Exercise for gimps

[asthmaticeog]

So here's my tale.

Several months ago, I sustained an ankle injury while skateboarding in Oregon. (Just days before I had the extreme joy of dining with that most exceptional DUer swag, if I may be permitted to brag.) And it still isn't quite healed, I can no longer skate - good riddance to that anyway, I sometimes think - ride a bike or run without pain, or even walk any distance without not unserious discomfort (and annoying limping). Since I'm no longer able to do any of those things, bottom line, I'm gaining weight. Like pushing towards new pants weight. Me no likey. So until I can get doctored up and have the ankle fixed once and for all, which is hopefully later this summer after my car's paid off and I have the extra money to spend, anyone have any ideas in re excercise one can partake in while gimped? Investing in equipment isn't really an option, so no pricey rowing machines (or even cheap rowboats, for that matter) are going to happen. The Googling I did only yielded excercises for people with spinal injuries, which, knock wood, I don't have.

Thanks in advance. Oh, and if the mods detrmine this to be a medical advice thread (though I don't think it is), I'll understand if it gets locked.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

1. Swag is bad news. nt

[asthmaticeog]

11. So you've met him, too, then?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

14. Yeah, in NYC after the peace march.

[bettyellen]

21. and the lioness Pri and Thom Cat .. and who else?

Sharon RB and Bunnyplanet.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

30. LynneSinn. IrmaT, DG...

Proud2BLib

[matcom]

2. swim

probably the best exercise you can do anyway. got a YMCA nearby?

[bleedingheart]

4. seriously that is probably the best suggestion

[asthmaticeog]

7. No Y nearby, unfortunately.

There IS a public outdoor pool, but this time of year it's totally overrun with children, and thus, one has to assume, urine.

I'll look into where the nearest Y is, though, because between your swimming suggestion and flvegan's weights ideas, I think that might be the ticket. That and lots more celery...

[MissB]

26. You might take a second look at that pool

and see if there are any times set aside for adults only.

[dolo amber]

29. Also, the Cuyahoga's like *right* there, dude

:D

[Beware the Beast Man]

35. There's a Y near me in Lyndhurst.

That's the only one I can think of. :shrug:

[bleedingheart]

3. Get "Sit and be Fit"

http://www.sitandbefit.com/

when home on maternity leave I remember coming across this on our public broadcasting station...

[asthmaticeog]

10. Thanks for the link, I'll have a look into that. nt

[bettyellen]

5. swag bragging doen't burn a lot of calories. i know this.

matcom's right, swimming is probably your best bet.
i stopped swimming because i thought they were all assholes at our Y, sitting there in their speedos all impatient- just because i dog paddle.
fuckers.

[asthmaticeog]

9. swag bragging.

That sounds like something that could get this thread locked. ;)

Speedos = eeeeew.

[bettyellen]

16. cool, lets do it then.

me and swag hid behind a post office truck with a lurker.
top that.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

17. I know what you were doing back there.

:spank:

[bettyellen]

20. :)

ouch. hey!

[Sanity Claws]

24. Is that a wet cat?

with saggy tits?
Good lord, what is it?

[bettyellen]

25. not wet, although she does love water drops....

and yeah, she had babies. motherhood is beautiful, is it not?
she is a cornish rex.

[Sanity Claws]

27. Were the babies as..... beautiful as the mum?

[bettyellen]

31. well, i like to think so....

maybe something like this?



here's a more normal pic of Caindy and Sweet Pea , both recent moms when this pic was taken:

[Sanity Claws]

32. Thank you for sharing

I'm sure the kitten has a nice personality.
So, do Cornish Rexes have some fur, just a lot less than a regular DSH, but a lot more than a Sphynx?

[bettyellen]

34. they do have very soft wavy fur.... but their coats get "blown" by the

upset of pregnancy and can take a couple years to become normal again. .
ordinary cats have three kinds of fur, Crex have one, and do not shed or cause allergies. also, their whiskers come in crinkled.
and since their coat is so thin, you can feel their body temp, which is something like 105. so they feel really nice. :shrug:
this is what an award winning coat looks like:

[asthmaticeog]

22. Swag and I melted ice with our minds.

[flvegan]

6. In addition to matcom's great swimming advice, why not consider

using some of the weight machines at that Y (or wherever). Do upper body only, for now. Muscle mass will help burn extra calories, plus it'll give you something else to take your mind off your injury.

[asthmaticeog]

8. See post 7 above, and thanks.

There's no Y nearby, but driving out a bit to get to one a couple/three days a week won't strain my gas budget significantly, I don't think.

[dolo amber]

12. The gas won't, the fees to join the Y might

If I recall correctly, they were quite steep for the Cleveland economy.

[asthmaticeog]

13. That's right, it was nearer to you, wasn't it?

There was one in Ohio City, one I could get to in like two minutes, but they shut it down. :grr:

[bettyellen]

23. some campuses have swimming pools.....

and sell season passes to outsiders. it's not as well known as the Y, and is cheaper and less crowded,

[Pithlet]

15. Swimming is the best suggestion.

For exercises to do at home, crunches would probably help.

[grace0418]

28. I second swimming. Most cities have low-cost options for pool access

through their park districts, too. Good luck!

[johnnie]

18. I know how you feel

I have gained way too much weight for my liking, so if you will, when you find out the best way to lose it do double for me. I'll owe ya.

[xmas74]

19. Swimming or get a video about chair yoga.

Either will work well.

Actually, there are still lots of yoga moves that you can do. It will increase your flexibility, which might help a bit.

[RandomKoolzip]

33. I'm surprised no one's made a comment

about the word "gimp."

Anyhow, my advice? Amputate the leg, replace it with a dehumidifier approximately the same shape and size as your old leg, solder that fucker on just below the knee, and hire yourself out to people struck by Katrina who have mold in their houses.