{"id":27,"date":"2016-08-09T22:11:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T22:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laparosurgery.com\/blog\/?p=27"},"modified":"2019-01-30T18:12:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T18:12:36","slug":"burn-more-calories-after-weight-loss-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laparosurgery.com\/blog\/burn-more-calories-after-weight-loss-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Burn more calories after weight loss surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Patients frequently ask me about ways to exercise after <a href=\"\/weight-loss-surgery\/\">weight loss surgery<\/a>. Exercise for these patients presents its unique challenges but can benefit someone tremendously if done properly.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most common reasons patients are reluctant to exercise after weight loss surgery include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"styled\">\n<li><strong>1.<\/strong> lack of time<\/li>\n<li><strong>2.<\/strong> not sure what exercise would be best for them<\/li>\n<li><strong>3.<\/strong> fear of injury<\/li>\n<li><strong>4.<\/strong> doubt about the effectiveness of exercise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following 3 tips are designed to help patients start exercising and maximize its benefits:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"styled\">\n<li><strong>1.<\/strong> A person who has just had weight loss surgery and is new to exercise should avoid running or lifting weights.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2.<\/strong> One of the best ways to benefit from exercise activity would be to arrange for proper monitoring of one\u2019s physical activity via a heart rate monitor.\u00a0 Heart rate is the best indication of how efficient your exercise is.\u00a0 When the heart rate is too low, you are not burning enough calories even if you are exercising for a prolonged period of time.\u00a0 On the opposite side, if the heart rate is too high, your body will shut down your metabolism and you can sustain an injury.\u00a0 The exercise becomes counterproductive at that point since your body will try to conserve the energy.\u00a0 The \u201cperfect\u201d heart rate for calorie burning in each individual depends on their age, physical shape, and many other factors.\u00a0 You can consult your physician to get advice on the optimal heart rate for you. Monitoring your heart rate should be done with a minimal burden. Look for a wrist-mounted monitor, not the chest-mounted one.\u00a0 The latter is too cumbersome to put on and you will, therefore, be less likely to use it. Remember, your goal is to make exercise less burdensome!<\/li>\n<li><strong>3.<\/strong> The best exercise to start with is spinning.\u00a0 When set up properly, exercising on a spinning bike will not ruin your joints because they do not bear your weight during spinning activity.\u00a0 It is critical that you set up the spinning bike properly.\u00a0 The height of the saddle is very important and should result in your leg being only slightly bent at the lowest point.\u00a0 Your feet should be fixed snugly in the straps on the pedals.\u00a0 Alternatively, you may want to invest in a pair of spinning shoes.\u00a0 You should spin at no less than 80 RPMs while maintaining your target heart rate.\u00a0 If you are spinning too slowly, you may be putting too much pressure on your knees!\u00a0 Adjust resistance on the spinning bike to find the best setting. In this setting, you will only need 10 minutes to get a decent workout.\u00a0 It would be sufficient to do this 3 times a week to burn a decent amount of calories.\u00a0 It is only 30 min per week!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, the results come not from the length of the exercise but from its efficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patients frequently ask me about ways to exercise after weight loss surgery. Exercise for these patients presents its unique challenges but can benefit someone tremendously if done properly. Some of the most common reasons patients are reluctant to exercise after weight loss surgery include: 1. lack of time 2. not sure what exercise would be &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laparosurgery.com\/blog\/burn-more-calories-after-weight-loss-surgery\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Burn more calories after weight loss surgery<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laparosurgery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laparosurgery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laparosurgery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laparosurgery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laparosurgery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.laparosurgery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68,"href":"https:\/\/www.laparosurgery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laparosurgery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laparosurgery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laparosurgery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}