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Towards Optimized Care After Bariatric Surgery by Physical Activity and Exercise Intervention: A Review

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Hansen, Dominique, Decroix, Lieselot, Devos, Yves, Nocca, David, Cornelissen, Veronique, Dillemans, Bruno, Lannoo, Matthias·2020·Obesity Surgery

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Although there is growing evidence on the importance of physical activity and exercise intervention after bariatric surgery, it remains to be clarified as to why and how post-operative exercise intervention should be implemented. In this narrative and practically oriented review, it is explained why exercise interventions and physical activity are important after bariatric surgery, how to prescribe exercise and monitor physical activity and how and when physical fitness, muscle strength, fat (-free) mass and bone mineral density could be assessed during follow-up. It is suggested that the inclusion of physical activity and exercise training in the clinical follow-up trajectory could be of great benefit to bariatric surgery patients, since it leads to greater improvements in body composition, bone mineral density, muscle strength and physical fitness.

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  • Biweekly physical activity training sessions for 6 months after RYGB improve cardiometabolic risk factors and muscle strength, but patients may not maintain these benefits in follow-up without continued exercise.

    “Biweekly physical activity training sessions for 6 months after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) have been shown to improve cardiometabolic risk factors and muscle strength. However, patients may not maintain these benefits in follow-up without continued exercise”

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    Section 3 recommends exercise after bariatric surgery to preserve or improve muscle strength and advises permanently increasing physical activity; Future perspectives says long-term adherence is crucial for lasting benefits. The review does not report that twice-weekly training for six months after RYGB improved cardiometabolic risk factors and muscle strength, or that those specific gains were lost during follow-up. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Hansen, D., Decroix, L., Devos, Y., Nocca, D., Cornelissen, V., Dillemans, B., & Lannoo, M.
Affiliations
  • Jessa Hospital (BE)
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
  • Université de Montpellier (FR)
  • AZ Sint-Jan (BE)
  • KU Leuven (BE)
Corresponding author
Hansen, Dominique
Venue
Obesity Surgery
Published
2020-01-08
Volume
30
Issue
3
Pages
1118-1125
ISSN
  • 0960-8923 (ISSN-L)
  • 1708-0428
OpenAlex
W2999065032
Cited by
46
References
81
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 1
FWCI
1.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Obesity Surgery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Body Contouring and Surgery
Keywords
bariatric surgery
MeSH terms
Body Composition, Exercise Therapy, Humans, Obesity, Morbid, Physical Fitness, Exercise, Bariatric Surgery, Muscle Strength

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