http://tracker.dailyburn.com/groups/36/subjects/288 <p>Has anyone tried walking poles?</p> en-us <p>About two years ago my son encouraged me to try them when we were hiking on lots of very steep slopes carrying backpacks.&nbsp; To appease him I tried them, and to my surprise they worked very well.&nbsp; My knees, which usually get puffy and achy after a long down hill trek, did not suffer.&nbsp; Also, since then I managed to cause myself to have a very bad ankle sprain that ripped many of my ligaments and has made my balance become not so great.&nbsp; The poles make it very easy to walk on uneven surfaces at the pace I want to walk without fear of twisting my ankle.&nbsp; So, I would recommend them.</p> <p>HikerMom2</p> HikerMom2 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:38:38 -0400 http://tracker.dailyburn.com/groups/36/subjects/288 3610 <p>Well....I own walking poles, because my sister gave them to me, but to be honest I thought I might look a bit daft using them, because I don't exactly do challenging walks.&nbsp; I'm more the stroll-in-the-country type of walker.</p> zebra Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:12:05 -0400 http://tracker.dailyburn.com/groups/36/subjects/288 1256