Effects of supervised exercise immediately after bariatric surgery: results from the EFIBAR randomized trial.

Elena Martínez-Rosales A. Hernández-Martínez L. López-Sánchez M. J. Torrente-Sánchez A. Esteban-Simón Emilio Villa-González Y. Barranco-Ruíz M. Rodríguez-Perez M. Alcaraz-Ibáñez C. Gómez-Navarro J. Aceituno Reúl Reyes-Parrilla J. A. Aparicio-Gómez L. Carmona-Rodríguez Pablo Soriano-Maldonado S. Martínez-Forte A. M. Fernández-Alonso M. Ferrer-Márquez A. Soriano-Maldonado Enrique G. Artero

Sep 2026 · Obesity Surgery · Vol 36, pp. 5325-5338 · 0 citations · 28 references

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A 16-week supervised concurrent exercise program initiated immediately post-surgery did not improve weight loss compared with usual care, and short-term improvements in systolic blood pressure and glycated hemoglobin were observed, but these were not sustained at 12 months.

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