Start with these principles
- Keep resistance training in the plan
- Increase daily movement realistically
- Avoid all-or-nothing intensity
Choose benefits beyond calorie burn
Walking can improve work capacity, strength training can preserve function, and both can support mood and daily energy. These outcomes make movement worth doing even when weight fluctuates.
Build the week around consistency
Start with two strength sessions and several comfortable walks, then add time or intensity gradually. Avoid trying to compensate for eating with punishing workouts.
Adapt during active treatment
Medication effects, low intake, joint pain, and current fitness can change exercise tolerance. Shorten or simplify a session when needed and discuss persistent dizziness, weakness, or other concerning symptoms with a clinician.
Safety and individual needs
Adapt exercise to symptoms, health history, and current capacity. Stop for chest pain, faintness, or unusual shortness of breath. Seek qualified help when pain, recent injury, surgery, pregnancy, or a medical condition changes what is appropriate.