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💙Offering Prehabilitation 🤍Exercise and nutrition advice 🚲 CPETs available 💪Rebuild- A post-operative service provided 📍Located in Medway Maritime Hospital

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Having a protein supplement can help you to achieve a personalised protein target, helping to maintain and build muscle mass!
You can calculate a rough protein target by multiplying your body weight in kg by 0.8-1.2. That will give you how many grams you should have in a day!💪

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Tips for Prehab success!

Here are a few things to get you started at Prehab:

1.Start strengthening some key muscle groups
2.Increase aerobic activity (walking, swimming, cycling)
3.Stay consistent!

Follow these rules to ensure Prehab success and reduce recovery times!

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Tips for Prehab success!

Here are a few things to get you started at Prehab:

1.Start strengthening some key muscle groups
2.Increase aerobic activity (walking, swimming, cycling)
3.Stay consistent!

Follow these rules to ensure Prehab success and reduce recovery times!

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Today we had to pleasure of speaking with Colombo Medical Congress 2024, teaching those around the world about Prehab!

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Our patients🤍💙
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Carcinogens!

38% of cancers in the UK are preventable. This is due to the huge list of carcinogens that are in our daily routine.

Carcinogen is any agent that promotes the development of cancer. Above is a limited list of some carcinogens. ⬆️

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What are carcinogens?🤍💙
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Would you or a loved one like to find out more about living with and beating cancer? Give us a message to find out when our next meeting with take place🤍💙

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Do you know someone waiting for surgery? Let them know Prehab is an option!🤍💙

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Struggling with stress and anxiety? Box breathing can help to refocus the mind, lower heart rate and blood pressure! Give it a try next time you’re feeling overwhelmed ! #boxbreathing #mentalhealth

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A little prehab can go a long way! Preparing your body before surgery can speed up recovery and reduce risks. 🔑 #Prehabilitation #RecoveryGoals

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What is your RPE right now?🤍💙

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Try incorporating squats into your daily routine to help to maintain your quadriceps, helping with daily activities🤍💙

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AAA🫀 what is it?

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Bicep curls will help to maintain upper body strength, to help make everyday activities easier! 🤍💙

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This is a very basic introduction to cancer!🤍💙

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Why are sit to stands so important to practice before surgery?🤍💙

This exercise will help to maintain and build muscle in the quadriceps, making climbing stairs and standing up out of a chair after surgery easier!🪑

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What is a hernia?🤍💙

We see patients awaiting hernia repair for 8 weeks or sometimes longer to help the individual get as fit as possible to create fast recovery and reduce the chance of a hernia occurring again!🧑‍⚕️

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Exercise Ideas!💙🤍

We have a series of exercises and stretches coming your way! Stay tuned to learn new exercises to get you fit for surgery, or just improve your quality of life!💙

Follow @medwayprehab for a new exercise everyday!

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Physical Activity vs Exercise!
Unfortunately, walking around the shops and doing housework does not count towards you 150 minutes of exercise per week! However, incorporating a daily walk into your routine will help to improve your lung and heart function!🤍💙