Exercise with leg in plaster
Discussion
Started my health kick a little too vigorously last week resulting in a partially torn Achilles. I’ve done a week with a temp cast and the doc has just told me I have another one about to start, and then sounds like 6weeks beyond that in a boot.
This last week has been difficult as I live on my own, am generally unfit and crap with the crutches. I have taken to crawling round the house with a backpack on and sitting on the kitchen counter to eat!
Pretty peeved as the good weather has just arrived and I’d normally be biking everywhere, now that’s out the window and I doubt I’ll be skiing this winter either.
Given I am mainly housebound for the foreseeable I don’t want to end up playing Xbox and eating takeaway every day like this last week. Looking for ideas how to do some exercise / stretching / strength training even if just to keep me from going mad.
Any suggestions?
This last week has been difficult as I live on my own, am generally unfit and crap with the crutches. I have taken to crawling round the house with a backpack on and sitting on the kitchen counter to eat!
Pretty peeved as the good weather has just arrived and I’d normally be biking everywhere, now that’s out the window and I doubt I’ll be skiing this winter either.
Given I am mainly housebound for the foreseeable I don’t want to end up playing Xbox and eating takeaway every day like this last week. Looking for ideas how to do some exercise / stretching / strength training even if just to keep me from going mad.
Any suggestions?
Firstly learn to use those crutches, secondly, listen to your body, you're injured don't overdo it. If you can, get in a pool and exercise in water. Look online, there are loads of resistance/strength training you can do. I have have 3 back/spine ops in the last 16 months and have permanent nerve damage down my left side to my foot. I tried to go too quick with my rehab and did myself some damage, slow and steady wins the race.
Roger that. I won’t be going hard, just don’t want to veg for 2mths and come out of this feeling rotten, physically and mentally.
Idea is to exercise what I can in the house without exercising my leg, I’ll be working from home so can ideally do light sessions a couple of times per day. Then add whatever the physio suggests for the legs when I’m out of the cast.
Idea is to exercise what I can in the house without exercising my leg, I’ll be working from home so can ideally do light sessions a couple of times per day. Then add whatever the physio suggests for the legs when I’m out of the cast.
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Roger that. I won’t be going hard, just don’t want to veg for 2mths and come out of this feeling rotten, physically and mentally.
Idea is to exercise what I can in the house without exercising my leg, I’ll be working from home so can ideally do light sessions a couple of times per day. Then add whatever the physio suggests for the legs when I’m out of the cast.
I've been using wrist and hand strap weights, have them on most of the dayIdea is to exercise what I can in the house without exercising my leg, I’ll be working from home so can ideally do light sessions a couple of times per day. Then add whatever the physio suggests for the legs when I’m out of the cast.
No reason to be housebound even now, and you'll be using your injured leg once you're in the boot.Gassing Station | Health Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff