WALK & REHAB: WALX POLE-WALKING SESSIONS– FOR EVERY BODY & EVERY STAGE
Gentle, stabilising, full-body movement– welcoming older adults, people with balance needs, post-treatment recovery, and anyone seeking safe, supportive walking.
“Step with support – build strength, stability and confidence, whatever your history or where you are in recovery.”
What Is Walx Pole-Walking (Walk-Pole Rehab)?
Pole-walking traces its roots to Nordic walking, a fitness activity from ski-training methods in Finland.
With modern rehab-style poles– such as Walx poles, designed for comfort, support and ease of use – pole-walking becomes accessible, joint-friendly, and suitable for a broad range of people. The ergonomic grips, strap-free design, and upright, natural posture promoted by Walx make this a safe, stabilising exercise that engages the whole body: legs, core, arms and back.
Whether you’re recovering from treatment, living with chronic conditions, experiencing balance or mobility challenges, or simply wanting gentle, full body movement – this form of walking adapts to your needs.
Who Is It For?
✔️ Older adults, people concerned about balance or risk of falls
✔️ Anyone with joint sensitivity, arthritis, or mobility challenges
✔️ Cancer survivors – post-surgery, lymph node removal, reconstructiuon, or during lymphoedema management
✔️ People with fatigue, neuropathy, reduced energy or post-treatment weakness
✔️ Individuals rebuilding strength, posture or confidence
✔️ Those wanting gentle, low-impact, outdoor movement
✔️ Clients preferring supportive, adaptive exercise rather than intense gym-based training
Why Pole-Walking & Walx Poles Are Especially Suitable
• Whole-body engagement & muscle activation– walking with poles uses upper body, core and legs together, increasing muscle involvement and calorie burn compared to ordinary walking
• Joint-friendly & low-impact– less stress on hips, knees and ankles, making it gentle yet effective for those with joint issues or sensitive tissue.
. • Improved balance, stability, safety– the poles provide extra support and stability, ideal for older adults or anyone with balance concerns
Lymphatic and posture benefits– upper-body motion and arm movement support lymphatic circulation and posture – useful for post-surgical clients, cancer survivors or those managing lymphoedema risk.
Accessible & Inclusive– Walx “Ability/rehab” poles are designed for rehab, mobility support, and chronic conditions– easier to grip, less strain, adjustable design
Flexible pace and gentle progression– sessions can be adapted for energy, stamina, comfort, pain or mobility, making it safe for rehab, recovery or gentle maintenance
What to Expect in a Session
✅ Instroduction to pole-walking technique– posture, comfortable grip, relaxed stride and safe movement
✅ Use of rehab-style WALX poles, adjusted to your height and comfort
✅ Walks tailored to your mobility, energy, scars, lymphatic history or surgery background
✅ Option for short, gentle walks or longer, paced movement and additional pole fit exercise session depending on how you feel
✅ Warm-up, posture and mobility checks, gentle rhythm, slow walk pace (not jogging)
✅ Emphasis on comfort, breath, body awareness, and listening to your body rather than pushing performance
✅ Option for 1:1, small group walks or provate rehab walking– whichever suits your comfort, energy and recovery.
Why Work With Me for WALX Rehab Walking?
My decades of experience with therapeutic bodywork, oncology-informed care, lymphatic therapy, post-surgical rehab, scar work, and clinical movement therapy mean I understand the nuanced needs of bodies that have been through trauma, treatment or change.
I tailor every session to your history and needs– not “one-size-fits-all.” Whether you are building strength, managing lymph, improving posture, regaining confidence, wanting to group walk and a place to chat and make new friends, or gentle movement for better wellbeing – I offer a supportive environment, with a deep knowledge and thoughtful care.
Qualifications (relevant to Walx)
. • Certified WALX Rehab/Ability Pole-Walking Instructor & Trainer (recently funded)
• Vodder MLD
• Specialist Oncology Massage
• Specialist Oncology Scar Therapist
• Pink Ribbon Program & Pinkrp
• Clinical Pilates (Modern Pilates and fully certified APPI Instructor)
• Level 4 cancer rehab
• Anatomy Trains Structural Integration Practitioner and Teacher
📍 Jaywick – Weekly WALX rehab and walking sessions
🏡 Home Visits/Private Rehab Walks available on request for those needing privacy or extra support (additional cost)
Sessions can be booked individually or as part of a rahb or movement plan.
🫶 Special Thanks
I am honoured to acknowledge and thank Tendring District Council for supporting this inititive through their recent funding scheme. Your commitment to community health, accessibility and inclusion makes services like this possible – and gives local people access to life-enhancing movement options they may not otherwise find.
Local Green Spaces & Community Renewal– Why This Matters for Jaywick & Clacton
The area around Jaywick Sands is undergoing exciting transformation: new green spaces, improved open areas and community gardens are being developed as part of a regeneration programme led by TDC.
These spaces– linked to the 2025-2026 “Jaywick Sands Open Spaces” project – will make outdoor walking, rehab sessions and group activity more accessible and safer for local people.
When the new parks and landscaped walkways are ready, they will provide ideal, accessible, pleasant routes for WALX rehab ealking sessions: flat terrain, improved greenery, community access, and welcoming outdoor spaces where people of all ages and abilities can move, breathe and reconnect.
I’m excited to work with the local community, helping people makle use of these new spaces– as part of their recovery, wellness or gentle movement journey.
Watch this space or email me with your contact details if you would like to know the start date for WALX during March 2026– email fi@therapyinmotion.co