Injured Ankles Trying to Stay Fit.

kbails386
kbails386 Posts: 6
in Fitness and Exercise
Ok so apparently I've managed to strain both of my ankles while doing my daily runs this week and now it is EXCRUCIATING to even walk. I don't want to let my fitness and training progress lag and deteriorate while I'm resting them because I don't want to hurt myself even more.

Are there any other workouts that can yield a relatively high or adequate calorie burn that don't involve my ankles a whole lot?

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  • ZeldaMarooner7
    ZeldaMarooner7 Posts: 307
    I have the same problem! Only, my ankle pain is permanent. Every day is something, I can't run, I can barely walk, (If so, I limp) and so on. I just don't run at all, and only walk slow pace. Just trotting will hurt my ankle some how.

    I guess for exercise purposes, do some sit ups while someone holds your feet.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    A week or two rest won't significantly effect your fitness. Rest those ankles
  • _jayciemarie_
    _jayciemarie_ Posts: 574 Member
    Swimming.
  • kjm3579
    kjm3579 Posts: 3,974 Member
    I injured both ankles last year running. The first injury was to my left ankle which was swollen and so painful I could hardly walk on it. I used a stick roller on my leg and foot and wrapped the ankle each day and in less than 2 weeks it was healed. The right ankle is another story! I was training for the Broad Street Run and went out for a 9 mile training run the day before Easter in March. I ran about half the distance and was not feeling well so I stopped for a break and when I went to start running again I was in so much pain in both legs and especially the right ankle. I did a combo of walk and run to get back home and put ice on it for a while. I was hardly swollen at all and was more painful when wrapped so I just took it easy and iced it when at home. However, after several months of not being able to run on it I began to look at other options - and the least favorable of those options was going to the podiatrist for treatment. I came across an article on Bikram yoga for healing athletic injuries and began to believe that would help me. While I was debating starting it I found a Groupon offer and decided to grab it. I have been doing Bikram now for about 6 months and still have a little pain now and again in the ankle. I can run on it now (have just started back doing 1-1.9 mile runs so far) and have found just how weak some of my body is while doing the various poses in each class. I'm presently using Bikram as a form of cross training while I get back to running hoping to be ready for Broad Street this spring. Maybe you would want to give a Bikram class a try as well!

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