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Nordic Walking makes your doctor happy – do it often
Not a big surprise, but walking is good for you. It’s been studied to death and found to be one of the easiest and convenient ways to get your heart rate up — without any joint issues. Even Dr Oz … Continue reading
Nordic Walking helps neck and shoulders
Nordic Walking is an excellent exercise mode owing to its overall impact and high-energy consumption and is thus well suited for exercise aiming at weight loss. It has also many other health effects. The Finnish Helsinki Polytechnic’s Faculty of Health … Continue reading
Story of Nordic Walking on High End Crystal Cruise ships
This is an excerpt from a post by Claire Walter in her Nordic Walking blog. It talks about when I rolled out the Nordic Walking program on Crystal Cruises in 1990. An oldie but I wanted to sahre. Claire is a strong advocate of … Continue reading
Nordic Walking poles at a discount…if…
……If you take my instruction class. Easy – but what if you are nowhere near San Jose-by-the-sea? Watch the training video I made, and I will extend a 15% discount on LEKI Nordic Walking poles. More on this downstream in … Continue reading
Movie Time – Not MGM, but it works – The correct way to Nordic Walk
Fresh out of the studio….a YouTube I did for LEKI. This is a good refresher for those who have taken my class or newbies. When I get time I’ll Be posting more of these. I found too many folks who … Continue reading
Yet another use for poles.
While on a camping trip this summer, I arrived at Kings Canyon early enough to set up my one man tent. However, I forgot to pack the tent poles. Duh. What to do? It was quickly getting dark. Ah Ha! … Continue reading
Gang, It looks like Uncle Ricky will be heading from Rome to Istanbul soon. I’ll be aboard the Crystal Serenity teaching Nordic Walking. We have 10 LEKI poles on each ship and offer FREE classes at 7:30 am and 5 … Continue reading
Replacement rubber tips for your Nordic Walking poles
I’ve had two students tell me they have worn out the rubber tips on their LEKI Nordic Walking poles. Amazing. But they live in Florida and the couple goes out twice a day! THAT’s pretty hard core. They love it. … Continue reading
Leki to introduce new Nordic Walking Pole; Company makes your life easier
Leki, of Germany, is the leading maker of Nordic Walking poles. Their flagship product is the Instructor model. As the name says, this pole is used in training classes as well as by graduates and beginners alike. I teach Nordic … Continue reading
Benefits of Aerobic Training….as in Nordic Walking
In a paper on the Potential Adverse Cardiovascular Effects from Excessive Endurance Exercise, by the Mayo Clinic, the followng were listed as beenfits of aerobic exercise. This is the kind we do when Nordic Walking. Get your heart rate up to the … Continue reading