Exercise Options Post Surgery
I am almost 60 years old and had surgery to correct a hammer toe in January. I had the same surgery twenty years ago and it did not take very long to heal completely. This time, however, they had to put a pin in my toe. The pin was removed after 8 weeks, and my toe is healing. However, I still cannot do any hard core cardio exercise including long walks. I attempted to do a two mile walk earlier in the week, and ended up with a swollen ankle which I have kept iced on and off for the past few days. Does anyone have any suggestions on exercise I could do in the interim until my foot heals?
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I don't know if the pool is possible with your healing toe (ask the Dr.), but exercise in the water is really great. You could take a class, run/walk in a lap pool, or do swimming with a float (pull-buoy) between your legs for a great cardio and upper body workout.
New Mom in Chicago