Your initial crutch training schedule

You're in your running shoes, poised and ready for your first outside workout on crutches. Over the next few weeks and more your hip will respond well to walks of increasing duration.

When your six week checkup with the specialist rolls around aim to be walking up to one and a half kilometers at a time. That should be enough to trigger the green light for trekking poles.

Workouts on crutches

The wind on your face

Once you are on your crutches and mobile you’ll quickly feel strong enough to head outside. If the weather’s not too extreme grab those crutches and go for it - this is the start of your ‘running’ recuperation proper.