Stay Fit Despite Leg Injuries: 9 Upper Body Cardio Exercises
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- Don't let a leg injury hold you back from staying fit! Check out these 9 upper body cardio exercises from fitness expert BJ Gaddour, perfect for those with non weight bearing restrictions or anyone looking for a cardio workout for their arms. Get your heart rate up and stay in shape with these low-impact exercises from Men's Health fitness contributor BJ Gaddour.
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Have a lower body injury? Need to increase upper body endurance? Try these 9 upper body cardio exercises from BJ Gaddour from BJ Gaddour, former Men's Health fitness director, MetaShred creator & author of Your Body Is Your Barbell, to give you an amazing heart and muscle pump!
1. Upper Body Sprints
2. Seated Battle Rope Waves
3. Seated Ski Erg
4. The Predator Upper Body Erg
5. Arms-Only AirDyne X Fan Bike
6. Band Speed Rows/Presses
7. Legless Med Ball Slams
8. Punching
9. Arms-Only Rower
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If you're injured and want to rehab your leg, here are 9 best upper body cardio exercises for leg injuries! These exercises will help you rebuild your strength and mobility while rehabbing your leg.
If you're struggling to rehab your leg injury, give these exercises a try! By following them, you'll be able to rehab your injury quickly and get back to your usual routine. Thanks for watching!
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Upper Body Sprints
01:25 Seated Battle Rope Variations
02:06 Ski Erg
02:41 Upper Body Erg
03:36 Band Speed Chest Press
04:27 Full Body Fan Bike
05:23 Legless Med Ball Slams
06:18 Shadow Boxing
07:11 Arms-Only Rower
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„You can suffer safely“... I love it!
My legs just get sore after leg day. That's why I'm here. Lol.
awesome thank you! 6 weeks into a cut and sprained my knee. This video is just what I needed. Subscribed and liked
love these moves..... you are a king!
I just twisted my ankle and felt like a lump for the day as it disrupted my routine of being back in the gym 3-5 days a week the last few months. I was afraid to fall in a rut. I pulled this up for upper body cardio because I am in chest day. This is great. I have the rower in the gym and will try the med ball slams. Also the boxing App on my VR is a great punching work out! Thank you! I am inspired again!
great video! to the point and very practical! thanks
So great! You’re the 💣 bomb!!
Impressive utilization of space & equipment in your yard!!✅💪🏻
You're good. I normally am not impressed with so many online fitness experts, but you seem real. Thank you!
Yes love this!
Very great tips! Thanks!
So helpful! Thank you.
Thank you.
This is really key. Thanks.
Thank you!
Great video! Bags of enthusiasm and some really good ideas
So helpful, thanks
I was in a physical therapy unit in the army and the rower was an amazing tool to use with my injuries!
thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
This is awesome! Thanks!
Thanks! I tore my MCL and this is greatly helpful for this early healing period while I have a leg brace!
Fantastic video.
Thank you! This is awesome! I have a client who had Polio and can only do upper body cardio. Great suggestions.
I appreciate your creativity:)
Nice!! Thx
Perfect for increasing mitochondria density inupper body muscles! Thanks!!
Amazing video 10/10
Excellent! Beyond the ( my ) bum knee ! Thanks
Fantastic ideas !!! Thank you BJ !
Linnea Hannigan my pleasure!
Just done my Achilles and sad not being able to CrossFit ☹️ this has given me some great ideas to keep going! Thanks 😊
super helpful thanks so much for the great video!
My pleasure! Glad you dig it. Have a beautiful weekend 💪
I can’t even say how much this video just blessed me! Thank you. I am subscribed!!!!!!
It makes my day to hear that! THANKS 🙏
Blown away about your Backyard set up.. Please CAN YOU DO A VIDEO ON cost of gym, and tour of set up of gym... thanks for the Upper-body cardio. It was needed.
Very helpful!! given the fact web is full of lower body cardio but upper body programs are so rare. I needed something like this especially after my leg days. wohoo!!
Sourab T happy 😃 to hear that!
i couldn't find any other upper body cardio info. thanks very informative
Hope it helps, Joey! Happy New Year 💪
Woooow this is super helpful! I am having an acl injury and I really miss training. With some of these exercises I can get my cardio back in !!!
So happy 😀 to hear that!
I nearly given up hope till I seen this! Great tips and uses of machines without my legs..BOOM
Very helpful, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Hey BJ! Always awesome content! I love how you explain and variety of exercises. This exercise is what I need to keep working out now that I have a foot injury. Thanks 🙏🏽. Also a constructive opinion, try to get a tripod or one of those selfie sticks that stabilized the cameras to prevent motion. I hope you keep posting videos!!!
Happy to hear that and wishing you a speedy recovery!
Awesome tip for me love you bro i really love you
THANK U
My pleasure 😇 HNY! 💪
Thank you for these! I'm about to have my knee scoped (for the third time) but I really need some exercise! Also .... what do you do when it rains? Tarps? I was immediately concerned about your outdoor equipment!
Awesome! Thanks so much! I can do these on the days that my legs are sore from working out.
You're so welcome! Thanks for tuning in ;)
That upper body sprint is no joke!
Had me sweating real quick.
Thanks for this!
No doubt! It’s as hard as you make it 💨
That was some f.cking impresive video knowledge and equipment that you have in your yard mate. Congratz good work!
Gocho Petrov thanks 🙏🏼 Gocho!
thanks for the video. not many like this outthere
Glad you enjoyed it! Have a beautiful summer 💪
Hey BJ! Nice workout in the garden, beware of bear.
Lot of good tips here. And u have crazy arm genetics 💪🔥
Glad you dig it 💪
Great insight and awesome video! Love your content BJ!
