By Claire Walter on February 26, 2007
A recent story in the the Naples News, covered 15 to 20 Nordic Walkers with an almost 70-year age range (20 to 88, according to reporter Kelly Farrell) and a great variety in levels of fitness who joined a Nordic Walking class. Certified instructors Heidi Klimt and Dr. Klaus Schwanbeck led the class. Their route [...]
Posted in Fitness, Groups, Health Benefits |
By Claire Walter on February 24, 2007
Foot Solutions, an internationally franchised chain of health and wellness stores focusing on foot care and properly fitting footwear, has jumped on the Nordic Walking bandwagon. The chain, which is known for orthotics, specialized and fairly exotic fitness shoes, performance socks, pedometers and more, now carries poles as well. I suggest that anyone who is [...]
Posted in Fitness, Pain Relief, Shoes, Stores |
By Claire Walter on February 24, 2007
When I was walking this morning, first my left lace came loose. I stopped and retied it. Then my right lace came untied, both ends flopping on the pavement. I stopped and retied it. With Nordic Walking poles in hand, each stop and retie is just a bit more involved that simply propping a foot [...]
Posted in Clothing and Accessories, Shoes |
By Claire Walter on February 23, 2007
Our dogs can’t go out without identification tags, and many of us put them on our cats as well. But most of us blithely leave the house anonymously — and most of the time, we all return unscathed. But as occasional advocate of being a better-safe-than-sorry Nordic Walker, I’m intrigued by a line of identification [...]
Posted in Clothing and Accessories |
By Claire Walter on February 20, 2007
In response to a recent posting, I was asked about local Boulder walking groups. I didn’t know of any but guessed at a few, and before I could embark on my promised further research, I found a piece in the February 2007 issue of Active Cities magazine. Kathy Hawk did the research and found groups [...]
Posted in Boulder, Groups, Starting Out |
By Claire Walter on February 20, 2007
If you like to take an iPod along music to set your Nordic Walking pace (or just as diversion), you’ll be interested in the SportWrap, a slimmed-down version of a holder that can be worn on the upper arm or form. Two adjustable Velcro straps secure the iPod nano or other player, no matter how [...]
Posted in Clothing and Accessories |
By Claire Walter on February 19, 2007
After a few warm days along Colorado’s Front Range, we are finally able to see more pavement and bare ground than snow and ice, but in the nearby high country, it’s still winter — and still prime snowshoeing weather. Last Saturday Rocky Mountain National Park was the venue for Winter Trails Day, an annual snowshoeing [...]
Posted in Shoes, Snow, Snowshoeing, Winter |
By Claire Walter on February 15, 2007
If you are fond of wearing insulated tights for cold-weather walking and snowshoeing, take a gander at the new CW-X line of “conditioning wear” from a five-year-old company called Wacoal Sports Science, which grandly proclaims that its patented Conditioning Web, gives the body “two layers of support [that] band the joints and muscles into a [...]
Posted in Clothing and Accessories, Winter |
By Claire Walter on February 13, 2007
In order for their canine companions to join them and yet have free hands for their poles, Nordic Walkers often like to use a leash system that attaches to the waist. In addition to being a leash-and-collar combination, Sporn Products’ new Multi-Leash (right), offers the option of using it as a belt leash, tied around [...]
Posted in Dogs |
By Claire Walter on February 12, 2007
For skiing and hiking, I’ve long favored Thor-Lo socks, which always seem to fit well. They never ride up to squoosh my toes or drift down into my boots with the attendant threat of blisters. Therefore, I was quite excited to learn of the company’s new Exercise Walking System, which is gradually being eased into [...]
Posted in Shoes, Socks |
