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I'm somebody who NEVER did sports before and I hate sports and exercises in general.

I have been skinny my entire life despite no matter how much I ate but now after 3 years post-op I'm becoming fat as hell and I never gained weight like this before it's scary specially as someone was always skinny during 30 years.

I always had that idea that sports is not good for post op, am I right or wrong? Ever since I started taking hormones I started become and feeling very weak so I'm thinking now sports might not be good and will make me weaker.

Simple abs work is not working for me, I need to start running and I hate that, will it really work? I'm not sure.

But anyways I just wanna know is sports dangerous or not good for post-ops in general?

I did my sport martial arts, biking, running, walking and all is good.

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Walking, running and biking are good ways to burn off excessive calories however if you decide on running, do so on a surface that doesn't damage your joints. All 3 activities require minimal equipment and can be done most any time and any place. Just be careful not to do more than you are able to at first. Start with short distances and gradually increase the distance as you are able to handle it.

I am unaware of any reasons why activity or sports would be contraindicated post-op other than the early period you are healing - then probably just walking is best but after a few months I would expect the more exercise the better. 

I started seriously biking and running in my early 40s 5 years post op and and now a very active triathlete and have qualified for US nationals.  I was never good at sports nor active as a kid but feeling like the real me and wanting to take care of my body (as well as my partner being 10 years younger than me and being fit) all help keep me motivated.  I now like to  exercise and have found it's also a massive stress reducer. 

Having said all that I have a partial menical tear that I've been out of action for 3 months with. It's doing better and I'm back to training but I've thrown on 10 lbs and been an angry b!tch for a while.  Lol.  Time to try to work it off! 

Sarah

I don't see why it would be a problem. We're hormonally and physically similar to cis women, and the solution for a woman who doesn't like feeling weaker is to exercise to get stronger. :)

I got back into my exercise regime as soon as I could (which meant waiting a few months for the area to heal before I could go back to biking 10 miles or more at a time, but weightlifting was fine after 3 months), and I definitely felt better once I was working out again. I even think being in good shape was one reason I healed easily and quickly.

There's no reason it has to be running, either, if there's something else you'd prefer.

Exercise is healthy, a mood enhancer and can help shape the body in a nice way. But, don't expect it to do much in terms of weight loss on its own.