BOPDHB Patient Resources Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Procedure | Page 65

Stand facing a wall with your arms straight and your hands on the wall. Do push-ups against the wall keeping your body in a straight line. Stand or sit holding your hands on your chest with weights in your hands. Briskly lift both arms up from your chest and slowly down. Tighten your stomach and lower back muscles to stabilize your lower spine and lift alternate arms up and down. Sit or stand holding a hand weight. Support the elbow of the arm to be exercised with the other hand. Bend and straighten the elbow. 61