Cardio with bad ankles?
457664
You don't need to know how to swim to do water aerobics. You wear a flotation belt and use a floating "noodle" as well. Your head never goes into the water. Water aerobics in deep water are zero impact and in shallow water (waist deep) are low impact.\nI do 4 hours a week of specialized water aerobics in 7 feet of water and I can't swim at all.
617574
try tying some light weights to your ankles & wear them when you exercise. you'll be jumping higher in no time flat!
423142
warming up exercises, a little jogging and walking..just to strengthen ur leg muscles again..\nthis would surely help.\nage is no barrier for what the heart truly wants..good luck,
936171
Ankle weights may be good but not a necessity. I NEVER wore ankle weights and I used to run my 40 in 4.43. The only thing I ever did was run my long distances (mile) on my toes, to build my calves. If you have good top speed, just work on your explosiveness / start.
499217
I would try a jump rope first.  The strain that ankle weights put on your tendons don't seem worth the risks. Try a balance board to strengthen the ankles for about two months before trying ankle weights. Also do some high knee stair drills.
1157025
Pilates is pretty good to tone muscle and trim a waistline, it mostly uses lifting weights with arms, stretching, lifting your legs up and down, and other exercises using your own body weight, like situps, crunches, etc. A lot of it is done sitting in a chair or lying on an exercise mat. If it doesn't hurt to bend your knee, I'd reccommend Pilates.\n\nAnother good low impact exercise is swimming. It might hurt to flail your knee around and bend it a lot, so just keep using steady up and down motions with your feet and see if you could practice swimming on your back - it gives you the buoyancy of floating and so your feet can relax and you can just move your arms around. \n\nYet another suggestion I have is an exercise ball - if you have fat in your stomach, then as long as you have the strength to stand up for a while, you can lean with your back on a large ball and do crunches on it. The exercise ball will keep you balanced but it gives you enough rolling around and slipperiness to where you really have to use your abs to keep yourself on it.\n\nA final suggestion I have is a better diet. I had a friend who suffered a bad ankle injury and her ankle was twisted sideways and she now walks very peculiarly and cannot run or do any exercises with her feet as well. She gained close to 50 pounds after about two years because she did not adjust her diet despite how sedentary and inactive her life became. I'd cut down on sweets and sodas and try to eat mostly lean meats like chicken breast (grilled, with the fat trimmed off) and some lean fish, grilled or baked, maybe 90%fat free ground beef, the expensive kind, use that in a hearty vegetable-laden chili. Eat more fiber to keep your digestive system running like clockwork - I know that Jewel Osco sells these high fiber tortillas, they're great with some salsa and lettuce and browned lean ground beef, kind of a healthier burrito. Avoid simple sugars, white airfluffed American  type breads, etc
873188
I'm 5 ft. 11 and I can dunk like LeBron James without any problems at all. I recommend wearing weights at least three out of the seven days of the week. I wear a 20 lb. vest and 5 lb. weights on each ankle. I go through the day as usual but the weight that holds me down is a good exercise. Also try squatting with extremely heavy weights. Don't strain yourself too hard though. Once you get into a rhythem of these exercises, you will see the improvement.
485635
Love hundles huh.  Do some cardio vascular exercises (jogging, running, swimming, or skipping).  Usually standing in front of the mirror with legs apart, do a fist and turn from left to right as far as you can reach about 80 times, every day.  Do some sit ups and roll ups.  Stop eating late at nights - deadline is 7:00 pm.
615498
their really good for people who want to get into running but have had joint problems like with their knees or if you get shin splints.  The faster way to lose weight is running/jogging/walking.  I used an elliptical for a while but i alway felt so limited with my movements.  You could also try rollerblading, thats good cardio too.
493233
Try birkenstocks, I broke my ankle in september 05 and it seems to be the only shoe that my feet feel really supported in at the moment. Other than that you probably need some good trainers. \nI also use an ankle aupport too.
923196
Run with ankle waits on your ankles. This will get you used to the heaviness of the weights and will also build muscle so that when you run without them on, you will feel lighter and run faster due to the feeling of lightness and the gained muscle.
245580
Good sneakers and a well cushioned treadmill will reduce the impact on your knees.  Using the incline should be fine--it's usually the downhill running that is harder on your knees.  Obviously, stop running or walking if you experience any pain.  Consult a sports doctor if your pain is preventing you from running or walking.
951624
Cardio. And more specifically, pilates.
585319
Try step aerobics it works great and good for the but legs and hips
863619
Well it sounds like you're pretty fit already. You do alot of running which is great cardio and it really works your legs. But do you pay attention to ur abs? Do you do crunches or sit ups? There are other exercises you can do, too! Like hang from a bar by your hands keeping your arms straight, cross your legs and try to raise them to your chest. Or, while keeping your legs straight, lie down with a medicine ball between your feet and raise your legs so that your legs and your abdomen make a 90 degree angle. There are plenty of things you can do to get those abs!\n\nGOOD LUCK!
481218
Stand on a stair with the ball of your foot on the first step.  Let your heel fall down below the step then squeeze your calf muscle to raise it above the step.  Work the calf muscle till it is sore. Rinse, repeat every other night.\n\nOn the off nights, watch tv while standing on the sides of your feet.  Its kinda like standing on your pinkie toe.  raise and lower your body by the ankles while standing this way till the sides of your shins ache. Rinse and repeat.
661874
The places you describe do have tendons  -so it is possible...especially since you say you foot rolls inward. Try orthotics or stretches before and after running.