Which Exercises ?

islehop75
islehop75 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi there does anybody have any ideas as to what exercises I can do to lose fat, I have had both my feet operated on in the past few month an am back in normal shoes but cannot jump or run , I've put 21lb on in 12 month because of no gym please help !!!!

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Swimming
  • islehop75
    islehop75 Posts: 2 Member
    Ahh thankyou
  • Patttience
    Patttience Posts: 975 Member
    The sooner you can work out that you can lose weight with out exercise the better off you';ll be. Exercise is great for health but not for weightloss. So i'd stick with walking and keeping busy.
  • zargon1964
    zargon1964 Posts: 5 Member
    Aquarobics, it low impact as well.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,147 Member
    You lose fat from a caloric deficit. Exercise is for health. As others have stated, try swimming.
  • hotcoffee692
    hotcoffee692 Posts: 167 Member
    Agreed about watching your calories and swimming, and I also wanted to suggest mat pilates for toning/strengthening. You're lying down the whole time, so there's no pressure on your feet at all. When I hurt my ankle badly before, it was the only thing I could do.
  • JorahLavin
    JorahLavin Posts: 1 Member
    In addition to a careful diet (I'm having great success on a combination of Grain Brain and Ketogenic, but everyone is different), anything that builds the big muscles will burn some calories. See if you can do bodyweight squats, and once you have built up your legs a little, you can add small amounts of weights, held in your hands (think gallon jug of water in each hand) and try variations like Bulgarian Split Squat, Romanian Deadlift, and tons more you can find on YouTube or Fitocracy.com.

    There is an entire world of bodyweight workouts you can do at home that, if you stick with them, will get you miles toward your goal. You may have to be creative to work around your foot injuries until they're healed (heeled? ha ha), but that might be part of the fun.

    I've been following Mark Lauren's workouts, and he recently released a book for women who are just starting out, it is called Body by You, and my wife swears by it.
  • SwankyTomato
    SwankyTomato Posts: 444 Member
    edited January 2015
    Strength training, rubber bands, pilates, yoga, and ball exercises.

    I cannot run at all either EVER and can only do some walking so I had to change how I was going to get into shape.

    I have a nasty neuroma on my right foot and do not want to tick off those nerves again. Took months to get it to calm down and a lot of PT.

    If you are back in old shoes, I would tell you to see a pedorthist and get shoes that are made for you after surgery. Worth its weight in gold to have shoes that fit you properly.
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