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If you’ve just undergone any form of breast surgery, the chances are you’ll want to show off your post op figure as soon as you possibly can. Before you go back to regular training sessions or hit the pool, you need to understand that cosmetic surgery is just as invasive as any other form of surgery you might have and as such you’ll need to factor in what you can and can’t do.
Tracking Your Activity Levels
It’s important not to overtrain, and whilst there is much debate about the benefits of activity trackers, they can be a hugely beneficial way of knowing if you’ve either done too much, or not enough on any given day.
However, any doctor worth their salt will tell you that you should avoid any upper body training at all for at least two weeks after surgery. This may vary from patient to patient, and recovery is a highly-individualized plan.
Think about these steps:
If you’ve followed the advice and guidance of your Doctor, these are the following points you can consider if you’re getting back into an exercise regimen after a breast augmentation:
· Always have a well-made, supportive sports bra to protect you before, during and after exercise.
· Keep as much of your exercise regime as low impact as possible and avoid anything that works out your upper body or involves too much movement of the upper arms. For instance, if you’re a keen weight trainer, restart your training with your legs only. Look to use machines that won’t put any stress on your upper body at all,
· Exercise your neck by stretching it, the muscles here can become excessively tight after surgery, and you can do this sitting down. Simply sit up straight in a chair and gently tilt your neck to one side, holding for roughly twenty seconds, repeat on the other side.
Once you are able to work on your upper body:
· Keep away from any overhead exercises at first, and minimize workouts that involve lateral shoulder raises as well as frontal shoulder raises.
· If you’re keen on push ups, then as soon as you’ve been given the all-clear to attempt these, start them in an inclined position, and as you start to recover your strength, you can gradually lower your starting position.
· Invest in dumbbells. These will allow you more control over the range of motion you have, rather than if you were using a barbell. Try something like the inclined dumbbell chest press, which will work your shoulders out as well.
