Good workouts for foot surgery?

[Pat58]

I am planning some foot surgery and would like some ideas for DVDs to keep me from losing conditioning altogether. I'm having one foot at a time done, and will have pins in my toes for six weeks then they'll be tender while finishing healing. Then repeat other side.

I thought about Chair Dancing and looked at clips, but that's an awful lot of toe tapping and footwork for a person with pins in their toes! No way Jose! Also looked at Sit and Be Fit and those are way too boring for me.

I currently have:

• Margaret's Getting Better
• Variety of Pilates
• Lee Holden's Qigong for Seniors

Any other suggestions for one or two additional workouts?

[DrSteph]

The floorwork from the Original Buns of Steel with Gregg Smithey might work for you -- mostly side lying work, and some all fours.

Good luck with the surgery!

Steph

[txhsmom]

Jessica Smith has a couple of chair workouts on Youtube - but I've never watched them, so they might not be appropriate for you. Good luck!

Carol

[dutchgirl]

When I split open my big toe I did boxing /kickboxing workouts while seated. If there was a kick I just did a leg extension and really tried to squeeze my quad.

If you have a stability ball I'd recommend using that versus a chair. It's easier to shift your stance plus it works the core. If you need to use a chair, use one without anything on the sides.

For strength work I would do everything seated. For lower body, I did a lot of floor work segments.

[PennyK]

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[bzar]

Originally Posted by dutchgirl

When I split open my big toe I did boxing /kickboxing workouts while seated. If there was a kick I just did a leg extension and really tried to squeeze my quad.

If you have a stability ball I'd recommend using that versus a chair. It's easier to shift your stance plus it works the core. If you need to use a chair, use one without anything on the sides.

For strength work I would do everything seated. For lower body, I did a lot of floor work segments.

i was just going to suggest these ideas!

just use all of your existing videos except do it in a chair/on a ball. if you have a barre, like fluidity barre, you can do pull-ups while seated. if you have a way of securing your resistance bands from the top of the door, you can pull it down while seated. you can lift up your hips while seated in a chair:

#38 in this link, except do it in a chair.

you could do plank and push-ups on your knees. most pilates mat work appears to be foot-free.

if you have access to a pool, water aerobics might be a good option.

let us know what you discover!

[Vintage VFer]

Well, I figured you already have Margaret's Getting Better. That would be my first suggestion.

Greg's OBoS is good, plus he's a hoot.

Karen Voight has some killer floor and ab work in her vintage Great Weighted Workout.

Best wishes for safe surgeries and quick healing, Pat!

[flamingoo]

Originally Posted by Pat58

I am planning some foot surgery and would like some ideas for DVDs to keep me from losing conditioning altogether. I'm having one foot at a time done, and will have pins in my toes for six weeks then they'll be tender while finishing healing. Then repeat other side.

I thought about Chair Dancing and looked at clips, but that's an awful lot of toe tapping and footwork for a person with pins in their toes! No way Jose! Also looked at Sit and Be Fit and those are way too boring for me.

I currently have:

• Margaret's Getting Better
• Variety of Pilates
• Lee Holden's Qigong for Seniors

Any other suggestions for one or two additional workouts?

I'm so sorry! I have a youtube playlist from my surgery, let me see if I can get something together for you. Would you mind PM'ing me your email?

[yogapam]

Hi Pat, hope all goes smoothly with your surgery!
I really like Ellen Barrett's Fusion Floor (not to be confused with Fusion Flow). It's about 45 min, all on the floor, & Pilates based.
http://www.videofitness.com/reviewsd...ew.php?id=4430

[sherry7899]

I have several of Sarah Starr's seated yoga dvds if you would like to borrow any/all of them.

Sherry