Lifestyle and Activity

You don’t have to let the heat keep you from enjoying outdoor workout, but it’s important to keep safety a top priority—especially as the temperatures keep rising. [Read more]

Using simple strategies to increase the amount of exercise you get each week can quickly make exercising daily much more manageable. [Read more]

In addition to giving you some fresh air and a chance to improve your focus, spending time on outdoor exercise can help you develop new active hobbies and get a taste of the world around you. [Read more]

Creating a workout plan is one thing, but following through is entirely another. Though exercise may have been new to you when you first visited a bariatric surgeon in Albany or Macon, it will need to become a regular part of your daily life as you continue to lose weight. This means not only creating a schedule that works well, but making sure you maintain that schedule too. [Read more]

To make your stress management strategy as useful as possible, you’ll need to flesh it out with a variety of techniques, including those capable of providing in-the-moment relief. [Read more]

Every support group benefits from the collective experiences of its members—by sharing your journey with others who have faced similar circumstances, you can tackle the challenges you face together, growing stronger and more motivated as a team. [Read more]

There are many forms of exercise that impact your mind just as much as your body and can help you keep a better overall attitude as you lose weight. [Read more]

Learning healthy ways to cope with anxiety will be a great help to you following bariatric surgery. Here are a few tips to consider. [Read more]

Whether you are at the gym, in the pool or on the road going for a long walk or jog, a buddy by your side can provide entertainment, encouragement and even friendly competition to help you on the path to a new healthy lifestyle. [Read more]

The concept behind progressive muscle relaxation is simple—you’ll slowly work your way through your muscles from top to bottom, flexing and releasing each in succession. [Read more]