering what people usually do for exercise right after surgery besides walking. I live in Boston and it's really hard to get around outside to exercise in 3-4 feet of snow. So I'm kind of confined to the house. I have a stationary bike at home as well, I'm just not sure whether it's too soon to use it.

Any advice is great!!

[Jenngf5 95]

My dr said bike n walking as I feel up to it. I go to the local gym (buffalo here so I'm not walking outside either). I waited a week and 1/2 out though when I felt more up to it. Sleeved 1/19) My dr also said no lifting for 6-8 weeks. I see a lot of folks do Water exercise. My gym unfortunately doesn't have a pool.

Good luck and welcome.

[joatsaint 2,814]

My doc told me to start walking 1 hr a day, from the 1st day out of the hospital. I had my surgery on a cold wet wintry December and had to pace from room to room to get in my exercise. Of course I didn't get in a whole hour of walking per day, but I did what I could till I got back to work 2 weeks later. Then I started walking the interior perimeter of my office when on breaks or at lunch.< /p>

[suitechicguy 105]

There are some walking DVDs where you can get your walks in right in your living room if the weather is bad right now for outside walking. I think the name od the womam that makes them is Leslie Sansone.

[lslblues 45]

My doc cleared me for stationary biking as soon as soon as I felt good enough. I've ridden every day since day 5 after surgery.

And of course start out easy...

Edited February 10, 2015 by lslblues