cardio with injury

Take my advice - use this time to let your body heal. Don't rush it. I know it sucks feeling like you can't do anything and you are gonna back step or not make progress but this is your BODY we are talking about....don't tick it off. The best thing to do is watch your diet while you are healing. You can control what you put in your mouth. Give it time.

Cardio with any ankle injury is going to be painful. Not too long ago I had a grade III sprain in my right ankle and wasn't supposed to start running until June, well, believe me when I say I only made it about 3 weeks without running. I currently have tendonitits in that ankle. You may not like what I say, but please heed my advice and don't be stubborn like me Start slow, and low impact. Ellipticals, recumbent bikes, slow and consistency. Once you start to feel less ache increase the intensity and time. Start to transition into more impact cardio (stairs, running) if that's what you like to do. Avoid any class cardio wise that will require you to shift position quickly or pivot. Also, try moving and stretching your ankle regularly, and stretching/foam rolling in general. Ankle tendons connect to calves, shins, and so forth from there. So if you have tight calves it could be affecting your ankle and so forth.