Bariatric surgery is indeed a blessing for those with clinical obesity to lose weight and stay fit. However, lack of post-bariatric exercises might take you back to the earlier stage. That is why bariatric exercises are too important to ignore.
Role of post-bariatric exercises:
• To burn calories
• To increase the energy level
• To relieve stress
• To minimize fat buildup
• To lower blood pressure
• To strengthen bones
• To boost the immune system
Soon after a bariatric surgery, a patient will be taking fewer calories. This makes the body to respond as if it were starving, resulting in the burning of muscles instead of fat. To prevent this from happening, it is a must that you start an exercise routine soon after the surgery. Also, after the bariatric surgery a patient often has an excess of loose skin on the thighs, arms, midsection, and buttocks. Exercise is a must to tighten these muscles. So, chalk out a bariatric exercise program as early as possible.
Any bariatric exercise program usually includes both aerobic exercises and conditioning exercises. Aerobic exercises are recommended as they help improve the functioning of one’s heart and lungs. Conditioning exercises, on the other hand, strengthen muscles and bones. So these exercises focus on flexibility and weight resistance. Flexibility exercises include yoga, stretching, and warm-ups whereas, rowing machine, push-ups, and weights form a part of resistant exercise.
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