“How soon after abdominal hernia surgery can I go to a gym?”
I will have inguinal hernia surgery. How soon after abdominal hernia surgery can I go to a gym?
4 Answers
You should start exercising the first day after surgery by walking. At the gym, you can use any low impact activity such at treadmill, stationary bike, or elliptical trainer within one to two weeks. If the gym means lifting weights to you, then no lifting for at leak four weeks. Heavy lifting should be delayed for six to eight weeks.
You need to ask your surgeon. In general I limit activity for 2 weeks in laparoscopic repairs and 6 weeks in open repairs.
You should wait at least a month before doing any exercises that stress your abdominal muscles or cause you to raise your intraabdominal pressure. Even after waiting, you need to start back into your exercise regime cautiously. Walking can be started relatively soon after surgery. Wait on using weights or machines.
Normally, within 4-8 weeks.
