Exercising

[CarolaS 18]

When is the right time to exercise after a Gastric Sleeve?

[GreenTealael 25,249]

When is the right time to exercise after a Gastric Sleeve?

When your surgeon gives you clearance

[CarolaS 18]

I am 5 weeks post op and they told me I could go back to the gym... I am not sure about the lifting part, if there is any restrictions on that.

[Sleeve1stFitNext 924]

You would have to do light lifting. Heavy lifting you can start about 3 months out. You would need to start with conditioning and gradually increase your weights over time.

[AnA92212 577]

I was given to do anything at 3 weeks out from surgery. Started walking, body pump, and Water aerobics that week. Then added zumba 2 weeks later. It's really what your doctor says and can vary depending on your situation.

[Mermaid4Life 2]

My doc had us walking from day one. Like 15min of walking every hour Goal of 10K steps a day. But told us no lifting weights or swimming until day 25 post op.

[aNYCdb 310]

Everyone is different, but the general rule is two weeks out back to the gym for lower impact cardio, and then a month out for returning to normal strength training (coincidentally this is also when people who have manual labor jobs can go back to work). Some doctors may ask patients to wait longer on the strength training if they are not used to working out, because the risk of injury is higher if you don't know what you are doing.