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Anonymous Asks:

Hi chichi! love your blog! i have a question. in the past year i have broken my ankle twice and sprained it once. it's super weak, and because of that, i can't really do high impact stuff (which makes me so sad, because i love soccer and plyo and dancing...) but to continue on my weightloss endeavours i have started walking an hour a day - something i can do that doesn't hurt my ankle all that much. but i feel like walking is lame. are there other low impact things i can do? is walking enough?

fitvillains Said:

Hey there,

Who said walking was lame? :) Walking’s the bomb. And you’re totally bad ass for taking it up and listening to your body.

There are lots of low impact cardio activities that burn serious calories: swimming, cycling, the elliptical, the rowing machine etc. Bodyweight exercises are also quick & easy to throw in on the go; you can break up your walk with short circuits or add simple ones before and after your walk. Squats, pushups, modified burpees, step ups, tricep dips, etc. For moves that bother your ankle, simply modify them, remove jumps & instability.

A VERY quick circuit? Repeat this a 2-3 times before/after/during a walk. Adjust reps if you need to (if you can handle more pushups, I highly recommend it).

5 Pushups
10 Lunges (try them ‘static’ meaning just down and up with no stepping forward if that works better for your ankle)
15 Squats (bodyweight or with dumbbells)
20 Hip Bridges (on your back, knees bent. Raise your hips up and down, squeezing your tush)
25 Bicycle Crunches (opposite knee to elbow, alternating sides)

If you’re seriously looking to start burning more fat, low impact style, weight/strength training is KEY. Free weights are some of the best tools you can have at home. Bicep curls, shoulder presses, bent over rows, deadlifts etc. Adding a few strength sessions a week can help you build lean muscle and torch more calories when you’re at rest AND on your walks.

Pilates & yoga are other strength/flexibility options that can be made as low impact as you need them to be. Full workouts are available on Youtube & you might find classes in your area if you’re into that kind of thing!

Hang in there and keep it up! The BEST thing you can do is stay as active as you can while letting your ankle heal, and if that means walking, it means walking. Slowly start adding in different kinds of activity, but listen to your body at all times. Stop if you need to. Find new favorites. Ditch workouts that don’t ‘work’ for you and keep what you like.