Exercise

Choosing the Right Exercise After Lap Band Surgery

Posted: Aug 11 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

Are you looking forward to starting a new workout routine after lap band surgery? If you haven’t exercised in a while, you may be hesitant or a little overwhelmed by the idea of regular physical activity. Fortunately, you have numerous fitness options to choose from to help you ease into and enjoy a more active lifestyle. Follow these simple steps to find the workout plan that’s right for you.

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How to do a proper sit-up

Posted: May 21 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

You’ve probably seen people doing sit-ups with knees bent and hands behind their heads while someone else holds their feet down by their ankles. You may have also seen pictures of people doing sit-ups without anyone stabilizing their feet. As you work on your exercise routine after LAP-BAND surgery yopu may be asking the question -what is the proper way to do a sit-up?

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Ways to Tone your Arms with Pilates

Posted: May 12 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

Using tools such as resistance or exercise bands, hand weights, and the Joseph Pilates Magic Circle, you can use Pilates exercises to tone your arms. Be prepared with a Pilates mat and a large towel or blanket. Follow these four steps to see an improvement in the tone of your arms in 30 days.

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Walking Safety Tips

Posted: Apr 21 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

Walking is a great way to ease into a more active lifestyle. Practice these safety tips to get the most benefit from your walking regimen.

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How to Do Sit-Ups with a Lap-Band

Posted: Apr 06 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

Lap-band surgery helps obese people lose weight by restricting how much food the patient can eat. An adjustable band is placed near the top of the stomach, creating a smaller pouch that holds about 4 ounces of food. Although lap-band surgery can help you lose weight by limiting how much food you can eat, adding exercise is suggested to achieve the best results.

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Can walking help you lose weight?

Posted: Mar 10 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

While you can lose weight by walking or doing other types of exercise, combining exercise with a balanced diet is the easiest way to lose weight. But even something as simple as walking every day can help you lose more weight than dieting alone.

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Is Walking Really a Workout?

Posted: Feb 19 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

While experts and physicians often recommend walking as a great way for inactive people to ease into fitness, it’s hard to believe that something so simple can make a difference in your health and fitness level.

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How to Make and Keep Holiday Fitness Goals

Posted: Dec 28 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

Weight loss and weight maintenance is rarely easy, but the holidays can make it even harder. Holiday parties, an abundance of food, and added stress and activities all make sticking to a healthy diet and exercise routine more difficult than ever. But with a little preparation, you can survive the holiday season with your weight loss and fitness goals in tact.

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Yoga and Weight Loss

Posted: Oct 02 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

Despite the calming aura that surrounds yoga, it’s still challenging, and it can increase flexibility and strength. It is a great activity to include in your weight loss workout regimen; however, it shouldn’t be your only exercise. Most disciplines of Yoga do not increase your heart rate enough to have an aerobic benefit. Aerobic exercise burns [...]

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Popular Nature Trails in the Albany, Georgia Area

Posted: Aug 28 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

Living in South Georgia makes getting active after bariatric surgery easier. Southern Georgia could not be more different than its northern half. Without a large city like Atlanta, southern Georgia is a quiet, more rural setting. In southern Georgia, there is almost no need to restrict yourself to a designated nature trail in order to [...]

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