In the weeks and months following weight loss surgery, building a consistent fitness habit will be an important part of your weight management strategy. Immediately after surgery, you need to take time to let your body heal. Your caloric intake will be very limited for the first few stages, and
Exercise-Yuck, No Thanks: Ever since I was little, I’ve been overweight. I just never knew it until I went to elementary school. At home, Mom & Dad were what they laughingly called, “larger than life”. My older sister was the same. By the time she was 14, I started seeing
The relationship between exercise and weight loss is well known, but the benefits of exercise go far beyond shedding pounds. Many benefits of exercise occur without the loss of a single pound. Exercise alone, without regard to weight loss, is a powerful way to improve your mental and physical well-being.
Exercise is an important part of your bariatric surgery journey, but starting and maintaining a consistent exercise program can feel overwhelming! These 12 Tips for sticking to your post-op exercise program will help you get, and stay on track with your exercise routine. 12 Tips for Sticking to Your Post-Op
Exercising can be difficult at any size for so many different reasons. The benefits of swimming will not only make your weight loss journey a little easier... it will also provide other health benefits. Here you’ll find how swimming can help you lose weight while improving your mental and physical
Walking may be a key to losing weight, but it also offers a variety of other advantages, like stimulating creativity, enhancing heart health, and increasing balance. Another advantage that is sometimes ignored is that walking daily might help you maintain weight, particularly if you've recently lost weight. Maintaining weight reduction
How To Get Back On Track After Bariatric Surgery? The most simple answer to this question would be to never get off track. To do that, you need to create a realistic plan that's tailored specifically to you. Many patients want to get back on track, and I'll show you
I first wrote about this topic years ago for my patients in Maine. Since then, I have heard the same questions about the role of exercise time and time again from patients, coworkers, and friends. It is thus the time to revisit our good reasons to move! For many, the
Make Exercise Work for You Exercise can be an elusively practiced goal for people who are overweight and obese. Obstacles and barriers result in multiple unsuccessful attempts followed by a lack of motivation and the absence of consistent exercise practice. Ultimately, the consequence is a sedentary lifestyle. It is probably
For some, exercise is a natural reaction to a stressful day, needing to feel or look better or just wanting better health. For others, it can make them quiver at the thought of putting on workout clothes. Questions like, What do I do? How do I make that happen? Who can
