Exercise

[imala74 1]

When is it a good time to start exercise. And what do you guys start from and for how long and how many days a week.

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[Christinamo7 4,041]

I started walking that first day, v e r y slowly at first, short times. by week 3 I was back to my normal routine of walking. Now I am up at dark thirty every day to get three miles in, and sometimes a second walk. my goal is at least 20 miles per week. at one month I was cleared for other exercise and so also add in pilates and yoga for stress relief and strength. Now that pools are opening I am looking forward to getting back to swimming. !!!

You don't want to do more than walking until the doctor says you are healed enough.

[imala74 1]

I am 7 weeks out and didn't do any exercise yet. I been feeling weak all the time. Specially now when I went back to work.

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[JamieLogical 8,684]

I was supposed to do up to 60 minutes of "brisk walking" per day immediately post-op. That's 60 minutes spread throughout the day... not all at once. At two months I was cleared for more intense cardio and strength training.

[WorkinOnMe 596]

Let me start by saying all my exercise was doctor approved. Check with your surgical team before trying anything.

As for me ... I started walking a few hours after surgery. Short little treks at first, then once I was cleared by my nursing staff I began what I lovingly referred to as the "Elliott 500" ... laps around the surgical floor at all hours of the day and night. I had a loony-toons roommate so in an attempt to maintain my sanity for the 3 days/nights in the hospital I preferred to walk, and walk, and walk.

Post-op I was walking 1/4 mile at the end of my first week and slowly built it up from there. I wasn't allowed to get into the pool until my incisions were fully healed, but then I started to do pool walking and some light laps. At 3 months post-op I was allowed to return to the gym for light lifting/toning. Havent stuck with that as much as I should, but fully unlimited now if I choose to do strength training.

I also "wog" (a pretty pathetic combination of walking and jogging) regularly now. I participate in at least 1 5K race per month, with some longer distances thrown in. I am preparing to begin training for walking a marathon in September.

Again, you should really run everything by your own Doc, but this gives you an idea of my plan.

Good luck!

[AmyQwith2 23]

I was cleared for lifting at 6 wks so I am now on wk 3 of Beachbody workouts. I did T25 the first week, was bored so last week and this I have been doing the 21 day fix workouts and walking as much as I can.

[cindyw41 761]

Start walking as soon as you can. I wasn't able to do any weight training/aerobic type exercise until 8 weeks post op. (I also had a hernia repair)

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