Immediately after release from the hospital, I found myself quite weak. Yes, now I could breath, however being laid up for a hospital stay robs you of muscle tone and endurance. I started exercising with light weights and using the treadmill in the community gym daily. It became an ingrained routine, rise, exercise, then start the day.
Personally, I recommend getting a dog as soon as you are able – going for the twice (if not more) daily walks is a good way to regain the lost muscle tone and endurance. Having something dependent upon you is also good psychologically - as opposed to being reliant upon others as had been in my case.
Hula is my pup, I rescued her at Helen Woodward (a shelter here in San Diego). She was 11 months old when I got her. She is the first dog (and I’ve had a few) that I have ‘crated’, she became part of my life quickly, our walks in the morning are now approximately 2 ½ miles each morning. We do shorter walks in the evening.
I’ll admit (sadly) that I am not ‘hitting the gym’ as often as I’d like, but my life has gotten active again that I feel I make up for the lack of weight lifting and static exercises by doing ‘chores and yard work’.
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