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What to do when injured?

liljensta
liljensta Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I have just found out I have hip bursitis aka inflammation of the bursa (hip) and can't perform leg strength training or so many forms of cardio. I know that I will have to eat less to compensate for this, whilst I am recovering.

Does anyone have any ideas of exercise I can do?

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  • DresdenSinn
    DresdenSinn Posts: 665 Member
    edited July 2017
    Seated or lying upper body training (chest/back/shoulders, bi's/tri's) - Bench presses, pull-ups, shoulder presses/lateral raises, bicep curls, tricep extensions
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    what advice were you given when you were diagnosed?
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    There are upper body cardio machines but a bit unusual to find them - arm bike for example. Rowers can be used without leg drive but how much of a workout you actually get is debatable.

    Personally I would just concentrate on upper body weights.

    The priority is healing of course.....
  • liljensta
    liljensta Posts: 3 Member
    The physio said I could do some walking, like 30min max. I guess I'll just have to walk and do upper body exercises!
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