### 5.5.4. Practicing walking You can start practicing walking straight away. Practicing walking is important to help you: * Get back to walking as much as you could before your injury * Get back to walking without a limp To make sure your walking improves, you need to practice it consistently. Slowly build up the length of time you practice walking and how many times you practice walking each week. An example of how you can slowly build up your walking is shown below.

Days of the week	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4
Mon	Walk for 10 minutes	Walk for 10 minutes	Walk for 15 minutes	Walk for 20 minutes
Tue
Wed		Walk for 10 minutes	Walk for 15 minutes	Walk for 20 minutes
Thu	Walk for 10 minutes
Fri		Walk for 10 minutes	Walk for 15 minutes	Walk for 20 minutes
Sat
Sun				Walk for 20 minutes

It is important to remember: * Some pain when you practice walking is normal. This does not mean you are damaging your ankle * You do not need to avoid pain when you walk, just work to a pain level that is okay for you * If your ankle becomes more painful or swollen than you are happy with, follow the advice on [how to manage pain](#content-section-1) and swelling described earlier