How to stay in shape during a workout hiatus?
I had a retinal hemorrhage a week ago and was told by my doctor to not work out for a month.
What can I do to minimize the amount of muscle that is atrophied over that month, without stressing/over-exerting myself?
Any tag recommendations?
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Blood flow restriction is one technique that is often recommended. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11128848 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18379217
Rest.
You won't see appreciable muscle loss in a month. Keep your calorie intake at maintenance and take it easy.
The alternative is light exercise against your doctors instructions that could risk your eyesight.
Keep moving without straining yourself. You're not going to want to do anything that's going to raise your blood pressure, but there's a lot of movement that can be done without exerting yourself that will nonetheless keep your body in the spirit of movement. Even doing something so simple as taking a long walk every night around your neighborhood, or doing walking laps in your house, will help.
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