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I am 2 1/2 weeks post-op & looking for ideas for exercise. My exercise before surgery was Aqua Aerobics & Gentle Yoga. The Dr. has said that I can't go in a pool for at least a month & no Yoga until 8 weeks post-op. I am not the biggest fan of walking. I live in upstate NY & it is COLD. I am really getting antsy & want to get moving. Any suggestions?

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I would ask your doc if maybe some very light step aerobics.

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I am 2 1/2 weeks post-op & looking for ideas for exercise. My exercise before surgery was Aqua Aerobics & Gentle Yoga. The Dr. has said that I can't go in a pool for at least a month & no Yoga until 8 weeks post-op. I am not the biggest fan of walking. I live in upstate NY & it is COLD. I am really getting antsy & want to get moving. Any suggestions?

Hey I'm from up state NY , as well . I hadn't surgery on 11/14/12

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If it's cold outside, why not try the mall? Lots to look at to distract yourself, it's open long hours so you can go when you want (especially this time of year!), it's well-lit, it's warm and there are lots of places to stop and rest.

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If it's cold outside, why not try the mall? Lots to look at to distract yourself, it's open long hours so you can go when you want (especially this time of year!), it's well-lit, it's warm and there are lots of places to stop and rest.

Thanks for the suggestion. I just hate the parking & crowds this time of year & I am not an early riser. I did all of my Christmas shopping on Cyber Monday. LOL

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Exercising can only be fun when it’s easy or less strenuous. Trying out a variety of exercises and choosing the best one for you is a great way to start off or vary your daily exercises routine so you don’t end up getting bored. Below is a list of ways to lose weight fast.

1. If you have a sitting job, stand up and stretch yourself every half an hour. Most of the jobs today are indeed sitting jobs that are in one word sedentary. This is especially true for those who sit and punch away at the keyboard or toy with the mouse all day long. So if you have such a job, make it a point to get up at least every half an hour and stretch your self.

2. While making telephone calls try walking up and down. I hope you will agree with me that this is an excellent suggestion.

3. Use the stairs instead of the elevator whenever you can. Elevators are one hell of a convenience particularly if you have to go up or down some twenty floors. Exercise that is convenient is to me a critical how to lose weight fast practice as we do not have to take any extra time for these little bits of helpful exercise. But elevators also make us very lazy. There may be no sense in trudging up some twenty flights of stairs because by the time you get there you will be totally pooped. But while coming down, if you have the time, you can easily come down the stairs instead of using the elevator. Coming down is not at all exhausting. And talking about the time factor, I don’t think that there is much of a difference. Sometimes waiting for an elevator door to open at your floor after you hit the button can take up all of eternity.

4. Smoking is bad for weight loss. Smoking as such may not contribute to weight loss but smoking leads to other conditions like erratic eating habits and excessive dependence on things like coffee. Teach loved ones that smoke these weight loss tips and maybe they will stop too.

5. If you hate running, remember, you do not have to run a marathon to stay fit. 20 minutes of cardio each day is good enough for most.

6. And if you can’t run, try walking. 15 minutes of brisk walking a day is enough to keep most fit.

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I saw that Xbox came out with the Knect, Xbox and dance 2013 or something like that for 240 bucks ? That looks like a LOT of fun....One dance is a few minutes, even if you do a few of those a day, might be fun and shake up those winter blahs!

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