Hello, I had broken femur last october, and so now knee hurts a bit when I try to run and such. I don't have any gym equipment or access to a gym due to funds. What are some ideas for a low intensity cardio that will help with stamina? I ride horses and need to up stamina a lot. Any ideas? I have a bike, but it really doesn't seem to do much for stamina.
Thanks for help.
Low Intensity cardio to help stamina?
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ilurvebroccoli
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You don't want Low Intensity cardio; you want low impact cardio.
Bicycling is the best bet if you own a bike. Walking is the next best.
Swimming if you have access to a pool.
(I thought of "" but then you'd need a partner with remarkable stamina too.)
Try the swimming--it is probably the least likely to hurt.
Bicycling is the best bet if you own a bike. Walking is the next best.
Swimming if you have access to a pool.
(I thought of "" but then you'd need a partner with remarkable stamina too.)
Try the swimming--it is probably the least likely to hurt.
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3, 2, 1, and we're back in the room 
I agree about the low impact, which Cycling and Swimming would provide. Swimming is good for things like Muscle and potentially connective tissue rehab, and Joint care, but unless you often vary your stroke type and / or stroke speed, you might find the body adapts all too soon, lowering stamina increasing progress, as just Swimming the same way time and again, might cause tapering of results.
Unfortunately most Cardio forms involve the body being in a vertical position, loadbearing weight onto the Joints, so a lot of things are out of the equation.
Could you per chance manage to purchase one of those small fold away Exercxise Bikes, as you could then use that at home. They might be reasonable value, especially if you bagged one on some kind of selected special offers system, or a sales period.
I agree about the low impact, which Cycling and Swimming would provide. Swimming is good for things like Muscle and potentially connective tissue rehab, and Joint care, but unless you often vary your stroke type and / or stroke speed, you might find the body adapts all too soon, lowering stamina increasing progress, as just Swimming the same way time and again, might cause tapering of results.
Unfortunately most Cardio forms involve the body being in a vertical position, loadbearing weight onto the Joints, so a lot of things are out of the equation.
Could you per chance manage to purchase one of those small fold away Exercxise Bikes, as you could then use that at home. They might be reasonable value, especially if you bagged one on some kind of selected special offers system, or a sales period.
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If you are able to bike then I would stick with that. It will offer excellent training with minimal impact.
Professional bicycle racers wear "clips" that lock the shoes to the pedals. This allows them to "spin" instead of just press down with the legs. That is you can lift with one leg while pushing with the other leg. It also allows you to pull the pedal horizontally at bottom dead center.
If you do that you will work the entire leg and much of the hip. You will pedal much more efficiently and you can cover more ground. It is, counter intuitively, much safer. If you take a fall with your legs clipped on you will end up with a bad raspberry on your thigh. If you hold onto the handle bars you will also get a raspberry on your shoulder.
If you don't wear the clips and you stick your leg out to break the fall, you will likely break your leg. Likewise if you stick your arm out to break your fall--the likelihood is that you will break your arm.
Tactically you want to hold onto the handlebars at all costs and present your shoulder to the ground (it protects the head), and you want your legs clipped to the pedal when you go down.
Un-clipping the shoes from modern toe clips just requires a twist of the ankle and is much simpler than the older clips that required you lean down and loosen the straps with your hand.
Oh, and wear a helmet too...
Professional bicycle racers wear "clips" that lock the shoes to the pedals. This allows them to "spin" instead of just press down with the legs. That is you can lift with one leg while pushing with the other leg. It also allows you to pull the pedal horizontally at bottom dead center.
If you do that you will work the entire leg and much of the hip. You will pedal much more efficiently and you can cover more ground. It is, counter intuitively, much safer. If you take a fall with your legs clipped on you will end up with a bad raspberry on your thigh. If you hold onto the handle bars you will also get a raspberry on your shoulder.
If you don't wear the clips and you stick your leg out to break the fall, you will likely break your leg. Likewise if you stick your arm out to break your fall--the likelihood is that you will break your arm.
Tactically you want to hold onto the handlebars at all costs and present your shoulder to the ground (it protects the head), and you want your legs clipped to the pedal when you go down.
Un-clipping the shoes from modern toe clips just requires a twist of the ankle and is much simpler than the older clips that required you lean down and loosen the straps with your hand.
Oh, and wear a helmet too...