What are some good exercises or resources for trying to improve physical fitness with multiple limb injuries? (lemmy.sdf.org)

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I have slow-healing/chronic injuries to both wrists and an ankle. Prior to my wrist injuries, I had been working to do some yoga to try to establish something resembling a routine but, that's not possible to continue any time soon.

Nearly every site that I've found has advice on exercises to do if an arm OR a leg OR one's back is injured but none that I've found so far address multiple injuries.

Right now, the only things coming to my mind are:

crunches
forearm planks
bicycle kicks

Anyone have any suggestions for others or resources to dig into?

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[-] sacbuntchris@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

I do think you should consult with a physical therapist. That said, I think machines are going to help you a lot.

With inured wrists you could do a lot with a cable machine and a wrist attachment. You could use a pec dec machine and your forearms to work your chest.

For legs you could try leg curls and leg extensions if you can lift far enough away from your ankle.

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