It turns out Nordic walking is a great exercise activity for people who have experienced hip replacement.
One patient exchanged hobbling with canes for walking briskly with good posture when she took up Nordic walking.
Runners are advised to take up Nordic walking for rehab or as a permanent activity.
One patient experienced multiple benefits:
Results have been amazing and because of the excellent training prior to joining the group walks and the support of the poles I haven’t suffered any discomfort at all. I’ve lost a stone in weight and have toned up everywhere, even my upper arm “bingo wings” ! and I feel much fitter and have more energy.
I’ve also met some very pleasant people on the walks and one of the main things is that Nordic walking is not competitive so everyone can walk at their own speed, it is also something that can be enjoyed by all people of all ages.
At my recent yearly medical check up at the surgery all my tests were very good, especially my blood pressure and they were most impressed with my weight loss !!Not quite hip replacement, but this person decided to try Nordic walking having heard about post-operative people benefiting from the activity:
Nordic walking is used extensively in continental Europe for hip operation pre and re-hab. A fair few of you who walk with us have either had hip replacements or are waiting for them. You successfully use Nordic walking to help take the load off your aching joints and I was interested to see if the poles would do the same for me. It was utterly amazing – and probably worth all the pain just for this benchmarking experience. I could Nordic walk very comfortably, without hobbling and with minimal discomfort. Totally different from my experience walking without poles.Overall, I think hip replacement patients have a great activity in Nordic walking.