Recovery after broken leg

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Having recovered from a broken femur my advice on the psychological side is as follows:

  • Focus on short term goals - my first was just spinning my legs for 5 minutes on the turbo with no resistance and then later it was my first outdoor ride.
  • Celebrate the successes on the journey. If you use Social Media let your friends know when you have achieved a milestone. I certainly received lots of messages of support and I remember feeling really good after my first ride
  • Don’t test until you are well into your recovery, judge your rides more by feel. The focus is on recuperation not performance
  • Make sure your plan is flexible and you don’t feel forced into a pre-defined schedule.

Best of luck

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I’m definitely interested in this product. I’ve had 3 different surgeons with my leg. The first surgeon said that I would be walking in 2 months, the next said 2-3 months, and the surgeon that actually did the repairs has me on 3.5 months of non weight bearing and no out door spinning until October. I find it surprising that they give us athletes the same time of recovery that they would give to an elderly person, a person way over weight, or just a non athlete.