Nordic Walking Guy
Blogging about Nordic walking and the Afoot lifestyle1) Walk with purpose! 2) Be consistent! 3) Nobody walks alone!
A Nordic walking song with an Oktoberfest spirit
It's that time of year, so enjoy this Oktoberfest-ish song about Nordic walking. Lyrics are here, and you can translate them via your browser.
Exercise and your brain 2
An article in the NY Times suggests how a particular enzyme (GPLD1) boosts your brain: "it is likely to incite alterations in other tissues and cells elsewhere in the body. These tissues, in turn, produce yet more proteins that have effects on other tissues that...
Exercise and your brain
A NY Times article described how exercise helps the brain: "...exercise improves brain health in part by prompting the liver to pump out extra amounts of GPLD1."
Tracking your fitness and health
I signed up for a couple of fitness/health trackers to see how they work and whether they're useful. I have a Garmin smartwatch and its website, Garmin Connect. I also signed up for MyFitnessPal because it synchs with Garmin Connect. Since I have a Samsung smartphone,...
Big hands and wrists? No problem!
A video from York Nordic showing you how to expand the glove strap to fit larger hands and wrists. Many thanks to Lauren DeLong!