[gatorgirl6]

Hello All!

So, I broke my ankle at the end of Feb and I am now allowed to start exercising a little again. Gosh, it feels like it has been FOREVER! Before I broke my ankle, I was on the rugby team and quite active, but now I have lost a lot of muscle in my quad and calf and Im sure I am not in as good of cardiovascular shape anymore. I am very limited in what I can do right now. I am going to PT 2x a week and working on streching and stregthening. I can barely walk right now, so cardio wise, my only workout option is the stationary bike. I have never really done much on a stationary bike and was wondering if you guys have any good workout routines for a beginner. At PT I do 10 min at a comfortable pace (not too slow, but not speedy gonzalez either). That doesnt seem very difficult. Any ideas or advice?

[kvackkvack]

I know near me you could 'try out' a local gym for free for a couple of days - maybe do that, attend their cycle classes and get some good ideas from a real instructor

[nelie]

As long as your PT says its ok, you can try doing HIIT (high intensity interval training) on the bike.
Here is an explanation of HIIT
http://bodyforlife.com/exercise/cardiotraining.asp

You could also do upper body weights.