Temporarily Immobile :(

mizrotor
mizrotor Posts: 6
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi All

I recently sprained my ankle pretty bad and am now on crutches. I can't walk on my foot and will need physio.
I've just got back into healthy eating and exercise and have lost 1.4kgs since xmas. I'm terrified I will put this back on since I can't exercise at the moment.:cry:
Does anyone have any tips or know what I can do to ensure I don't put the weight back on?
Is there any exercises I can do which doesn't involve putting my foot on the ground??

Also, I'm new to the site (kinda) so looking for some friends :smile:

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  • issyfit
    issyfit Posts: 1,077 Member
    You can do upper body weight workouts while sitting and also crunches. This is what I did when recovering from a hip replacement along with the PT.
  • mizrotor
    mizrotor Posts: 6
    Thanks issyfit :smile:
  • Firefox7275
    Firefox7275 Posts: 2,040 Member
    There is such a thing as chair based exercise, this is generally for the elderly and those recuperating tho. Don't know if you can get a Flexi-bar where you are, they are pretty challenging and they do show chair/ kneeling variations in some of the DVDs and also offer good e-mail support with 'tame' physiotherapists they can put questions to. You can do a ton of balance work with it longer term, helped me with my weak ankles and poor core stability as well as hardcore 'toning', I liked the results enough to train to instruct it! The couple who sell it in the UK are Aussies - Steve Schiemer and Rebecca Small.

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