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Postoperative exercise training in adults undergoing bariatric surgery leads to greater weight loss, increased VO2max, and improved muscle strength compared to usual care without exercise.
After bariatric surgery, adding exercise training (3 sessions per week for 3 months) can help you lose more weight, improve your cardiorespiratory fitness, and increase muscle strength. Start with small, manageable sessions and gradually increase intensity and duration.
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Compared with the control condition without exercise, postoperative exercise training led to higher weight loss (N = 14, mean difference [95% CI] = -1.8 [-3.2; -0.4] kg, P = 0.01), increase in VO2max (N = 8, P < 0.0001), and increase in muscle strength (N = 9, P < 0.0001).
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Meta-analysis of 14 studies with statistically significant results (P=0.01).
Source
Effect of exercise training before and after bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Alice Bellicha et al. · Obesity Reviews · 2021
DOI 10.1111/obr.13296
Meta-analysis · 22 studiesCited 148×
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