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

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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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  1. Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, REVAL – Rehabilitation Research Center, Hasselt University, Agoralaan, Building A, Diepenbeek, 3590, Hasselt, Belgium

    Dominique Hansen

  2. Hasselt University, BIOMED, Hasselt, Belgium

    Dominique Hansen

  3. Jessa Hospital, Heart Centre Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium

    Dominique Hansen

  4. Human Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

    Lieselot Decroix

  5. Fitness als Medicijn®-Medisch Fitness Centrum, Ternat, Belgium

    Yves Devos

  6. Department of Surgery, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France

    David Nocca

  7. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Veronique Cornelissen

  8. Department of General Surgery, AZ Sint Jan Brugge-Oostende, Brugge, Belgium

    Bruno Dillemans

  9. Department of Abdominal Surgery, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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Hansen, D., Decroix, L., Devos, Y. et al. Towards Optimized Care After Bariatric Surgery by Physical Activity and Exercise Intervention: a Review. OBES SURG 30, 1118–1125 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04390-x

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