Nordic walking is a practice of walking with two mid-length, thin but sturdy poles. It is done as a sport for both exercise and enjoyment. It can be done at a variety of speeds and intensities, on any terrain (except water.) It is similar to other sports such as "trekking" which also involve walking with poles. Nordic walking, like walking itself, is … [Read more...]
A brief history of Nordic Walking
A start in Finland Nordic walking is a modern sport that started in Finland. For decades in the 1900s, athletes in Finland had been training for winter cross-country skiing by walking in the summers with just the ski poles (they called it "ski-walking.") And, people had been walking and hiking in the outdoors with sticks. In 1966, a woman named Leena Jääskeläinen … [Read more...]
Norking
It's a bit of a mouthful to say casually, "I'm heading out Nordic walking for a bit." It just doesn't sound like something you'd ever say, well, casually. It just seems a bit, technical. A friend, Karen Wettlaufer -- from the town of Paris in the heart of south-western Ontario, home of words such as dork, deek, kewl, Molson Muscle and Double Double, eh? -- solved … [Read more...]
Nordic Walking and Dog Attacks
There is a fair bit of information about how to take your dogs out along with you when you go out Nordic walking. There are special short Nordic poles with wheels you buy for them (just kidding.) However, there is very little out there about what to do when you are out Nordic walking and someone else's dog attacks you. My Nordic Walking Dog … [Read more...]
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