Exercising With A Broken Leg
I have a sprained ankle and a broken leg (all on the right leg) the doctor says it can be 5-6 weeks. I have been trying to lose weight this summer. I only have 6 weeks of summer left. Are there any small exercises I can still do?
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You can still do back, arm, shoulder, chest and ab workouts. I suggest getting a set of Bodylastics resistance bands like the ones shown above. All of their sets come with a workout book, but they also have these free online workouts. Create an account and you’ll have access to all of them.
Oh, Bodylastics just updated their resistance bands and they are now anti-snap. Not that they snapped before, unless some ding dong tried stretching them across the room which is moronic anyway. They now have a cord inside the tube which prevents them from being stretched too far, but it in no way interferes with normal exercise movements. And their lifetime defect warranty still applies! They’ve got an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
Rehab
When you get out of your cast, you might have to go to rehab to strengthen up the muscles again. Or maybe your doctor will give you some leg exercises to do. In any case, the resistance bands are perfect for that because they are low impact. Bodylastics bands are also adjustable so you can create custom resistance levels to get your leg back to normal. Physical therapists use resistance bands for rehabbing their patients.