Technique & Benefits
If you can walk, you can Nordic Walk!
Nordic walking is the perfect outdoor activity to improve your posture, health, strength and well being. It is suitable for everyone and can be used as a fitness technique, a healthy walking practice, a rehabilitative tool and sports conditioning.
It can be done by anyone, anywhere!
Nordic Walking is an enhanced walking and fitness technique that requires the use of poles which adds two major benefits to walking:
- the upper body muscles are used as well as the legs.
- the poles help to propel you which means you work harder than usual, but the support given by the poles actually makes it feel easier!
It is one of the fastest growing fitness activities in the world and is used by individuals, personal trainers, health clubs, physiotherapists, doctors and health promoters because it is highly effective, affordable and, above all, FUN!
The technique combines the simplicity of walking with upper body and core conditioning, similar to cross country skiing. The key benefits:
- Strengthen your abdominal muscles, and improve core stability.
- Improve your posture and gait.
- Reduce the impact on the lower body – hips, knees, ankles and feet.
- Release tension in the neck and shoulders.
- Burn approximately 20% more calories than ordinary walking, when the technique is performed correctly!
- Increase bone density.
- Boost your circulation and aerobic conditioning.
- Improve mental and emotional wellbeing.