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Is this workout ok to do til I can do my gym workout?

mizzcasual
mizzcasual Posts: 223 Member
edited February 11 in Fitness and Exercise
I sprained my ankle last week it's only a mild sprain I can't lower body workouts like squats/lunges /treadmill/ planks etc until at least 4-6 weeks.
I don't want to stop working out completely.

What I've been doing i just started today. How is this workout? is there anything I can add to it to make it better?
Focusing on the upper body. Usually I'd do HIIT most of usual workout I can't do for another few weeks.

Boxercise - youtube video workout with weights

Bicep curl x 12
Lateral raise x12
Frontal raise x 12
3 sets
Shoulder press x12
3 sets

Sit ups with weights x 12
Russian twist x 20
3 sets

Sit ups x10
leg lift 10
Sit ups with legs high up x10
3 sets

Replies

  • SirDoctorofTARDIS
    SirDoctorofTARDIS Posts: 113 Member
    Sounds pretty good to me. I'd add in a bike or elliptical (depending on pain). You want keep up the PAIN FREE range of motion. Plus it will help keep your cardio up.
  • mizzcasual
    mizzcasual Posts: 223 Member
    I might try adding in swimming sometime.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Seems reasonable.

    One question, though: how are you doing boxercise with a sprained ankle? Are you doing it while sitting? I ask, because it would seem that standing and throwing punches (I'm not very familiar with it - just watched the intro on youtube) would put some stress on your ankles that you'd want to avoid.
  • mizzcasual
    mizzcasual Posts: 223 Member
    I'm doing this boxercise video and either just not doing ankle movements focusing on the upper body I can light squat a little just modifying the workout when needed. My ankle isn't very bad only a mild sprain so I can do a little more and put weight on my foot .
    I stand while doing it
    I did this one found it okay.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqxmAhKPVGw
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