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Background: The purpose of this pilot observational study with prospective data collection over a six-week period is to test whether a Nordic walking prehabilitation exercise program would affect the functional capacity, and thus quality of life of enrolled participants. We hypothesize that a group of participants will demonstrate statistically significant improvement in functional capacity, as verified by standardized tests: Six minute walk test (6MWT), Timed Up and Go test (TUG), Visual Analgue Scale (VAS) and anthropometric measurement of chest mobility.; Methods: Volunteers (n = 10) were included in the study. The participants underwent Nordic walking (moderate intensity, approximately 6 km/hour) once a week under expert supervision. The distance for the first week was set to 1 500 meters, and in each subsequent week, the distance was extended by 500 meters. Additionally, the participants performed the same exercise in the form of self-therapy once a week.; Results: Only eight participants completed the study, compared to the planned number of ten participants. As for 6WMT the participants showed an improvement in average distance of 51.25 meters, this improvement was found to be statistically significant (p = 0.034). No significant changes were observed for TUG (p = 0.191) and anthropometric measurement of chest mobility measured in three different regions (p = 0.412; p = 0.293; p = 0.412). As for VAS, there was a nonsignificant increase (p = 1.000) in the percentage representation of value 0, with 75% of participants reporting a score of 0 before the study, while 100% of participants reported a value of 0 after the study.; Conclusions: The results of this pilot study suggest Nordic walking prehabilitation exercise program may offer some measurable improvements in the functional capacity and quality of life of participants and although Nordic walking is a relatively basic physical activity, it is absolutely essential to monitor this activity accurately and include it in a comprehensive prehabilitation program.