I cant do any impact exercises?

Question

I had knee surgery about a year ago and the words my doctor used to describe my injury were "horrible" "horrendous" and "if you like sports you better learn to love golf"

I gain quite a bit of weight while I was recovering and even though it has been a year I am still not 100%. My leg gets very tired very quickly and walking for any length of time makes my knee swell up and lock up.

I also can not do any of those leg excercise machines because my kneecap literally grinds when I bend

So, any suggestions on any no-impact excercises I can do to help trim up? I was thinking about taking a yoga class, but I am wondering if it will work and how much stress it will put on my knee.

Any help would be appriciated.

Answer 1

Pilates is pretty good to tone muscle and trim a waistline, it mostly uses lifting weights with arms, stretching, lifting your legs up and down, and other exercises using your own body weight, like situps, crunches, etc. A lot of it is done sitting in a chair or lying on an exercise mat. If it doesn't hurt to bend your knee, I'd reccommend Pilates.

Another good low impact exercise is swimming. It might hurt to flail your knee around and bend it a lot, so just keep using steady up and down motions with your feet and see if you could practice swimming on your back - it gives you the buoyancy of floating and so your feet can relax and you can just move your arms around.

Yet another suggestion I have is an exercise ball - if you have fat in your stomach, then as long as you have the strength to stand up for a while, you can lean with your back on a large ball and do crunches on it. The exercise ball will keep you balanced but it gives you enough rolling around and slipperiness to where you really have to use your abs to keep yourself on it.

A final suggestion I have is a better diet. I had a friend who suffered a bad ankle injury and her ankle was twisted sideways and she now walks very peculiarly and cannot run or do any exercises with her feet as well. She gained close to 50 pounds after about two years because she did not adjust her diet despite how sedentary and inactive her life became. I'd cut down on sweets and sodas and try to eat mostly lean meats like chicken breast (grilled, with the fat trimmed off) and some lean fish, grilled or baked, maybe 90%fat free ground beef, the expensive kind, use that in a hearty vegetable-laden chili. Eat more fiber to keep your digestive system running like clockwork - I know that Jewel Osco sells these high fiber tortillas, they're great with some salsa and lettuce and browned lean ground beef, kind of a healthier burrito. Avoid simple sugars, white airfluffed American type breads, etc

Answer 2

First, it is mostly not your fault that you need to lose weight. You need to re-learn everything that this society has taught you about eating food. It has not just hurt you. It has made (according to Atlantic Monthly magazine) obesity the # 1 health problem in the world, replacing hunger and infectious disease. So this keeps getting worse, not better. So you are a victim of this PANDEMIC (epidemic).

So if you want to continue being a victim then just keep doing what you are doing. If not, then take the time and make the investment in yourself to learn everything on the website below. You need to re-learn how to eat. Do this and you will get thin and healthier. Do this not and you will continue with whatever you have now.

You need to learn about getting rid of bodyfat, retained water and something else that gives you a bigger tummy only. It does not make you fatter anywhere else. You cannot burn it away but you can flush it down the toilet after an enema (lose 5 to 20 pounds in an hour). This is a secret trick used by models and dancers before an event. It is only temporary without a change in diet but makes your tummy flatter that day if you are going to a WEDDING or REUNION.

But this is optional since there are many different powerful strategies to lose weight including no impact exercises that are best for weight loss.

