Nordic walking is a lot more fun than doing abdominal crunches and walking a fast mile with poles is equivalent to performing some 2,000 mini-crunches.
At Nordic Walking US we hold frequent and completely free demo sessions and we will even loan you a pair of state-of-the-art poles absolutely free of charge and will teach you to use them the right way.
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When you decide that this is the right activity for you, please check our competitively priced selection of some of the best Nordic walking poles anywhere.
There are more and more people using specially designed poles, which they use in a manner similar to that of a cross-country skier. Whether you call it Nordic walking, pole walking or trekking, there are lots of good reasons for the rapid growth in popularity of this total body exercise.
Burning from 20-46% more calories, simultaneously strengthening leg, buttock, arm, shoulder, back, chest, abdominal and of course the core strength trunk muscles, removing pain and injury-causing stress off hips, knees, feet, and building a healthier cardiovascular system as you walk are just some of the benefits of Nordic walking.
In Europe, where most people do indeed call it Nordic walking, it has become the hottest new trend in fitness, but participation is also growing by leaps and bounds in North America. Fitness walking with poles started in Finland around 1997. By 2002, nearly 20 percent of Finns were fitness walking with poles regularly and it is estimated that another 20 percent do it from time-to-time.
The rest of Europe is not far behind. Apparently at least two million Germans practice Nordic walking on a regular basis. There are special Nordic walking centers and courses, pole rental shops, stores, instructors, schools, classes and the like.
That is of course very nice and very welcome, but the nicest thing about Nordic walking the fact that you can do it practically anywhere, as long as you have the right poles and have mastered the basic technique. If you wish, we can help you with both. At Nordic Walking US we hold frequent and completely free demo sessions and we will even loan you a pair of state-of-the-art poles absolutely free of charge and will teach you to use them the right way. When you decide that this is the right activity for you, please check our competitively priced selection of some of the best Nordic walking poles anywhere.
Don’t forget also that Nordic walking is a lot more fun than doing abdominal crunches and that walking a fast mile with poles is equivalent to performing some 2,000 mini-crunches. Which one do you think is more fun?
Can you do nordic walking if you have rotator cuff issues/frozen shoulder?
Hope so!
Nordic Walking COULD very well be done under those circumstances, but without knowing the specifics of your condition, I would suggest that you consult your physician, before taking the leap. Hope that he/she says yes!