Table 1: The VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) (mean and standard deviation) for severity of pain on walking and the distance walked in meters (m) after starting Nordic Walking. A VAS score of 10 is very severe pain and a VAS score of 0 is no pain. sd is standard deviation. There was a significant improvement in severity of pain and in distance walked (p<0.001) which started in the first week after starting Nordic Walking and continued throughout the 12 weeks.