Category Archives: Fitness

My Nordic Walking Diary, Part II

The date above reflects the last update of the diary: Results, so far – with no dieting, after 6,812.75 miles – lost some weight and body fat and in general am staying in great shape due to regular Nordic Walking. This … Continue reading

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Comfort Under Foot

I recently had the opportunity to fairly extensively test a pair of ProFoot Custom Molding insoles. Continue reading

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Grip Holding Conundrum

Over the years I have had numerous questions regarding the holding of Nordic Walking pole grips. Continue reading

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What I Use and Wear For Nordic Walking – Updated

This article was first posted in September, 2006. Since then a number of equipment-wise changes have occurred. My main poles for a while now have been the LEKI Speed Pacer Varios and the LEKI Travellers Carbon. Klean Kanteen stainless steel … Continue reading

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Nordic Walking – the Easiest New Year’s Resolution to Keep?

As tradition holds, most of us make, or at least try to make all kinds of New Year resolutions. There’s little doubt that many of those tend to be related to health and exercise issues. We promise family, our friends … Continue reading

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Why Deal With Nordic Walking U.S.?

First of all, we are one of the first and longest-operating Nordic Walking organizations in the USA and quite frankly, one of the longest-operating ones anywhere. That said,  I must give credit where credit is due: Tom Rutlin has started … Continue reading

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