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Cardio, can't use legs
TIFunkalicious
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During the summer of last year me and my friends got into frisbee football. We always kinda made fun of it and thought everyone who played it was a douche but when we started it was fun as hell. The park we played at had a couple holes and in September my leg got caught in one while I was running. My kneecap got dislocated and I stretched the muscles around it. I couldn't walk until november/december and still can't run or jog very well. During that time I gained about 30 pounds (i have a HUGE appetite but marching band and running around in general helped keep it at bay). It's been bothering me alot and the physical therapy exercises aren't enough, I wanna start going to the gym. I've gone a couple of times recently, and I thought I would be able to do the elliptical what with the low impact. The first few times went great, and I was able to go 30 minutes with only a little soreness afterward, but the last time I tried it REALLY hurt about 2 minutes in, so I stopped before something bad happened.
So what can I do? I can still do lifts with my arms and most ab exercises, but I really think I need to work in some cardio, and I like taking a half hour to do something simple while I listen to music.
So what can I do? I can still do lifts with my arms and most ab exercises, but I really think I need to work in some cardio, and I like taking a half hour to do something simple while I listen to music.
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Well I had a foot injury, and it was suggested that if I wanted to do cardio to do it at a level the BAD FOOT could tolerate. It's as much rehab as it is cardio. You could also think about doing something thats upper/lower body like those tread-climber deals so you get your whole body into it and don't have to go at a high intensity.
If you experience pain, fucking stop. For serious.
Also, failing that, have you tried swimming?
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dude I facepalmed at the rowing suggestion, I can't believe I didn't think of that, I guess I just never used it before.
Just check with your doctor and therapist before getting into running
Most pools that do lap swimming will have leg floats, a little piece of foam you stick between your knees/calves to keep your legs stable while you work only arms. And when you feel more comfortable you can work in a little kicking at a time.
That is exactly what I was going to recommend as well. Talk to your rehab people, they may be able to give you specific exercises to do in the pool as well to help your leg heal. The increased resistance is helpful for different rehab stuff than you can do normally.
Ditto. I swim an awful lot and find it brilliantly relaxing. You can pick up the leg floats really cheap, so likely best get one beforehand without relying on the pool stocking them. When your leg is repaired it's still useful to build up your arms.
Failing that cycling is low impact, but would depend on you being able to move your leg in a circular motion. You could also use an "Arm Bike" (not sure if that's the technical term) if you can get access to one.
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Definitely talk to a doctor if you're still having knee trouble months after an injury - it sounds like you should be hitting up some Physio to rehab that... knees / ankles / hips are far too valuable to just let be... you'll be using that joint for another 60 years, so get it fixed right.
When my brother had cancer in one of his legs, the only recommended exercise regimen was swimming.