What sort of exercise could help?
For most people, doing gentle exercise when they can would be suitable. This could include:
- going for a short walk
- light housework or gardening
- sitting in a chair or lying on a bed or the floor, raising your leg, and holding it for a few seconds, before lowering it and repeating a few times
- lifting some small weights, tins of food or bottles of water, while sitting in a chair
- walking up and down a few steps.
If you usually do a lot of exercise, you may wish to do more than this. Speak to your doctor or physiotherapist before doing vigorous exercise.
If you are in hospital, doing some activity can help your fitness. This can help once you leave hospital. For example, you could try walking along the corridor once a day.