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If you get injured do not give up on your exercise routine - just modify it.
Aside from serious injuries (i.e. broken bones, comas, zombie bites etc), you really can keep your momentum and lose weight while allowing your body to heal. Whatever you do, do not give up. It's all about becoming flexible with your weight loss strategy. This can help you restructure your strategy to make it work in a way that will work while you are injured.
Recovering From an Injury
If you have a serious injury your body will need recovery time. It will also need the tools to facilitate quick recovery. There are no magic pills. If you're diet had few calories and even less nutritional value, then you are going to find your body unfit to recover. If your nutrition plan is on par with proper nutrition recommendations, then your body is already on the mend. Allow your doctor to assess your individual situation but make sure to tell your doctor how many calories you are consuming and ask what they recommend. In the case of a broken bone, if you don't have enough nutrition you could actually slow the healing process. It's important, so check this first.
An injured body means less activity. Less activity means you need to reevaluate the total calories you consume. With your doctor's permission, it may be wise to reasonably reduce calories to keep your body in weight losing mode. protein shakes are great for this.
Physical therapy is another great option for an injury . A lot of insurance plans cover it too which is a bonus. Regardless, a physical therapist can give you many tools to recuperate without losing muscle mass or slowing metabolism. In fact you might find some new exercises that are challenging for you, injured or not, to add to your routine permanently. Ask your physical therapist lots of questions. You can even find a way to possibly prevent any future injuries.
Cardio while Injured
Finally, look for ways to do cardio. You're heart needs the workout. While a serious injury might keep you from running, low impact yoga is a great alternative. Be creative and work the largest of your uninjured muscles. Keeping your heart rate up and burning fat. Don't discourage , find a way. A positive attitude can help with your exercise creativity.
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