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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
More uses for Nordic Walking poles
While tooling around Phoenix, I saw this man rolling down the street. He had some sort of foot gear – they didn’t look like roller blades, but I saw his poles. He was “skiing” at a decent speed. I was … Continue reading
VIDEO: Local Nordic Walker loves her poles – hear the testimonial
Laurea is a Bay Area advocate of Nordic Walking. We met recently to update her technique. She was a prior student of mine. She had the baic steps down pat, so i gave her a few more ways to up … Continue reading
Testimonial
MOV00065 And now…. A testimonial from Laura, who took my class 2 years ago. She has consistently used her Nordic Walking Poles. Laura is a hard core convert to Nordic Walking. It’s refreshng to see a student listen and apply her … Continue reading
Nordic Walking class beats the rain – Moved one day to escape the deluge
My ANWA Nordic Walking Calss last weeekend almost got flooded out with the record rain in the south SF Bay area. We decided to bump the session one day to Sunday. We were rewarded with a nice autumn day in … Continue reading
ANWA San Jose class this Sunday | A post-rain dance
I’ll be teaching a Nordic Walking class in Los Gatos this Sunday for the American Nordic Walking Assn. It will be a 4-hour long workshop. We’ll be outside doing a lot of calorie burning. Lunch – no host – at the … Continue reading
VIDEO – Happy Nordic Walkers on a Crystal cruise.
Slight technical difficulties with YouTube on this….yeah, I messed up….click it now: Backgrounder => Crystal Pole Walkers