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Three Reasons to Exercise Outside

After you’ve recovered from band surgery and are ready to start your weight loss exercise routine, you have an important decision to make: inside or outside? Though the stifling temperatures of July in Jacksonville can make it a hard choice, the sunshine and bright blue skies of summer still beckon us outdoors. We flock to[...]
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After Band Surgery, Get Walking

To some people, walking is walking—there’s nothing too special or too exciting about it. However, walking to stay in shape after LAP Band surgery can be as fun and as beneficial to your health as you make it. Weight loss surgery patients can spice up their walking routine this summer by trying out alternative forms[...]
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Fun Fitness Alternatives

Summer is finally here and it’s heating up in Jacksonville, but for some band surgery patients, workouts might actually be cooling down. Part of maintaining weight loss efforts through physical fitness is making sure to keep your workout routines exciting and engaging. If you feel like your fitness routine is lacking in pleasure this summer,[...]
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Keep Cool this Summer When Exercising in the Heat

Summer is almost here and the temperatures in Jacksonville are already beginning to reach record-breaking numbers. Exercising on a regular basis helps bariatric surgery patients stay in shape and on track with weight loss efforts. Unfortunately, exercising in the Florida heat can really make your workouts uncomfortable and ultimately inhibit your performance. Though many people[...]
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The Soundtrack of a Healthier Life

Would you take a yoga class with a heavy metal soundtrack? How about a high-energy aerobics class based around the somber quietude of a Brahms piano concerto? Would you go back to a salsa dancing instructor who refused to play anything but the experimental ambient works of Brian Eno?
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Abandon Gym-Skipping Excuses and Get Moving

Following your LAP-BAND surgery, you will need to make several lifestyle changes--such as making an honest effort to exercise on a regular basis. We all lead busy lives, but in order to maintain weight loss long-term we need to finally leave the excuses at the door and find the time to make it to the[...]
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Light Weights can make a Big Impact

With the rise in popularity of tough love reality TV shows like The Biggest Loser, a lot of Lap Band patients have the mantra ‘no pain, no gain’ stuck in their head. There are a number of misperceptions that are stuck in a lot of peoples’ heads when it comes to working out, and this[...]
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The 15 Minute Workout

Getting to the gym everyday can be tough. While it is important to stick to your workout plan and fit in full length workouts following weight loss surgery in North Florida, these four exercises make it possible to get a full body workout on days that a long gym trip just isn’t going to work.
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A Workout for your Brain

Almost everyone knows that exercise is good for you, but few are aware of all of the benefits of exercise, including researchers. With each new scientific discovery, it seems as if exercise has a positive influence on every corner of the body.
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