Hip Pain? Try Nordic Walking to Relieve Pain in Your Hips
Apr 16th, 2009 by Kathryn Merrow
If your hips hurt, you might wish to consider walking a different way.
Nordic Walking uses “walking sticks” (poles) and can help people with hip pain more than using a cane. A cane supports you on only one side, but walking with a pole in each hand gives you support on both sides.
Using these walking poles helps propel you forward. They also cause you to swing your arms in a good, neutral position. When you swing your arms correctly as you walk (next to your body rather than in front of your body, and with your thumbs pointed upward as when you shake hands) you use all of your upper body muscles as they were designed to be used.
Nordic Walking gives you a good upper body workout as well as your lower body.
Why is walking good for your hips?
We get into pain when we get out of muscular balance. Walking is what we were designed to do. We are supposed to move. We are built to walk for miles and miles.
But, long hours of sitting and other lifestyle changes caused some muscles to become “too tight” and others to become weak. Walking changes all that. Walking helps get all of the muscles around your hip joint strong and balanced, each with the other.
Walking might not be something you can do easily anymore. You might be able to do Nordic Walking or you simply might not. You will have to really consider your body and how you feel, and you might want to check with your doctor.
You will find a video about Nordic Walking at Live Healthy By Walking. When you watch the video, you might think, “They are going too fast. I could never do that.” Well, maybe you can’t do it right now, but if you start out gradually at the pace you can manage, your hips will start to get happier and stronger. This might be a helpful way to propel yourself as you walk.
Read Rosalie’s story when you are there. She’s an inspiration! You’ll discover how she’s getting rid of her hip pain with walking.
I’d also like to invite you to get a free report about walking and learn more about how to walk without hip pain (<– click here.) I’d also like to hear from you when you tell me how you walked away from your pain…simply by walking.
