Question of the Week 3/28/11

1. Before your surgery, did you exercise on a regular basis? If yes, how often?

2. Are you currently exercising on a regular basis?  If yes, how often?

3. If you're not currently exercising, do you plan on starting an exercise routine? If so, how long after surgery do you plan on starting it?

1. exercise...don't be daft.  To be honest all my joints were hurting

2. I am walking about 3 times per week about 3/4 hour

3. going to join a sumba class...It looks fun.  Also I plan to swim 3 mornings per week  and join a gym.
I will do this after my 6 week check up with the surgeon.

1.  OMG NO! My whole body hurt.
2.  I just started to exercise a little. (not sure how much time I need to give my body time to heal.)
3.  I want to join a gym as soon as possible.

1. Heck to the NO! How do you think I got to 417 lbs? LOL

2. I haven't been cleared for "exercise" per se. My doctor just wants me active. So instead of just taking the dog outside to the side of my house to use the bathroom, we take at least a 15 minute walk around the neighborhood every day. And I'm getting mega-love from her now!

3. I do plan on stepping up my exercise (I think I'm allowed after week 6). I'm fortunate to live near the beach, so I'm going to walk the beach at least once per week, and when the water warms up some, I plan on fighting those waves and swimming. I'm also looking for a gym with a pool, since swimming and water aerobics were always my fave...I'll probably end up getting a membership to the YMCA, which has a wonderful indoor pool, along with a gym and exercise classes.

I think I'll need to lose a good amount of weight and build up some stamina before I try any major exercise classes (like Zumba), but I do intend to start weight training again. When I was in high school, I used to lift weights with the football team. It was the only time in my life I felt strong and somewhat healthy.

I did not exercise before surgery and am not exercising as of yet.
To be honest, I don't plan on exercising until my weight loss begins to  slow down dramatically.

1. No regular pre-op exercise...too hard on the joints.  I did try a fitness swim class while waiting, but our winter is too doggone cold to get in a bathing suit, get in nice warm water, then try to put some half damp sweats on over your suit to drive home and run in the house to warm up after a full work-day.

2. Currently scheduled exercise? No.  Shoping, walking...yes.

3. I do plan on adding exercise to my life when my joints feel able to handle it; probaby walking, recumbant biking and that fitness swimming class.

Viv

1. Before surgery, not really.  Never really made the time for it, although I love working out.

2. Not currently working out.  Immediately following surgery I was walking 2 miles 3 times a week.  But that exacerbated my Achilles tendinitis on my left foot/ankle, and it's too painful to walk. 

3. I PCP gave me a referral to see a podiatrist on the 8th, and hopefully she'll give me cortisone injections so that I can walk again without being in pain.  I've also got a membership at Curves that I got really cheap through Groupon, and I'm gonna activate that once I see the podiatrist.

Eydie