Are you somebody who embraces the warm up exercises at the beginning of a walk or more likely to be grumbling ‘get on with it’ under your breath. YES it can seem like a lot of twiddling, circling and stamping BUT there are actually several good reasons as to why we always start our classes …
What is ‘Brisk Walking?’
How do you really know if you’re walking at what’s considered a ‘brisk’ pace?
Top Nordic Walking Technique Tips
Running the Technique Courses has reminded me that it is good for us all to refresh our Nordic Walking technique from time to time. Like when driving, it is really easy to fall into bad habits when out pole walking (especially if you are chatting!) If you are keen to get the maximum results from …
Training Zones for Weight Loss (part two)
If you interested in monitoring your heart to ascertain your MHR rate have a look at the app ‘INSTANT HEART RATE: HR MONITOR’. Its a free app that uses your phone's camera to detect, amazingly accurately, your heart rate, or pulse. Once this is established we can work out your MHR using the Karvonen formula …
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The Benefits of Walking
The benefits of brisk walking have been featured as headlines in the news again recently. The Telegraph quoted Professor Sir Muir Gray, clinical adviser as having said that, "Public Health England research showed that small changes could make a dramatic difference. The article continued, "We all know physical activity is good for your health, but for …
Spring!
LET'S MAKE THE MOST OF THE FRESH SPRING AIR by taking time to incorporate some relaxing deeper breathing into your Nordic walking.
North Cheshire Nordic Walking 