so i broke my hand. Now what?

vox23

So I broke my hand last night and the first thing I thougt about was, omg, how am i going to do my regular workouts now? Will I still be able to go to bootcamp and do my zumba? How am I going to able to keep the scale going down when I cant get in those really big burns? Can I eat so clean that I wont need those extra exercise cals to stay under my goal? Will I see all my hard work reverse over the next 6 weeks? And to be perfectly honest I am freaking out a bit. I was SO close to the big 100 and inching my way closer to my next mini goal that its really got me bumbed out.

crappity crap.

Barbj56

Get out and walk.....any exercise is better than nothing!

Jade_Butterfly

Hey don't get down. . there is a lot that you can do that you don't need your hand for. . .May I ask how you broke it?

vox23

Hey don't get down. . there is a lot that you can do that you don't need your hand for. . .May I ask how you broke it?

I wish I had some great story but the simple truth is I fell while chasing my 4 yr old at the grocery store. Good thing small kids are cute!

kanonxbou47

You don't need your hand that much for Zumba, and jogging, etc. If I broke my hand I would probably keep doing everything I already do, except for lifting, and rowing.
It's gonna be okay! You're awesome!

cartern1

Hey - don't get down, don't panic just keep up your hard work.

nik

LolasEpicJourney

RUN! Like the d!ckens... omg that word was bleeped out!

lilcuteness

Make sure you work your other arm...the body has a way of balancing itself, so that will help your broken hand arm. I see no reason why you couldn't do squats, one arm wall push ups, stretch band exercises, etc. Plus, if you have a cast, you'll be weight lifting all day! ; )

mariapuhl

I broke my knuckles once, by falling into a brick wall and using the back side of my hand to break my fall... I put all glorious 220 lbs of weight on it and it broke around the corner..... so yeah, I've been there! I wasn't active when that happened, but I think it would have been simple to walk or run.... avoid things like a treadmill where you could accidentally bump your hand against the rail because it will hurt like heck!

carrie145

RUN! Like the d!ckens... omg that word was bleeped out!

LOL, I tried to tell someone to go to D!cks Sporting goods and they bleeped it out!!


As for the broken hand, walk, run, and I think Zumba would be fine too..

silkysly

Drink lots or water, walk, & stuff that don’t involve your arm. IMPROVISE!!!