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Many of our patients have never undertaken any exercise in their life. Others have been top athletes when they were younger and have suffered the middle-aged spread. Some will have made a major achievement by spending 30 minutes a day in gently walking. Others will become true athletes and compete in competitive sports. We want each of you to make a commitment to do the best you can. You must do something every day. Unless physically restricted by a health problem, you should seek to accumulate a total of at least 200 minutes each week in exercise. The LAP-BAND does not make it easier for you to exercise but the weight loss does. With only a few pounds of weight loss you will be fitter, lighter and more able to become active.

This will make it easier for you to make the commitment-the commitment to start exercising, the commitment to continue to build your exercise program and the commitment to continue it on a daily basis permanently. We can advise and encourage you but we cannot do it for you. If you make this commitment and maintain a good exercise program, the benefits are extraordinary.

Weight loss is the benefit of particular interest to us in this situation but there are many others. Most importantly, exercise results in an improvement in health and you are likely to live longer. Diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and abnormal fat levels in the blood are improved sharply. Potentially fatal diseases such as heart attacks and stroke are less likely. It has been estimated that, for every mile (1.6 km) you walk, you increase your lifespan by 30 minutes.

The processes of aging are slowed, with the heart continuing good function, the lungs better maintaining their ability to take up oxygen, and the bones remaining strong. The lapses of memory are fewer, sleep more improved and depression is less likely. The sense of well-being and health improves your quality of life. You will think more clearly, and work with more energy and stamina.

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