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Instruction available – will teach for food
Spring is here and I’m available for classes. We meet in the South SF area – Palo Alto or Los Gatos. I can teach privately or groups (discounted). We’ll go for 2-hours and you WILL learn the proper technique to … Continue reading
Nordic Walking Technique
Clip & Save here’s the Reader’s Digest summary of how to do Nordic Walking Pole Fitting=Set pole length § Loosen so that pole sections move § Position tip at outside of little toe § Elbow at side, forearm forward § … Continue reading
LEKI NW poles have backlog
Due to COVID and other supply chain issues, LEKI Nordic Walking poles are temprarily unavailable. I am not a spokesman for them, so you may want to follow-up yourself. Hiking poles are not impacted, But they are not the same … Continue reading
Nordic Walking in Norway!!
Nordic Walking in Oslo On a recent cruise to Norway and Iceland, I came across this group getting ready for a Nordic Walking walk. Well, how about that! I never see that in the USA. In general Euros are way … Continue reading
Nordic Walking continues to get praise in medical studies.
I’ve mentioned before that 150 minutes a week is the recommended time you should spend on moderate exercise. How much time are you spending? Stretching the calves at END of Nordic Walking session is a good idea. A big question … Continue reading
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