Met with the nutritionist last week. I really liked her and she was really clear with the rules and expectations after surgery. She also stated to loose some weight and begin exercising before surgery. She was not referencing the shakes and liquid diet, she meant to begin losing weight now (4 weeks pre-op). If we could effectively loose weight on our own, we wouldn't be having surgery, right?!?!! But what I was wondering is what exercise, if any, people are doing before they have their surgeries. Does exercising pre-surgery help recovery after?

Thank you!

I think part of the reason they tell us to start exercising is so we get used to it. That way we'll want to exercise post surgery. Good luck!

The exercise you do will depend on your overall health and physical abilities.

If you have trouble walking, aerobics and running are probably not good options but you may be able to swim.

If you are already active, you should push yourself to do something now strenuous (walking to running, lifting weights to CrossFit).

Regardless, focus on being very consistent and continue to push yourself to do more. You want it to be a habit before surgery so you're more likely to be successful postop. Use this preop time to find something you love to do.

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