Thanks for tuning in, Jake!
BJ Gaddour always man!
Truly thankful for this! I just sprained my hams 2 weeks from a fitness test and I was so bumbed out... I think these can still help me maintain or improve my cardio even further. Thank you!
Glad it helped! Wishing you a speedy recovery. I highly recommend pool work too!
Pool Training Playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLonby1ILMSNM08D87TM18b2WuYL8xcpxT.html
Great setup in your backyard. I broke my right knee, can't put any weight on it. Too bad I don't have all the workout equipment like you do. But, who has?
hi, i'm fairly new on the workout scene. i like those machines thanks for your videos.
DJ CIBAO you betcha!
Dang man! You have a lot of awesome equipment. I envy you.
Nice, this is so useful! Thank you. Be blessed!
Glad you dig it! Once your legs are ready, try this too: ua-cam.com/video/vblYQFJkqAk/v-deo.html
@@BJGaddour I don't think they will be but thank you! 😊
Nice! Big thanks from someone who can barely even walk because of extreme shin splints.
I bought the airdyne x because you said how great of a machine it is. I agree great intense workout with the airdyne x. Do you use a workout cage ? Thinking that’s what I want next and maybe the battle ropes. Wish I had your backyard workout machines nice.
Wow thank u
I’ve been feeling defeated with IT band pain
Thank u!!!
My pleasure! Be sure to check out this mobility video too: ua-cam.com/video/V7vTrR0t0LI/v-deo.html
This is extremely useful for a chafed groin lol thank you
Knee getting more and more tender. Now I can't even walk my 3 miles without a lot of pain (hoping I won't need a knee replacement) and my gym is locked down due to covid. Your upper body cardio workouts look great and I am looking forward to trying them.
I hope 🤞 this helped, Jim! So sorry for the delayed reply.
Thank you! Love your suggestions. My only suggestion to you: slow down a little bit, it’s a bit manic like the micro machines guy.
xD
my knees are busted, these are great suggestions. thank you!
My pleasure
Super helpful. College basketball player here who's been wondering what to do while having sustained a hip sprain a month ago. Everything I associate with cardio involves legs and now I've had to avoid anything to do with legs to recover properly & quickly. Wasn't really sure how to go about working out and what to do for cardio. Still been quite difficult to navigate life like this. Thank you for the ideas.
Happy to hear this was helpful. The hip is a tough place to get injured because of its proximity to all of your core muscles required to stabilize your spine. Wishing you a speedy recovery 💪
@@BJGaddourSure has been. Going to go for an MRI as well as nothing showed up on the X-ray. Thank you 🙏
What a great video, thank you! I just overstretched my sciatica in Gymnastics and doc today allowed me upper body training only. Great advice, I can now suffer safely lol
Thanks 🙏 for watching, Dana! You should also be able to most of the core work, especially planks & bridges. Good luck with your rehab. Wishing you a speedy recovery ❤️🩹
@@BJGaddour thank you again and keep up the great work! 💙💙
I found this while trying find something for my that has bad knees, but needs to dramatically improve her fitness.
Nice! Gonna make a new & improved version real soon. Stay tuned 💪
I have hip injury any other recommendations
now lower body cardio ! :D
my top 3 is sled, alternating lunges & alternating stepups for 10-20 minutes each
So all of these would be great for steady state cardio and for HIIT cardio? They sure look like it. Thank you for the video!
yep. I wouldn't use battle ropes for steady state though
I have shin splints and I can’t even walk a mile without pain, so I’ll be doing this for several weeks, thanks!
My pleasure! If you have pool access, this playlist will be a Godsend: Pool Workouts & Hydrotherapy
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Thanks pal. I’ve snapped my Achilles. All the best.
Hope it helps! Wishing you a speedy recovery ❤️🩹
Great video. How many seconds on/off and how many reps per set would you recommend
30 seconds on, 30 seconds off is great for 5-10 minutes/rounds
Just came across this video, great tips. Being an amputee, I need cardio exercises. It would be great if guns had some of these machines.
This video should atleast have 10 million views....so much helpful
Thank you for this I have runners knee,tendinitis and a right hip issue. I tried lifting and barre and it was too much for my knees, very painful. It’s very frustrating when you want to do different things to get in shape and your body won’t allow you to.
This is great, idfk what I did to my leg but I can’t put weight on it lol
What on earth i hope you had the good sense to get it checked out in the past 10 months, the injuries we laugh about and jgnore can get serious pretty quick
This was a REALLY helpful video since my knee now screams at me every time I ride a bike. However, I am disappointed that none of them involved the unicorn in some way.
😂 Would it helps to know I bathed 🧼 in the unicorn 🦄 after this video? I'm so glad 😀 to hear this was helpful. I think you'll find this video helpful too: Top 10 Mobility Exercises for Beginners | Stretching & Flexibility
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BJ, how long do you recommend training on the predator?
Thank you! I tweaked my knee, so I typed in upper body cardio. Well guess what? Upper body HIIT training started with jogging in place! I’m just like, THEN WHY PUT UPPER BODY!?!?!?
Ha 😂 I’m pumped to hear this helped man. The great thing about UA-cam is a video from 4 years ago can help a good person like you today. Other places like Instagram a post dies the next day. Have a great 👍 summer!
Hello bro I have injured my neck can u give me safe cardio exercises
The fan bike is probably the best option of the 9 shown here
wouldn't the armswings be more effective with a little weight? may be 2-3 lbs? I can't imagine getting your heart rate up with nothing in your hands, you might have to go for a long time.
I dont have a full work out machine selection XD
Not a single exercise that doesnt invovle equipment