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Traveling with Nordic Walking poles
A new idea: collapsible poles Many Nordic Walkers love it so much they want to take their poles on vacation and business trips. That’s a great way to keep your aerobic health up. If you own a pair of Nordic … Continue reading
Nordic Walking lives in the Pacific Northwest
I want to share an excellent article by Karen Asp. When you read it, you will see that she is a Nordic Walking junkie. She is a NW champion. I didn’t know there were Nordic Walking ”competitions.” I guess it’s … Continue reading
New study documents how little time Americans spend on exercise
I keep finding studies that support moderate exercise in your daily life. Finally, some statistics on just how Americans kill free time instead of exercising. The Streaming Observer recently published the percent of the time people spend on various activities. … Continue reading
Nordic Walking and bone health: Recent studies support doing it!
As a fitness coach, I am a member of IDEA – it used to stand for something, but they now just go by that. Kinda like AARP – that doesn’t stand for anything now either. But they are a major Fitness … Continue reading
Studies reconfirm value of exercising – Nordic Walking solves that
University and medical community studies have supported past results pointing to the utility of regular exercise on long term health. The current recommendation of 150 minutes of strenuous exercise showed marked positive results regarding health related issues. The term “strenuous” … Continue reading
What’s a good overall workout? What muscles does Nordic Walking work on?
Nordic Walking religion touts that you’ll get a good overall workout. True – Nordic Walking, swimmming and the rowing machine are the best ways to get a tone all over. (not TAN – that’s bad). Look at the groups that … Continue reading
“You Have the Best Nordic Walking Training Video on You Tube”
I always read the comments to this NordicWalkingFun.com blog. I like to share my knowledge and expertise. If you are here, you were exposed to my YouTube video and tips. Often I stare at the sun and try to come … Continue reading
Nordic Walking Groups – where are they? Finding people to walk with.
I get the same question many times . . . “Where Can I find a group of people that I can go Nordic Walking with?” Unless you live in an area that embraces Nordic Walking, you may have a tough … Continue reading
Studies reconfirm value of exercising – Nordic Walking solves that
University and medical community studies have supported past results pointing to the utility of regular exercise on long term health. The current recommendation of 150 minutes of strenuous exercise showed marked resistance to health related issues. The term “strenuous” is … Continue reading
High Intensity Interval Training shown to be best for your health
A new study looked at individuals who were measured on quantitative exercises and attempted to see the difference between High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and slow endurance exercises. HIIT (called “hit”) is becoming a trend among athletes – elite and … Continue reading