Broken foot fitness?

I broke a metatarsal at the toe joint in Feb and spent about 6 weeks in the boot and exercised exclusively in the boot for about 3 months. I did recumbent stationary bike for cardio most days. I duct taped the boot to the pedal. I was able to lift in the boot, but limited exercises. More as time went on but never any single leg exercises like split squats or reverse lunges etc. until probably 3 months in. Also, I didn’t lift barbells or “heavy”. I was concerned about balance in the boot so I stuck with circuit style training. You Can still remain active and it doesn’t have to be a miserable time! Ask your dr. What you are allowed to do and do that. Note that I cleared everything I was doing with my dr first. I was able to progress to elliptical in the boot for cardio, but this was after a couple months. It feels odd at first but you get used to it. I lifted with free weights and just listened to my body. If anything hurt I didn’t do it. I still worked out just as often with the broken foot as I did before, just had to take it easier and change things up. It’s totally possible granted your dr cleared it. Right now you are pretty early on. In my early days I did upper body seated only and 4-6 weeks in I was doing bodyweight lower body and slowly progressed from there. I don’t think I lifted anything over 25lbs until fully healed though. It’s most important to let your foot heal and do whatever doesn’t aggravate it. It’s a frustrating time, but try to focus on the things that you can do vs what you can’t. You will get back there!

No reason you can’t do upper body lifts. Swimming could be good, too.

I fractured the top of my foot 3-4 months ago. I could do flat footed lifts like squats and deads after just a week or so. But the only cardio I could do was the ski-erg. I couldn't do anything that would bend the foot until recently and I'm still very careful with it. No running. Heck, just walking in flat shoes still hurts. Strangely enough I'm fine in heels. I guess because you don't bend your foot when you walk.

Also, still have issues balancing. Things like SLDL or pistol squats are still questionable. No pushing a sled or anything.

I'm currently in a similar situation - fractured and sprained my ankle a few weeks back. Summer plans of lots of long hikes are on hold. There's tons of ideas on YouTube etc. for routines if you search around. Have to admit that as much as it's been driving me crazy, I've been forcing myself to rest up and recover, as eager as I am to get going I know that a little bit of time out now could mean a lot less time out later. I'm concentrating instead on keeping a positive mindset and being strict on logging (after an initial wobble). Now I can weight-bear I'll be looking for a routine that wont pose any risk to my rehab - so no high impact and being mindful of anything that could cause instability.

Just wanted to share my experience with you, from one hopper to another Really hope you fix up soon!

Had a similar issue. I fell while running and fractured part of my femur (lateral condyle). 4 weeks and no running, I thought I was going to lose my mind. I set up a weight program so I had 5 days of lifting. By rotating the routines, I didn't overtax the muscle groups. I keep a close eye on the calories, so the lower calorie burn was just enough to keep my on track until my femur healed. Because I had been tracking my food intake for 200 days, I was able to go back and see that my calcium intake **never** hit the USRDA. Had to fix that one too.

Don't exercise and give yourself time to heal. Make healthy food choices and stay within your calories each day.