The importance of preoperative and postoperative physical activity counseling in bariatric surgery.
There is increasing evidence that physical activity (PA) can enhance weight loss and other outcomes after bariatric surgery. However, most preoperative patients are insufficiently active and, without support, fail to make substantial increases in their PA postoperatively. This review provides the rationale for PA counseling in bariatric surgery and describes how to appropriately tailor strategies to preoperative and postoperative patients.
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. kingw@edc.pitt.edu
Wendy C
WC
King
Dale S
DS
Bond
D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D037001:Directive Counseling; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs / Q000379:methods*