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- Walk with purpose!
- Be consistent!
- Remember everything counts but not everything matters!
The problem: “The neuropathy in her feet was getting worse and she had recently begun using a walker to help with stability and balance. Her back had begun to curve from all of the looking down that she needed to do to maintain her balance.”
More about it:
- “Nancy got her first set of poles in June and ‘immediately I felt a change in my body,’ she says.”
- “Nancy began using the poles in June and by the time she and Henry went to Paris in September, she was able to enjoy the city walking three to four miles a day.”
- “Nordic Poles changed my life,” she says, “I feel like I’ve developed two new legs. I can look up again while walking and walk distances that I haven’t been able to walk in years.”
Her experience led to the residential area where they lived to create programs for its members.
Takeaways:
- The poles used are gloveless poles. I teach Nordic walking used gloved poles to facilitate brisk walking.
- The use of poles enhance balance as well as increase the number of muscles involved in walking.
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