Animalrescuer18 Report post Posted January 29, 2018 I am in the process of preparing for gastric bypass hopefully by the end of March. The nurse practitioner at the Bariatric doctor’s office suggests I add resistance training, using bands. At the moment all I have the stamina to do is walking in my neighborhood. I think some resistance bands would be beneficial. Any input would be very appreciated. I know nothing about resistance bands and I don’t want to get some that are so tight I won’t be able to use them. Haha. As you can guess it has been quite a few years since I have done any exercise routines. Thanks again for any input! I am trying to put everything I have into getting my life back! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cinwa Report post Posted January 29, 2018 I confess that I only tried them once and couldn't get the thought out of my head that one would snap. One of my nurse friends (she works with the elderly) carries around a couple of empty gallon water bottles that she fills (to some degree or other) with water and has her patients lifting them. She even has a strap to thread through the handle of one so that they can do leg lifts in a sitting position. That might be a good place to start at home. 1 Animalrescuer18 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tchau Report post Posted January 29, 2018 Lots of videos on youtube on how to use bands for people with all different levels of fitness. Check that out first and then decide if you want to buy some. Where I live, the yellow and blue bands have the least amount of tension. The grey and black ones have the most. 1 Animalrescuer18 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CheeringCJ Report post Posted January 29, 2018 get the "light" resistance bands to start with.... 1 Animalrescuer18 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Animalrescuer18 Report post Posted January 29, 2018 1 hour ago, CheeringCJ said: get the "light" resistance bands to start with.... Thank you for the video! Very helpful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CheeringCJ Report post Posted February 1, 2018 @Animalrescuer18 this is a today's deal on Amazon in case you haven't gotten a set yet: https://www.amazon.com/Resistance-Band-Set-Waterproof-Attachment/dp/B01GCA4BJC/ref=gbps_img_s-3_e761_05809e01?smid=A3CFCCNW0S66AV&pf_rd_p=9de28e7a-2a50-4581-8452-0dd59381e761&pf_rd_s=slot-3&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=gb_main&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=RNK48V0DT80W18Z1EN9C 1 Animalrescuer18 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Animalrescuer18 Report post Posted February 1, 2018 CJ, You are awesome!! I ordered it. You are a great help! Thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
