Advice for staying “active” w a broken ankle?

Broke my ankle in several places in February. I’m only now able to walk for a short period in a boot or brace. The good news is being literally stuck in bed for 6 months jumpstarted my needed weight loss and led me to a healthy weight loss plan. Bad news is some of that weight loss was muscle that at my age (66f) I can’t afford to lose, and I don’t know when I’ll be able to do any normal kind of exercising. I am able to walk slowly for about 20 minutes a day around my neighborhood. Any resources you can point me to for what else I can do? My son has 3 and 5 lb hand weights but I don’t know what to do w them.

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