Lower body exercise ideas with a broken toe
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LKArgh
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My usual exercise options are:
1) swimming
2) pilates
3) weight lifting
4) running
I just broke my toe, so 1 seems the only option that can continue as is for the next weeks. I could do weights for upper body, but nothing that needs me to be standing on my feet, so no squats or lunges. Pilates classes are probably out of the question as they involve lots of planks and push-ups and lots of balancing exercises, and obviously no running.
Any ideas about what I could do for lower body?
1) swimming
2) pilates
3) weight lifting
4) running
I just broke my toe, so 1 seems the only option that can continue as is for the next weeks. I could do weights for upper body, but nothing that needs me to be standing on my feet, so no squats or lunges. Pilates classes are probably out of the question as they involve lots of planks and push-ups and lots of balancing exercises, and obviously no running.
Any ideas about what I could do for lower body?
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Floor barre ballet is a lot like Pilates without any pushups. You usually find them on DVDs that include other ballet, but youtube is probably a good way of just finding the floor barre parts.0
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It probably depends which toe it is and how badly it is broken, but when I broke one of my toes, I didn't run, but cycling was fine. I was also able to continue with pilates because I went to a small class where the teacher would give always give students alternative exercises if there was something they couldn't do.0
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How would the rowing machine work?
Also, could you do some weight work on the machines?
Get that toe better soon.
Cheers, h.0 -
Which toe did you break? I didn't skip any weight lifting when I broke my toe, but it was just my pinkie toe. It hurt but meh, who cares.
Unless it's your big toe I'd probably just tape it up and do the weight lifting at a minimum.0 -
I broke my big toe & found it ok to do heavy squatting. I just taped & wrapped up the foot. I found that as long as I kept my weight back in the heels I was fine. Deadlifts & kettlebell swings were also ok for me. I only had pain when I was on my toe & rolled on it so lunges & running were out. I used the stationary bike & rower for cardio0
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