{"id":3143,"date":"2020-02-15T19:08:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T03:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helpshoe.com\/?p=3143"},"modified":"2021-07-20T09:17:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T16:17:35","slug":"hiking-poles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpshoe.com\/hiking-poles\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Use Hiking Poles?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first started to get back into hiking a couple of years ago I didn’t even think about using a hiking pole. I had never needed them in the past during my previous experiences hiking and camping. But I notice my knees were achy after each hike I took. That got me wondering what I could do to help my knees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hiking poles are helpful to use for safety and balance, upper body strength, support for your joints, and to help you navigate through rough and smooth terrain. They help you keep an even pace and aid you when powering uphills and they help absorb impacts as you go downhills.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I started using hiking poles, I found some relief for my knees as I hiked. Going down hills always brought a lot of force on my knees as I would brace myself in various ways. As I used hiking poles I found how much easier it could be now that I had 4 points <\/strong>of contact with the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sometimes You Don’t Need Hiking Poles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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\u200bAt times you may not want or need hiking poles<\/strong>. When I was a teen and went hiking, I would sometimes carry a hiking stick just for fun. Once in a while, I found it helpful when crossing a stream, but I didn’t feel like I needed it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are hiking for more than an hour<\/strong> or up and down <\/strong>hills, having them can make life a lot easier. Although if I am climbing up or descending down a fairly steep hill, I use them intermittently because I need access to my hands for support when climbing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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