Heading out before 5 a.m. on Sunday morning, Ronald Pavesi, Stephen Sheehan, Scott Nielsën and I loaded our bikes and headed to New York City to participate in the Five Boro Bike Tour with 32,000 other recreational bikers.
Covering 40 miles, our tour ended with a spectacular Brooklyn-Queens Expressway takeover before the heart-pumping climb up — and exhilarating ride down — the breathtaking Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and to the Finish Festival on Staten Island.
The day was unforgettable for me for many reasons.
The three gentleman with whom I rode had faced serious obesity challenges in their lives. But working together, they defeated this chronic disease, and other medical conditions that go along with it, using weight loss surgery as a tool to fight back.
Not only are they all great guys — but they kept me moving at an aggressive pace along all 40 miles!
As part of our exclusive Bariatric Success Program, we offer seasonal Saturday morning walk, bike, jog group fitness sessions along the Henry Hudson Trail, starting in Freehold. This is a move-at-your-own-pace program for people before or after having weight loss surgery. Friends and family members are also welcomed.
Find out more about Prime Surgicare’s Free Trailblazers, Trotters and Trekkers fitness groups >>>
I’d like to thank Ron, Scott and Stephen for making this cycling goal a reality.
I will never forget it.
You Can Learn To Love Fitness
As you reclaim your health after the gastric sleeve or gastric bypass, exercise will ensure your weight loss is steady and motivating.
Do you like hiking? Swimming? Distance walking? Zumba or other group exercise? After surgery, you make the choice (just make sure you choose an option or two to practice regularly). Perhaps you weren’t physically able to work-out at your previous weight. In this case, start slow:
- Walk around the neighborhood with a family member or catch up with a neighbor.
- Take the clothes of the treadmill at home and use it while you talk on the phone or watch Netflix.
- Play ball with your kids (they will be elated, I assure you).
The battle against the disease of obesity is often in the mind. When you see the physical changes happening, your mental outlook will improve as well.
Seize that momentum and go after your goals with everything you’ve got.
Ready To Jump-Start Your Weight loss?
Read “Where Do I Start” and then give the Prime Surgicare team a call at 732-982-2002.
Register for sign up for one of our free bariatric patient seminars or webinars and connect with us on social media.
About Us
Dr. Seun Sowemimo and Dr. Bennet Togbe are board-certified and fellowship-trained, general, laparoscopic and bariatric surgeons in NJ. They specialize in minimally invasive weight loss surgery and general surgery procedures including diverticulitis, gallbladder and hernia conditions. They are the top NJ surgeons at Prime Surgicare, with offices in Freehold serving Monmouth and Ocean counties.
To learn more, visit our YouTube channel or call Prime Surgicare at (732)-982-2002.