If you have ever had a stress fracture, can you help me?

armymom5

I want to still work out somehow. At least do weights or abs or something. If you have had a stress fracture in the past, did you work out? What did you do?

SummerNights32

Well, I didn't listen to my doctor and I kept running ( I was a bit obsessive about working out at the time, obviously). Anyhow, I was on the treadmill in the middle of a run, and the bone in my foot completely snapped. So, I went from the doctor telling me to take it easy for a few weeks, to a walking cast for a few months. That was definitely not one of the smarter things I have done in my life!

Anyhow, I tried swimming when I was able to finally do a little bit again. I realized how hard swimming was though, and pretty much gave up on that after about 2 days haha. I did the elliptical, even thought I was told not to....and that didnt bother me at all. I also did the stationary bike.

Bianca42

I had a stress fracture in my foot at the end of January. It's just about healed...although there is a little discomfort if I'm wearing flimsy shoes.

I work out at home, doing exercise videos. I said I was going to find some upper-body workouts I could do. In February, I continued to watch what I was eating and log everything...and maintained my loss but didn't lose any more. In March I was tired and pissed off...so I just ate cray and gained back 4 pounds. Now I'm back on track and everything is doing well.

Probably not what you wanted to hear. But, the good news is that you totally can do upper-body stuff. If you're already going to the gym then it's probably going to be much easier for you to modify your workouts.

Melliemd

I had a really bad one and didn't really listen to my doctor and kept dancing and such (I was performing in a few musicals at the time) big mistake, made it so much worse that I couldn't do anything for over a month!

Swimming is absolutely a great way for us to keep fit, it's like a replacement run for me. If you're looking for abs stuff, that's the easy part. These two are actually my favourite work-outs and when I stay consistent with them it really flattens the tummy and strengthens your core.

Lay on your back on the floor, get a mat if you need to, if you don't have one you could substitute with a couple layers of blankets

- For the first one, put your legs right together, and put your hands palm-down under the small of your back. Lift your legs straight up, do not bend them, and bring them up, and down, up and down. You can continue those reps like that, or, what really makes the difference, hold your legs JUST above the ground, not touching it, but not holding it high up. You'll feel it stretching so you'll know it's working. A trainer I had 5 years ago taught me this one and it has stuck with me ever since.

- Curls. Super easy. If you don't know how Youtube has tons of guides!

armymom5

Thank you everyone for you input! Great Help!

bokodasu

Still getting over mine - I can do everything except run now.

I still went to the gym every day - did the recumbent bike in my boot or swam (no pushing off with the bad foot), and pretty much the same workouts as before except no legs - you can still push, press, and pull, you just have to make sure you're not standing while you do it.

Just really make sure you follow the rehab directions. I can go to the gym for an hour a day, no problem, but doing 15 minutes of rehab work a couple times a day? Pfft, as if. So I keep getting mostly better and then slacking off and having to start again. This is a bad choice, I don't recommend it.