Help! Can't jog for 3 weeks as per the doc

ColetteM6

Gah! Apparently old gymnastics injuries, poor stretching habits, and bad shoes have led to tendonitis and issues in my calf. The doc gave me some fancy equipment (a rubber band and a glorified rolling pin), stretching exercises, and a scar tissue scraping treatment. But I have to stay off jogging and walking for 3-4 weeks!! She said I could bike or elliptical but I have neither of those.
Cardio ideas please!

blah2989

Pool?

ColetteM6

alas, no access to a pool.

ElsaVonMarmalade

What equipment/access do you have?

ColetteM6

I have a living room, furniture, resistance bands....that's it

ElsaVonMarmalade

"Deck of Cards" workout, assign 1 exercise to each suit, for instance:

hearts = push-ups (knee or whatever kind you do)
diamonds = sit-ups or crunches
spades = squats
clubs = curls w/ your resistance bands

Go through the whole deck and whatever card you draw, that's what you do - so a 9 of hearts is 9 push-ups. Gets your heart rate up and by the end you'll have done 104 of each exercise.

qtgonewild

"Deck of Cards" workout, assign 1 exercise to each suit, for instance:

hearts = push-ups (knee or whatever kind you do)
diamonds = sit-ups or crunches
spades = squats
clubs = curls w/ your resistance bands

Go through the whole deck and whatever card you draw, that's what you do - so a 9 of hearts is 9 push-ups. Gets your heart rate up and by the end you'll have done 104 of each exercise.

Love this. I have an ankle injury torn atfl, I just walk can't imagine running with this ankle, but always like today every step I take hurts so this is awesome thank you

ColetteM6

YOU are awesome! Thank you thank you thank you

ElsaVonMarmalade

My pleasure!