Favorite non-impact exercise during a sprained ankle?

Athena1007
Athena1007 Posts: 49 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Yep, rolled my ankle playing soccer last Friday. It's still purple, swollen, and painful, and has effectively sidelined me from running 3x/week and from soccer.

What's your favorite non-impact cardio/weight routine while nursing an injury?

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  • callie006
    callie006 Posts: 151 Member
    Mine was lifting food to my mouth :(. That's actually how I gained 15 lbs after a nasty ankle injury in late February.

    In answer to your question, though, swimming worked best for me once I started exercising again. I think if I had injured my ankle in summer or had access to an indoor pool, things might have gone differently. This summer, I actually got a lot of my cardio endurance back by swimming, and I even had some success doing my range of motion work in the water. I saw real improvements there as well.
  • FoxyLifter
    FoxyLifter Posts: 965 Member
    Things I feel that you could do if you were missing a foot or two:

    Sit-ups (all kinds, butterfly, bicycle, squirms)
    Push-ups (on knees)
    Planks (on knees)
    Knee ups

    If you can stand, perhaps you can do some regular air squats... or, my favorite, thrusters. :glasses:

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