What would you do?

hush7hush
hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
edited September 27 in Fitness and Exercise
Got pretty injured yesterday.
Just found out it's worse than I thought.

Fractured ankle;
pulled a tendon in my foot;
bruised tailbone,
basically the entire right side of my lower body is injured.

I have no access to a pool,
and I don't want to have NO cardio until I'm healed.

What would you do?

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  • CriticalX
    CriticalX Posts: 212 Member
    do upper body
  • jamielise2
    jamielise2 Posts: 432 Member
    Ouch! I'm sorry! I would suggest doing weight lifting in a seated position while you heal. Also, if you go to a gym, most gyms have a hand pedal bike you can use for cardio until you can be weight bearing again.
  • bachooka
    bachooka Posts: 719 Member
    I honestly have to say that it would be good to take it easy.... maybe do wii boxing...you could do that sitting down!
  • pretty1n1nk
    pretty1n1nk Posts: 28
    arms...you can still raise that heart rate by sittling...you can do it!
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    I just don't want to focus solely on arms until I heal,
    especially since I had a ridiculous upper body workout yesterday
    and my muscles are still screaming.



    Stationary bike?
  • juliebrc1
    juliebrc1 Posts: 25
    I broke my left leg and sprained my right one in October. I did sit ups and shadow boxing. The shadow boxing gets your HR up. Take care, you will be back in no time.
  • CuteAndCurvy83
    CuteAndCurvy83 Posts: 570 Member
    I would try to avoid using the bottom half of your body a few days atleast give that area a chance to repair itself. I know it's a little bit of a setback but you don't want to damage anything beyond repair.
  • DerGraf
    DerGraf Posts: 40 Member
    I'm not sure what I would do. So this is a good question. I shall check back intermittenty to see some responses.

    Oh, I also have a pool you can use. I don't even use it really. Although there is a goose who occasionally visits it. He won't bother you though. Just try and be out by 4pm and he shouldn't mind. That's the time we throw stale bread in the water for his supper. I'm not sure where you're from, I'm in Canada, so I may be a little far.

    Get well soon.

    Regards,
    DerGraf
  • InfamousQ
    InfamousQ Posts: 266 Member
    I would do weights upper body and take it easy real easy....
  • millygrl
    millygrl Posts: 98 Member
    I'm not sure what I would do. So this is a good question. I shall check back intermittenty to see some responses.

    Oh, I also have a pool you can use. I don't even use it really. Although there is a goose who occasionally visits it. He won't bother you though. Just try and be out by 4pm and he shouldn't mind. That's the time we throw stale bread in the water for his supper. I'm not sure where you're from, I'm in Canada, so I may be a little far.

    Get well soon.

    Regards,
    DerGraf

    lmao! No wonder people think that Canadians are strange. You're going around giving us a bad rep.
  • millygrl
    millygrl Posts: 98 Member
    I definitely think that boxing would be the way to go. It keeps your arms nice and toned and it gets your heart pumping.
    Sorry to hear about your injury. Hope it heals quick : )
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    Hahahaha.
    I love canadians. :D
  • DerGraf
    DerGraf Posts: 40 Member
    lmao! No wonder people think that Canadians are strange. You're going around giving us a bad rep.

    Aw COME ON!!!! That paragraph was GOLD!!!!

    I'm not a weirdo, I swear.
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    I'm honestly wondering if I should take ANOTHER rest day?
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    I'm honestly wondering if I should take ANOTHER rest day?

    Yes. Please do. Give your body a chance to heal. Trying to force it into working out right now will only backfire on you in the end.

    I had bursitis in my right hip in the fall. I chose to ignore it and kept right on pushing myself (tough people push through the pain, right?). Well, I ended up with a stress fracture in that hip.

    DON'T RISK IT.
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    All I really wanted was permission to go home and sleep.
    :D


    thanks!
    I'm so ridiculous.
  • millygrl
    millygrl Posts: 98 Member
    lmao! No wonder people think that Canadians are strange. You're going around giving us a bad rep.

    Aw COME ON!!!! That paragraph was GOLD!!!!

    I'm not a weirdo, I swear.

    Sure, say you're not a weirdo after that little anecdote. I bet I'll find you on another thread discussing the proper heating for your igloo, or your opinion of the practice of sending our elderly out on ice flows.
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    All I really wanted was permission to go home and sleep.
    :D


    thanks!
    I'm so ridiculous.

    Go home and sleep. :) (or go to Canada and swim..your choice, really... )
  • shonasteele
    shonasteele Posts: 473
    I'm not sure what I would do. So this is a good question. I shall check back intermittenty to see some responses.

    Oh, I also have a pool you can use. I don't even use it really. Although there is a goose who occasionally visits it. He won't bother you though. Just try and be out by 4pm and he shouldn't mind. That's the time we throw stale bread in the water for his supper. I'm not sure where you're from, I'm in Canada, so I may be a little far.

    Get well soon.

    Regards,
    DerGraf

    lmao! No wonder people think that Canadians are strange. You're going around giving us a bad rep.

    LMAO! No sweetie, you give us a good rep for being funny and so damn nice we'd offer our pool to a stranger as long as she didn't mind sharing it with our duck!!! Love it!
  • Flyntiggr
    Flyntiggr Posts: 898 Member
    Got pretty injured yesterday.
    Just found out it's worse than I thought.

    Fractured ankle;
    pulled a tendon in my foot;
    bruised tailbone,
    basically the entire right side of my lower body is injured.

    I have no access to a pool,
    and I don't want to have NO cardio until I'm healed.

    What would you do?

    Honey - you need to rest for a bit. I'm assuming you are on pain meds given what happend. You may need a week or so off. Then, you'll likely be forced to do upper body stuff untl you heal. Fractured ankle - 6-8 weeks right?
  • Cletc
    Cletc Posts: 352
    oh that's gotta be sore.

    Hmm, I would probably google wheelchair exercises or something like that. see what could be done seated?
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