How soon after a BA can i go back to the gym

Hi girlies im a bit of a gym bunny and am due my ba may 22, how soon is too soon to start hittig the gym again. i do a lot of running and weights so i am very nurvous about returning and doing myself some damage. Any advice would be welcome x

6 weeks i think x

they advice 6 weeks hun, but i was naughty and went back to the gym 3.5 weeks po only doing light cardio though i didnt attempt weights till i was 6 weeks + im a mega gym freak too i work out 1-2 hours everyday so the no exercise rule killed me, i was out walking everyday from day 1 of my opp to fuel my exercise addiction lol xx

It’s suppose to be at least 6 week but my aunty had hers done was in a bad way for 3 days in hospital n then went back to gym weightlifting working her chest at 11 days post op, which Tbh I would not recomend it put way too much pressure on boobs and incisions xx

my surgeon said 6 weeks and im gutted!! not worth the risks, my friend who has had a BA said its not just weights if you raise your heart rate it can affect the little blood vessels in your breasts.

Guess its not worth it, enjoy your time off muscle memory is amazing you will bounce back.

im the same, exercise everyday so im going to find it hard not doing any for 6 weeks! i’ll have to do something or ill go crazy lol! so is walking ok? xx

thanks girls its not as bad as i thought,

nikki im already planning my post op return programme with my trainer lol, so light cardio and light weights sounds good.i just dont want to push it, after all it is a huge op us girlies are having x

abi walking is fine, making sure you keep lightly active is good for you

my naughty bf actually grassed me up too my nurse at my 6 weeks appointment, he told her i went back to the gym at 3.5 weeks and she didnt say much just to be carefull not to over do it lol xx

thanks for your help nikki xx

what about sunbeds how soon can i go back on these?

they recommend 6 weeks for that too, but even after the 6 weeks you need to keep your scars covered for up to a year because uv light can cause the scars to go red and stay red permanently same rule applies for the sun too xx

do you have to wait 6 weeks until you use fake tan or go for a spray tan too?xx

thanks nikki you know so much about all this, im such a newbe lol i have so many random questions to ask i think these forums are great, as we are all going through the same thing. i have leart so much coming on here x

i think spray tans and fake tan are fine just keep the scars covered for the first 6 weeks

thats ok sarah i been here over a year so have heard most of the questions before lol, most of them at some point i asked myself too lol xx

lol abi i have requested you as a friend as you sound just like me!! i was thinking about fake tan too x got to have a hot body to match our new boobs x

thanks again nikki:) no problem sarahlouise, yes exactly lol! xx

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