Sprained ankle--what to do while it heals?

arbitra
arbitra Posts: 1 Member
edited November 10 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm a semi-professional athlete, and have been working to lose the last 10-15 lbs. I need for the pros. The only downside: I sprained my ankle two days ago. Ouch.

I have been running for ~20 minutes twice a week, followed by an hour of circuit/weight training, running 30-40 minutes two other days, swimming an hour one day a week, and going Latin dancing for two or three hours one day a week--all this and tracking calories, and in a month I've eked out a 3 pound loss.

Now I'm terrified I'm going to gain it back while I wait for this ankle to heal. Any suggestions for good cardio/resistance/any training that I can do for the next month? This is Day 2, so all I've been doing are abs, bicycles, and leg lifts (no weight)--walking is still mostly off-limits for the ankle until the swelling goes down.

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  • ohpilot
    ohpilot Posts: 73 Member
    When I had a soft tissue sprain in my foot I swam. You just need to be careful of that post-swimming appetite :)
  • addisondisease2
    addisondisease2 Posts: 348 Member
    http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/radical_methods_of_injury_rehabilitation

    You are welcome
  • _Doreen_
    _Doreen_ Posts: 127 Member
    you can burn some calories doing upper body cardio... why not try punches? You can do them standing if possible, or try sitting. do cross-the-body punches like in the 30 day shred dvd or Power90.

    It's not ideal, but it will still help.

    Good luck.... just don't give up and stop altogether! :flowerforyou:
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    I did a lot of arm work, and gradually started doing biking and swimming. :) I also switched to maintenance. GET BETTER! <3
  • kaetra
    kaetra Posts: 442 Member
    Swimming was all I could do without re-injuring myself.

    Ankle sprains really really suck. I had a bad sprain this spring and went back to my regular routine a week after the swelling went down. It wasn't enough time to heal though because I wound up rolling it twice more as the ligaments were still weakend. Even now, months later that ankle is still a bit bigger than the other. I really hope I didn't damage it permanently, I definitely can tell it's still more fragile than my other ankle. I'm very careful with it now.
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