best ways to burn calories while injured?

Bike is the next most convenient after running. You can bike outdoors, or set up a trainer and veg out on Netflix for 90 minutes a day. If your only goal is to burn some calories, just spin at a HR of 140 while binge watching some bad tv.

You dont need a fancy stationary bike, although they're nice. Take your existing bike and buy a fluid trainer attachment from craigslist for 40 bucks and have at it.

Aquajogging, when done right, is definitely the most running specific, but is awfully inconvenient if you have to drive to a pool. Most apartment complex pools are too shallow, you cant aqaujog correctly if you can touch the bottom.

Walking up hills or stairs.

elliptical. closest to running.

injuredidiot wrote:

any other suggestions?

put down the fork fatty

What's the injury? That can help dictate what would be best.

Ski erg is actually brutal - you'll burn more calories on it than running, also because you are probably inefficient at it. If you have access to an assault bike or air dyne, sprints on those are killer as well.

It's a common misconception running is the best way to burn calories - if you are a decent runner and have a long running history, you actually become pretty efficient at it, and it doesn't really burn the amount of calories that people think. Plenty of other ways to stay lean other than running, if that's your only goal. High intensity intervals on an elliptical, bike, etc., will all do the job.

Don't burn calories while injured! Get extra calories. Building and repairing tissue takes tons of energy.

moredetz wrote:

What's the injury? That can help dictate what would be best.

Ski erg is actually brutal - you'll burn more calories on it than running, also because you are probably inefficient at it. If you have access to an assault bike or air dyne, sprints on those are killer as well.

It's a common misconception running is the best way to burn calories - if you are a decent runner and have a long running history, you actually become pretty efficient at it, and it doesn't really burn the amount of calories that people think. Plenty of other ways to stay lean other than running, if that's your only goal. High intensity intervals on an elliptical, bike, etc., will all do the job.

Lower left leg, some kind of soft tissue inflammation or tear

If you've been injured but you want to remain fit anyway, there are several ways of how you can burn calories. Primarily, spend one week tracking the number of calories burnt. At the end of the week, calculate your average with the help of calorie burn estimator. Make a diet plan in which you eat no more than 600 calories per day and base it on six small meals. Eliminate sweets and various carbohydrates, eat fruits and vegetables instead. Weight once in a week to check your progress.

melissajarvis wrote:

Make a diet plan in which you eat no more than 600 calories per day and base it on six small meals.

um, this is quite possibly the worst advice ever.

Remember that your injury needs energy and calories to heal. Starving yourself will only prolong the healing process