Your recovery period may vary depending on why you’re opting for hip replacement surgery. Walking in small steps is more manageable from day one, but you still need to go for rehabilitation and have physical therapy sessions to make it easier for your muscles to adjust.  It takes about 4 to 6 weeks to start feeling normal after the surgery, but you would still require to continue being active and do your exercises to avoid movement restrictions. Building up muscles around the hip joint is something you must do, so there’s less pressure on your hip joint when doing any activity.