Thank you for addressing exercises post cataract surgery more throughly then anyone else here. I didn’t realize until after my first eye I would be restricted from vigorous exercise until 3 weeks post second eye. That’s a lot of time for an endurance athlete to rest. I’m 71 and so I’ll definitely be loosing fitness with that much time off. Of course my eyes come first. Normal workouts happen daily with 2-3 x week high intensity intervals and weekly race pace work. Some days are light recovery days. I’m competitive nationally. I do get close to maximum heart rate a couple times a week. I can keep my heart rate at 80% max for three hours. Being allowed to keep my heart rate in the 120 range would be so much better then resting. Maybe your familiar with zone 2 work or quantifying work with heart rate. My maximum heart rate is 157. My resting HR is 42. I know this is a lot to ask and perhaps nobody has looked at the effect of exercise intensity on the post cataract eye - I probably wouldn’t volunteer for that study. If you can comment thank you. I’m sure lots of athletes getting cataract surgery would love to know. Thank you.

What about weight training? I don't mean heavy weights, but simply working with dumbbells in the range of 20-30lb each? Also, leg squats, push-ups and sit-ups can be very strenuous especially when doing high reps, what about those? I have been walking since about 2 days after surgery. I had laser, by the way, if that makes a difference, and I'm a week past my first eye, and second eye coming up in a week. I'm in my early 60's and in good health otherwise. Should I just wait until after the second eye to reintroduce weights? I would like to resume the sit-ups and squats now though if I can, or should I just stick with the walking for now, since the 2nd eye is coming up so soon?

@AttilaTheHunky

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there I would appreciate if you can give me some feedback I'm also body builder and I'm getting my eye cataract cataract surgery soon much appreciated thank you

@mikeking7710

2 жыл бұрын

@@AttilaTheHunky I don't know if you meant this for me or the video poster, but no matter. I'm not a bodybuilder, but just an older man who's trying to regain some health in my later years, through nutrition and exercise. What I can say from my experience, is that if you're having both eyes done, they'll probably be about one to two weeks apart, and that's not enough time to even begin to think about resuming exercise before your second eye. I was advised not to do any kind of general weight training or even strenuous calisthenics or aerobics at first. This could be as much as 3-4 weeks after the second eye, possibly longer, as everyone is different. Follow your eye dr's advice on that. I knew that it was going to be a while without strenuous exercise, so since walking was OK, I started walking about a week after each eye, to keep active until the next eye, then started walking again a week after the second eye. If you walk outside, make sure to protect your eyes with sunglasses, both from the glare and also any wind in your face. But jumping jacks, push-ups, sit-ups and other more strenuous aerobics you should stay away from until your eye dr clears you. it was a little over a month after the second eye before I was able to resume actual resistance training and strenuous aerobics, and even then I had to go easy for a while and work the weight and reps back up. All together, other than the walking, I wasn't able to do any other exercise for about 2 months. Hope this helps, and I'm sure the video poster will have thoughts as well.

@theenglishdonatseed994

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this valuable information. I was afraid to do any heavy lifting since I done surgery 6 years ago. Now I will do anything without worries from my eyes.

When can I go back to my gentle rebounding after my cataract surgery?

How about for body builders?

i have injury can i workout or no

what about returning to play rugby