What is Nordic Walking
Nordic walking explainedLearn what makes Nordic walking special
- Nordic walking, evolved in Finland from the cross country skiing motion, is a full-body activity using poles to involve the upper body in walking.
- Evidence-based research has shown that, among other benefits, Nordic walking improves
What is Nordic walking?
Who can Nordic walk?
- Nordic walking is especially suitable for active agers because it is a low-impact activity that allows those with strength, balance, and joint issues as well as chronic conditions to participate.
- The sport activity is extremely popular in Europe with practitioners numbering in the millions and growing in the US, approximately 12 million in Europe and 3 million in the US.
- Those who want a more athletic experience can increase the intensity by incorporating Nordic walking poles into their running, lunge walking, circuit training, and other high intensity training. The Tabata method of high intensity interval training (HIIT) can also be used.
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