best type of exercise for injured person?

[nikito]

hey, I am injured on my right leg, and my left hand is almost paralized ...its working but cant lift any weight or do any pushups due to an accident I had many years ago... what is the best type of exercise? perhaps swimming? I thought about it but I don't like to much this option...any other option?

 

[mike8675309]

Did you work with a physical trainer during your recovery? Did they not give you programs you could do at home? What you can do depends dramatically on your mobility and the types of injuries you sustained. Can you walk? That's the most basic exercise you could do. Swimming would require some adaption as your hands generally provide a lot of motive force. Your legs do as well in swimming.
Cardio workouts:
Walking
Biking
Swimming
Stairs

Add in resistance training in where you can. Use bands to start or just bodyweight. Which movements you can do depends on your injuries.

 

[nikito]

yeah I can walk. Actually I am doing some walking but it doesn't seems to improve my endurance. I think I will go with biking and swimming. I live in a coastal city and there are many roads with no traffic next to the sea... I think is perfect combination this...cycling to the beach, swimming and cycling back home...

 

[mike8675309]

For cycling, try and work with a bike shop to make sure whatever bike you have is adjusted properly for you. Improperly adjusted bikes can cause issues for people that end up causing them to stop biking, even though it is a great way to exercise.
If you want improved endurance (seen by me as improved cardiovascular performance) then stairs (if your joints allow it) or swimming if running isn't possible.
Here is a good document from the University of Denver on improving cardiovascular fitness that breaks it all down.

http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicine/sportsmed/cusm_patient_resources/Documents/Training%20for%20Cardiovascular%20Fitness.pdf

 

[Muse]

If you have insurance, or can just pay for it, a good physical therapist should be able to guide you in your recovery. Even one session, if they can survey your issues and evaluate you physically could help a whole lot. Many of the things I do in the gym (and some at home) I got from physical therapists over the years. I've never had a single session with a personal trainer. But I have a lot of knowledge about gym training techniques that I've picked up here and there. Personal trainers are going to be a lot less knowledgeable concerning your needs than physical therapists. The latter are very well trained and tested. However a person can be "certified" as a personal trainer far easier, after just taking a course I've been told. You aren't just trying to get stronger, you're trying to recover from injuries. Some spaced out sessions with a therapist is what you need (or even one), if you can manage it.

 

[BoomerD]

Physical therapy with water aerobics for exercise.

 

[Muse]

git yer hart pumpin

 

[AddisonAlbert]

Exercise depends on your injury. You are dealing with a minor injury or normal injury.
You can start exercise with walking it’s best way to stay moving.

 

[killster1]

hey, I am injured on my right leg, and my left hand is almost paralized ...its working but cant lift any weight or do any pushups due to an accident I had many years ago... what is the best type of exercise? perhaps swimming? I thought about it but I don't like to much this option...any other option?

swimming is my go to exercise running underwater is very fun for me, i just wish i had a TV by my pool to watch when feeling lazy.

 

[Muse]

swimming is my go to exercise running underwater is very fun for me, i just wish i had a TV by my pool to watch when feeling lazy.

I may have to try that, not the TV part. I used to swim 2 miles/day, 7 days a week, for ten straight years. At that point I suddenly felt so much pain in my left shoulder I had to cut my swim short one day and never swam again. Well, I tried a year later but it was a 100% no-go. A few years later I had medical and had it looked at by a top shoulder surgeon, eventually had surgery. I wouldn't dare try to swim at the level I was, but suppose running under water might be more fun than the machines in the gym. Right now, there having been almost no rain here since December, I'm getting great aerobic exercise just biking to the gym (wearing a heart rate monitor lately!).

 

[JEDIYoda]

yeah I can walk. Actually I am doing some walking but it doesn't seems to improve my endurance. I think I will go with biking and swimming. I live in a coastal city and there are many roads with no traffic next to the sea... I think is perfect combination this...cycling to the beach, swimming and cycling back home...

For walking to improve your endurance you need to walk a lot and you need to walk without stiopping, pushing yourself!
I have severe balance issues due to a Menieres disease and I have found that to maintain my endurance I need to walk approx 3-5 miles a day and a majority of that needs to happen at the same time and I try to walk without stopping to rest! It does not matter if you walk up hills or dowen hill -- just walk and do it religiously everyday!!