The best time to start your exercise program is before your surgery. Success with this surgery is about choosing the right habits with the help of your pouch to improve your success. If you exercise and diet prior to surgery, you will reduce your surgical risk, as well as already be in the routine of taking good care of yourself.

At your initial exercise evaluation, your exercise physiologist will assess your fitness status and give you realistic fitness goals. There is no need to reach an Olympic performance level. For example, walking 30 minutes a day, 3 days per week is beneficial. Doing more than you are doing today is what matters. Build up how long you exercise slowly over time. In addition, you can increase how often you do it. Think of it as a daily hygiene habit, like brushing your teeth or as "lifestyle medication." It is something you do every day or on a regular schedule. Consistency is the most important thing.

Exercise helps you achieve your weight loss goals in various ways. First, it burns calories and secondly, it builds muscle tissue, which burns calories even when you aren't doing anything. So, the more muscle you have, the more calories you burn. Exercise also gives you more energy and helps to make you feel more in control of your body, your health and your life. Studies have shown that regular exercise is the most important factor in keeping weight off.