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Fitness Benefits
- Nordic walking helps you lose weight, Nordic Walking results in higher (approximately 20% more) energy expenditure and results in more calories being burnt than when walking at the same speed
- Nordic Walking results in increased oxygen uptake, heart rate and energy expenditure (approximately 20% more) than regular walking.
- Although energy expenditure increases when using poles, the perceived effort remains similar to that of walking without poles
- Nordic Walking reduces vertical ground reaction forces
- Nordic walking increases endurance even at lower speeds
- Increases in energy consumption in Nordic Walking compared to regular walking are due to a larger working muscle mass in the trunk and upper body.
Medical Benefits
- Nordic Walking increases stamina
- Nordic Walking results in higher (approximately 20% more) energy expenditure and results in more
calories being burnt than when walking at the same speed
- Nordic walking provides, light rotation of the spine
- Nordic Walking reduces anxiety, depression, fatigue and improves mood state
- Nordic Walking is a safe form of rehabilitation for people with cardiac problems
- Nordic Walking helps relieve neck and shoulder pain
- Nordic Walking is helpful for people with Parkinson’s Disease, heart disease and Peripheral Vascular Disease,
respiratory conditions
- Nordic Walking improves everyday activities such as sit to stand, reaching, gripping and get up and go
- Exercise tolerance is increased following a number of Nordic Walking sessions
- Nordic Walking reduces ground reaction forces and can help people with arthritis and osteoporosis
- Walking with poles increases stability.
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Why choose Nordic Walking?
- Exercises your whole body.
- Energy consumption (calorie burning) increases when using poles by an average of 20% compared with ordinary walking without poles.
- Energy consumption up to 46% higher with Nordic Walking (Cooper Institute research. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sports 2002 publication).
- You can exercise with your friends, whatever their fitness; everyone can walk at the same speed and work harder by using their arms more.
- The muscles most actively involved are the backs of the arms, the rear part of the shoulders, the large pectoral muscles and the back muscles.
- Significantly releases pain and muscle tension in the neck and shoulder region.
- Strengthens the spine and reduces back pain by increasing the rotation of the spine in every stride.
- Can reduce symptoms of repetitive strain injury in office workers.
- Reduces load on the knees and other joints.
- Strengthens the bones of the lower and upper body and can combat the effects of osteoporosis.
- For athletes, Nordic Walking makes an ideal cross training exercise.
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