Exercise after bariatric surgery ?

There are many different types of operations applied in the field of obesity surgery. If you have been diagnosed with obesity and you have not been able to achieve a result in your diet, exercise and drug treatments, the most effective method recommended for you will be bariatric surgery. And the success achieved in bariatric surgery will vary greatly depending on the behavior and lifestyle adopted by the patient after the surgery. For this reason, exercise processes after bariatric surgery is one of the most researched subjects.

For a healthy life, exercise is very important along with nutrition. At the same time, in order to reach your target weight after bariatric surgery, you should arrange your exercise program together with your diet program. Because exercise is a very important factor that increases calorie burn. And it is an indispensable component for the process after bariatric surgery.

obesity surgery or sleeve gastrectomy is of great importance for you to reach your ideal weight. When you apply a regular exercise program at the right time after the surgical operation, the weight loss process will progress much healthier and faster. Because after bariatric surgery, exercising and doing sports will accelerate your metabolism, support your fast calorie expenditure, strengthen your heart-muscle-bone structure, allow the fat ratio in your body to decrease rapidly, and most importantly, it will make your psychology stronger in terms of being motivated for the process.

When to start exercise after bariatric surgery

The contribution of exercise applications to the weight loss process is quite large. Exercise is essential in this process, especially since an active and effective weight loss process is aimed after obesity treatment . Thanks to the exercise programs to be applied, you will experience a rapid loss of fat mass while protecting your muscle and bone mass. This will help you lose weight in a healthy way. However, when and what kind of exercise program you should implement is very important for this. It will be the right step to create an exercise program in line with the advice of your doctor immediately after the operation.

After bariatric surgery, patients are usually discharged the next day. The walking exercise, which was started within the first 6 hours of the surgery, should continue on a regular basis after leaving the hospital. Only controlled walks are allowed as exercise for the first week after the surgery. It is known that after a week, the patient gradually enters the process of adaptation to sports and exercise. However, the recommended time to start routine exercises is about one month after surgery. The exercise program, which continues with light walks for the first month, can now start with light activities such as swimming and cycling after one month. As time progresses , it is recommended that patients turn to heavier sports.

In short, after bariatric surgery, the risks of surgery disappear after 4 weeks. Patients will be able to return to normal life after 4 weeks. After this process, brisk walks should start. After 3 months, fitness programs with light weights can be applied. And now, starting from 6 months, it is possible to turn to a normal training program.

Why exercise is necessary after bariatric surgery

It is observed that individuals who exercise regularly are always much healthier and fitter. Because regular exercise will increase the metabolic rate and increase the muscle mass while reducing the body fat rate, which increases the metabolic rate. Thus, a much fitter and healthier structure will emerge. This process is also valid for obese patients. After tube stomach treatment , a rapid weight loss process will begin . In this process, it is very important that the process continues with the exercise in order to avoid sagging and to preserve the muscle and bone mass and to reduce the fat ratio.

There are very important advantages that a regular exercise program will provide you after bariatric surgery. So why exercise after the operation? Here are the details;

• Exercise after bariatric surgery will accelerate weight loss,
• It will accelerate the metabolism,
• It will increase your motivation and help you gain your self-esteem,
• It will increase muscle strength,
• It will increase the elasticity of your skin,
• It will reduce stress and anxiety,
• It will allow you to increase the skill so that you can perform your daily life activities more easily,
• It will provide bone strength and integrity.

After a sleeve gastrectomy , an exercise program is equally important in your diet and nutrition programs. With a long-term exercise program in line with your doctor's recommendations, you can achieve your goals in a healthier way.