Exercising after bypass surgery

[patricia achkar 1]

Hey guys i am one month post surgery. I started walking last week, 4 times/week. When should i start more intense exercises and can you give me examples of what could be more beneficial

Thanks

[James Marusek 5,244]

Walking is a good exercise. Walk daily for about 30 minutes. My driveway is steep and I would walk up and down it, it is like hill walking. It uses two different sets of muscles. One on the way up and the other on the way down. I found this to be beneficial. It is like climbing stairs.

[IncredibleShrinkingMan 437]

I'm a sleever, but I'm not sure the instructions are different. I can go in the Water after 4 weeks, lift more than 10 pounds after 6 weeks (less abs), and start doing ab exercises after 8 weeks. But, as always, those are just minima. Always listen to your body.

[snickysnack78 131]

At week 4 I started doing Water aerobics twice a week at my local gym. its a good workout, just had to hold my stomach the first week because halfway through it was uncomfortable

[scarletwitch19 302]

My surgeon didn't put a time restriction on working out. He said once I feel good I can start, and just take it easy. If something doesn't feel right, don't do it. I started doing more intense exercise around week 5.

[Chrystee 838]

By 4 weeks I was back to my pre-op workouts, lifting heavy weights, running and cycling..

At this point, if walking is doing well, try adding small bursts of jogging.. 30 seconds every 2-3 minutes.. do that for 30ish minutes.. and after a week or two, increase your jogging time..