30 Day Dissapointment

Hollybot
Hollybot Posts: 108 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok, so I started out with 30 Day Shred and loved it, got really great results right off the bat! Then I sprained my knee, can't do it and fell off the wagon for a week. Now I'm back on my eating plan but I don't know how to workout without the use of one of my legs, any ideas? I'm out for about two more weeks before I can get back to my regular routene, and don't have access to a pool

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  • NiciS72
    NiciS72 Posts: 1,043 Member
    Is the knee so bad you can't ride a bike? I googled upper body workout and there is a TON of ideas online! Good luck!
  • yanicka
    yanicka Posts: 1,004 Member
    Google paraplegic exercise. Do you best and eat really good.

    Good luck
  • acasey0123
    acasey0123 Posts: 640 Member
    do upper body, abs, and work the other leg
  • efarester
    efarester Posts: 135 Member
    Have you checked out pilates? That might be a good form of exercise to do until you are feeling better. (I love pilates - super relaxing but a great core workout!!)
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    cycling and swimming are supposed to be great excersise for ppl with knee problems and that are rehabilitating their knee.
  • geraldm55
    geraldm55 Posts: 130
    theres a ton of stuff you can do. if you have access to weights use the dumb bells to work the upper body extra. if not use cans of soup. you can do crunches etc.

    good luck with it and may the Lord bless you as you heal.
  • davidpm
    davidpm Posts: 208 Member
    I agree with upper body. If you set it up as a circuit, you can still get your heart rate up. Do something like shoulder, bicep, tricep. Do one set of each at a weight that you can lift about 12-15 times and start to feel a burn in your muscles. Don't give yourself a break until you've completed all three sets. Take a break and repeat.

    My heart rate is usually in the 150s during these kinds of workouts and you can do many of the exercises sitting down.
  • kissiefish
    kissiefish Posts: 55
    Do you have a Wii? if so. look into RavingRaymond's Rabbid's .>LOL...you can get your heart rate up playing Wii games, Wii sports, Wii boxing, If you don't have a Wii, but have another system, try Michael Jackson's game (can't remember what it is called) but there is a BUNCH of arm/upper body movement.. just sit in a kitchen chair and work that upper body..or if you can stand on your knee, standing burns more calories than sitting, just avoid straining the knee!!
  • Hollybot
    Hollybot Posts: 108 Member
    I agree with upper body. If you set it up as a circuit, you can still get your heart rate up. Do something like shoulder, bicep, tricep. Do one set of each at a weight that you can lift about 12-15 times and start to feel a burn in your muscles. Don't give yourself a break until you've completed all three sets. Take a break and repeat.

    Thanks! I'll def give this a try!
  • flea2449
    flea2449 Posts: 499 Member
    Remember what Jillian said about the punches? It's good for people who have problems with their lower half. U get u're hear rate up and u are working your abs.
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