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Answer 3

You poor thing! That is a bummer! I've had injuries before, so I know how difficult it is mentally as well as physically. Seems you can get going with something and be glad about it, then the swelling comes and you have to stop? Been there done that! It'll be alrite tho, because there are some things you can do.
One of the options that you have is to get into the pool exercise programs at one of the clubs nearby, this would be just fantastic for your knee, and would help heal it up faster too, the warmth of the water should feel really good to it. After you get out of the pool, you could go into the gym and work all of your upper body 3 times a week. If you can get into a "water jogging" class this would really give your legs a good workout. You could also ask the class instructor in the pool what kinds of things you could do for your legs,buns, and then go into the pool at the off hours and do them yourself. Our club dosen't enforce dress code in the pool, you could wear shorts and a t-shirt if you want.
Yoga is great too. You could try a beginner class, I teach yoga and you would'nt want to go into a advanced class, you would ask at the front desk for a slower one. This way the moves are done slower, and you can see how your knee feels. If you can find a beginner class it would be good for you emotionally too, because it causes you to focus on your breathing and movement and you could forget about everything else for awhile, it's great. Remember that any time you begin something new your knee will react for a couple of days, just give it a day inbetween to recover, and go real easy, to build muscle and strengthen tissue around it. It might get alittle sore at first. Take it real slow, maybe 2-3 times the first week, for plenty of recovery time inbetween. Remember to take some ibprophen before your workouts, as this keeps swelling down, way down.
Hope this helps, I sure do feel for ya!

Answer 4

I have been house confined because of skin illness. I do weights sitting in a chair (5lbs) which have really toned my upper body and arms. I usually do weights off and on for about 3 or 4 hours a day. Being female I do not like the effect on my upper body but men would probably like it for themselves. It has gotten my abdomen a little tighter. Make sure u take a multivitamin it helps with overall body health.

Answer 5

This is what worked for me. My Dr. recommened The Medifast Diet. It is Soy Protein. It teaches you to eat 5-6 small meals a day every 2-3 hours to speed up your metabolism. You will lose weight quickly with very "little exercise". This diwet is good for obese individuals and people who have been injured, and that are diabetics as well. I have lost 35 lbs. so far. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions. [e-mail]

Answer 6

If you have access to a pool or lake, water aerobic exercises are very good. Because of the water buoyancy there is no stress on your joints, but you are getting the benefits of exercise. Pilate's and stretching exercises are good for toning and strengthening muscles.

Answer 7

Best to stay away from pilates unless you talk to a physio cause you may have uneven issues due to your injury and your body over compensating to be balanced.

If would really think about swimming and aqua aerobics. But I would suggest you talk to your physio and get a list of exercises you can do.

Answer 8

Homeopathy for your Knee injury :-
ARNICA 30C + RHUS TOX 30C together thrice a day half hour before or after meals. Take it for a week atleast. It would cure your knee and would work wonders in relieving stffness and pain in the injured parts and for your weight you can read the following :-

Homeopathic Treatment for Excessive Fat and Weight :-
PHYTOLACCA BERRY's Mother Tincture is perhaps the safest and sure fire way of loosing excessive fat around abdomen. With Phytolacca Berry once you loose the excessive fat and weight you don't get it back because you body takes care of itself after that and keeps you from gathering up excessive fat. It is prescribed after having a baby too, to get the tummy to loose its flab and to make it flatter and tighter. And after loosing weight with this you don't get flabby it tightens up the flab and skin along with helping your body to shed the excessive accumulation of fat around the girth
The dosage is 15 to 20 drops of the tincture in half a cup of hot water thrice a day half hour before or after meals.
Avoid Chocolates, Coffee, Mints, Red Meat and Carbonated and Alcoholic drinks while taking Homeopathic Medicines. You have to take it for at least 30 to 45 days after that you start to feel the results.
To the best of my knowledge its the safest and the most sure fire way of loosing fat and weight and keeping it of for keeps. Excellent remedy for Obese people who cant seem to shed weight despite trying.
Homeopathic Remedies can be found at all Major Herbal Stores or could be bought on line, In most of the world Homeopathic remedies are quite cheap and easy to find and they do not need a prescription.
Take care and God Bless !

Answer 9

Swimming is excellent exercise, combining aerobic benefit with resistance training... and it's really hard to injure yourself doing it so it's perfect for someone recovering from a sports injury.

Also see if your local pool offers aquajog classes for an alternative to lap swimming.

Answer 10

Pilates is probably better...not as many poses putting stress on the knees. Let the teacher know of your condition and she or he can tell you modifications to help you out!