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I am recovering from Achilles tendonitis. I need to get my heart rate up to 80% of the max, for 30 minutes in one session . On a treadmill, I get to this goal very easily, but I need to find alternatives while recovering.

Foot surgeon says I'm not allowed to perform any exercises that result in impact on the feet - e.g.:

  • Do assault bike standing up
  • Use the treadmill at all
  • Jump rope

I tried the following with no/little success

  • Assault bike sitting down- below 70% heart trate
  • Elliptical machine
  • Rowing machine
  • Spinning cycle - dont get to 70% heartrate most of the time

I have access to

  • Swimming pool
  • Step machine (should i use this while recovering?)
  • Weights (full gym)

I am keen on strengthening my core and legs, but need to do some sort of cardio. I would love to combine weights and cardio in an exercise.

Adriaan Kemp
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  • May I ask why are you hellbent on the 80% hr? Core (abdominal) is actually better trained with focused mid-slow reps – Samuel Hulla May 04 '19 at 14:47
  • The 80% / 30minutes has helped me reach a great fitness level in the past 6 months, and is in line with fitness goals set by my medical aid for which I get rewarded. – Adriaan Kemp May 05 '19 at 12:58
  • I would hate for this to turn out into a debate whether 80% is good or not - it is a goal which has helped me get fit and i would like to keep it up so that when I have completed recovery, I can continue running again - where I know my heart-rate will be 80% for 30minutes. I am desperate to not lose my conditioning. – Adriaan Kemp May 05 '19 at 13:02

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