this works\u00ae<\/a>, shares how her commitment to exercise was put to the ultimate test after being diagnosed with dysplasia.<\/i><\/p>\nI don\u2019t remember a time when exercise wasn\u2019t a part of my every day. I trained as a PT in my twenties and taught step and aerobics classes while I was studying for my Ph.D. in biochemistry. My love of fitness stayed with me, and I continued to run regularly and enjoy an active lifestyle with my young family.<\/p>\n
As I entered my mid-forties, I felt strong, fit and as confident in my physical capabilities as I had been in my 20s and, just at that point, the body I had always trusted began to push back. Trouble with one of my hips evolved in a debilitating pain that made running impossible and walking a challenge.<\/p>\n
Suddenly the lifestyle I had known of running, cycling and long dog walks in the park was too painful to endure. When double hip dysplasia was finally confirmed, it felt like a life-limiting diagnosis, compounded by the fact that anti-inflammatory medication upset my gut and I was faced with the prospect of a double-hip replacement in my forties.\u00a0 I looked for alternatives.<\/p>\n
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