I have given the new Lesu paws a good testing over the last week on many types of terrain. I personally feel that the positives far outweigh the negatives so here are my conclusions. Pros: The grip on all types of terrain is amazing – they never slip. You do not have to fiddle to …
Joan’s Beetroot Protein Brownies
Beetroot Protein Brownies 140g cooked beetroot roughly chopped 175g ground almonds 120g chestnut purée 30g cocoa powder 45g honey 30g vanilla flavour protein powder 2 tsp vanilla extract 4 eggs Preheat oven 180°C (fan 160°C) gas mark 4. Place all ingredients in a food processor & blitz to a smooth batter. Tip batter into a lined brownie …
The benefits of Nordic Walking: A quick reminder
One hour of Nordic walking at three miles an hour for an average female burns 330 calories, increasing to 490 as you develop your technique. One hour of Nordic walking at roughly four miles an hour will burn between 460 and 550 calories depending on technique.
February – A few words of wisdom from my ‘Walker’s Year Book’
My Walker's Year Book says: ‘If you’re hoping for dry weather in February, remember this proverb: ‘If in February there be no rain, ‘tis neither good for hay nor grain.’ There is considerable truth in this, as February rain will be more easily absorbed into the soil to avoid drought conditions in the drier summer months. …
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Healthy recipes
Some of you have got Nutribullets and have been asking about the best recipes. My favourite is: Spinach and Melon A handful of washed baby leaf spinach A Quarter of a cantaloupe or galia melon 1 Tbs mixed seeds – sunflower, hemp, pumpkin, chia Filtered water or Coconut water. Blitz all the ingredients for 30 seconds. …
‘Trust me, I’m a Doctor!’
Did you see the ‘Trust Me I’m A Doctor’ programme on BBC2 the other week? Two of the findings stood out for me. One was that the recommendations for the amount of exercise that we should be doing was 150–180 mins per week and the optimum being 30 minutes of brisk walking every day! The …
Are we getting the most from our poles?
Whilst we have been battling with the elements and the ground conditions throughout the winter it becomes very easy to lose our good technique. Nordic Walking is known for being a really sociable way to exercise, this is great for motivation but can actually affect the results that people get from the activity as time …
January 2016 Nordic Walking
Margaret’s story
Last year one of our walkers, Margaret, joined NCNW with the aim of competing in the Vienna Silvesterlauf, a New Year's Eve fun run, as a Nordic Walker. This is her story...
Macclesfield Forest Walk, Dec 2015
North Cheshire Nordic Walking 