Comments on: Nordic walking helps injured soldiers move http://www.indenvertimes.com/nordic-walking-helps-injured-soldiers-move/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nordic-walking-helps-injured-soldiers-move INDenverTimes provides news, insight, perspective and information for Denver and Colorado Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:51:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Pete Edwards http://www.indenvertimes.com/nordic-walking-helps-injured-soldiers-move/comment-page-1/#comment-10056 Pete Edwards Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:35:40 +0000 http://www.indenvertimes.com/?p=26391#comment-10056 When using the perfect length Nordic walking poles and the correct technique the poles help us to automatically walk with a super straight back - better walking posture is biomechanically a good thing. This improved walking posture when combined with the unique 4-Wheel-Drive type action of walking with poles radically reduces the stress to the shins, knees, hips and back. Nordic Walking is low impact and yet provides a highly effective workout - burning more calories and working more muscle groups than regular walking. Nordic Walking’s winning combination of improved posture, a unique 4-Wheel-Drive type action and shock absorbing benefits - helping many individuals to walk comfortably again. Nordic Walking Poles are helping individuals with balance issues, knee issues or new knees, hip issues or new hips, back issues (including those with rods in their back), weight issues, multiple sclerosis (MS), parkinson's (PD), neuropathy, arthritis, bursitis, scoliosis, lumbar stenosis, fibromyalgia, post polio, osteoporosis, stroke recovery, cancer recovery and other limitations to walking. Nordic Walking poles are helping thousands of Americans get off the couch, successfully get outside, start walking safely and effectively launch much needed walking campaigns. As a ski coach I only recommend one-piece poles for skiing and Nordic walking. Don't get scammed by cheap twist-locking collapsible poles. Individuals with balance issues and seniors should especially avoid cheap twist-locking and flip-lock poles from China. Nordic Walking is ideal for ALL ages and ALL fitness levels - no longer just for expert skiers deprived of snow during the summer. When using the perfect length Nordic walking poles and the correct technique the poles help us to automatically walk with a super straight back – better walking posture is biomechanically a good thing. This improved walking posture when combined with the unique 4-Wheel-Drive type action of walking with poles radically reduces the stress to the shins, knees, hips and back. Nordic Walking is low impact and yet provides a highly effective workout – burning more calories and working more muscle groups than regular walking.

Nordic Walking’s winning combination of improved posture, a unique 4-Wheel-Drive type action and shock absorbing benefits – helping many individuals to walk comfortably again. Nordic Walking Poles are helping individuals with balance issues, knee issues or new knees, hip issues or new hips, back issues (including those with rods in their back), weight issues, multiple sclerosis (MS), parkinson’s (PD), neuropathy, arthritis, bursitis, scoliosis, lumbar stenosis, fibromyalgia, post polio, osteoporosis, stroke recovery, cancer recovery and other limitations to walking. Nordic Walking poles are helping thousands of Americans get off the couch, successfully get outside, start walking safely and effectively launch much needed walking campaigns.

As a ski coach I only recommend one-piece poles for skiing and Nordic walking. Don’t get scammed by cheap twist-locking collapsible poles. Individuals with balance issues and seniors should especially avoid cheap twist-locking and flip-lock poles from China.

Nordic Walking is ideal for ALL ages and ALL fitness levels – no longer just for expert skiers deprived of snow during the summer.

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