3 weeks ago I twisted by ankle badly while out running. I pulled the tendon so far it broke a bit off my fibula. It is being treated as a ligament injury rather than a fracture. I could have had the ortho boot, but preferred not to in favour of resting/keeping as mobile as possible - based on the level of pain.
I know I can't do any high impact sport yet, and I can only swim with a pull buoy between my legs (can't kick my foot).
I am fortunate that I love doing sport. Of course I recognise the physical (and mental) benefits and these will sometimes be the motivator to get me out when I'm short of time, the weather stinks, or I can't be arsed. But most of the time I look forward to it very much.
For the first week of my injury I really didn't feel like doing anything, I was pretty worn out just by day to day things and managing the pain.
I could do lots of things now - go to the gym, swim more, do some core/weights at home, but apart from swimming I just don't feel like it.
I think I'm in a rut. The weather isn't helping.
Shall I just stick to swimming and not give myself a hard time for not keeping up with my core/strength work? It's the cardio I miss I think.