Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, 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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Weak/Painful Ankles

tannymarie110
tannymarie110
Posts: 2
Joined: 2002/05/15
United States
2002/05/19, 12:28 AM
I have really bad ankles and cannot walk for more than a few minutes at a time without them swelling and going numb, and they are very painful to the point I feel like can't even hold myself up any longer. At the gym I just do the cycle as I can't do the treadmill. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do to start to strengthen them? I have alot of weight to lose, and that is probably a major factor that my ankles are bad, but I am getting bored of the bike and would like to move on to something else. Any specific machines or weights I can use?
Philia2
Philia2
Posts: 4,078
Joined: 2001/10/19
France
2002/05/19, 02:03 AM
Hmmm I guess the very best thing you can do in the begining is what you are already doing: loosing weight and the bike.
What about the rowing machine? No weight on your feet either. And swimming is an excellent cardio as well.

Keep on going Marie, you'll see that very soon you'll be allright!!!

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- Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
quicha
quicha
Posts: 1
Joined: 2004/09/04
United States
2004/09/04, 09:24 PM
Anyone know what to do with badly rolled ankles that have kind of healed and if I walk for a while on them they start to get really painful?