Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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whitortiz111
whitortiz111
Posts: 19
Joined: 2002/11/13
United States
2003/06/04, 04:19 PM
Well, I injured my knee about 2 months ago and have been 'out of commission' until now. I have been going stir crazy and just got the go ahead from my doc that I can start working out again. Only problem is he said no running, no squats, no lunges or any other exercise that will put strain on my knee until I can build my quad strength back up. I have about 20 - 30 pounds to lose, inches to lose and really need to firm up thighs, gluts and abs. I was doing my fitness program before my injury that included a lot of squats and lunges for legs and gluts, but now that that is ruled out, what else is there? Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks.
azredhead57
azredhead57
Posts: 1,651
Joined: 2003/04/11
United States
2003/06/04, 07:49 PM
I would think you could still work your upper body and probably calves. Did he mean absolutely no leg work? Or just start out light? Maybe some squats with a swiss ball and no weight and not go done so far? I had an abdominal surgery in Jan and had to stay away from the gym for 5 weeks and then start back light and easy. I started walking on the treadmill a lot at first to get my strength back. I found out that almost all exercises put some strain on your abs since they are stabilizers, but I hung in there and really got back to where I had been in the fall pretty quickly, about 2 months I think. It will be frustrating, but hang in there.

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