Here's a list of simple activities that you can take in your normal routine:
When you only have a short distance to go, try walking or cycling rather than using the car. Get off the bus one stop before your destination and walk the rest. Do not use remote control for your TV, music system, etc. (take the batteries out if needs be!) - get up out of your chair to do it instead. Get yourself a dog or offer to take a neighbours dog for a walk each day Use the stairs rather than using the lift or escalator. Walk to the shop for you newspaper or milk rather than having it delivered. Don't stockpile things at the bottom of the stairs to take up with you in the evening, gup and down the stairs in your home as often as possible during the day Get a Swiss ball (also called a 'Fitball') and sit on it when you use the telephone - keeping your balance will help to tone your bottom, tummy and thigh muscles! Exercise whether its after gastric banding surgery or not is good for both body and soul. Your joints will become firmer and more flexible, your muscles become stronger, your lungs are better able to take in oxygen, your circulation is stimulated and your digestive system works better. Exercise will also stimulates a feeling of well-being, you will feel less tired and weak, less stressed, more alert and you will have a sense of being in control of things.
You will realise that exercise after Gastric Banding Surgery will change your life for ever
