By Claire Walter on September 29, 2008
Parade and USA Weekend focus on bread health issues; where’s walking? Parade magazine’s cover touted this week’s issue as a “practical guide to better health.” USA Weekend‘s announced that this week’s issue features a “special women’s health report.” These health and fitness overviews are designed for the reader with the attention span of a fruit [...]
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By Claire Walter on September 27, 2008
Tomorrow’s Denver run/walk is a sports fan’s dream route The third annual Fans on the Field, a 5K untimed and 10K timed run/walk, takes place tomorrow. Because of the timing, the 10K is segmented into age-group categories. I apologize for no notice at all, but I just got wind of it. The 10K touches on [...]
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By Claire Walter on September 26, 2008
Boomyah — unusual name for an innovative pole design When I first became interested in Nordic Walking, I met Jeff Lunde who showed me prototypes of the poles he was developing. Lunde didn’t come out of the sports or fitness industries but was experienced in consumer products. He developed a user-friendly pole design for what, [...]
Posted in Poles, Starting Out |
By Claire Walter on September 24, 2008
Annual day promotes health and fitness awareness for women Today marks the seventh annual national Women’s Health & Fitness Day focuses attention on the importance of regular physical activity and health awareness for women, part of a new National Women’s Health & Fitness Week to be held annually during the last week in September. Today, [...]
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By Claire Walter on September 23, 2008
Nordic Walkers in evidence big-name Midwestern run/walk event Rhea Kontos of Nordic Walk This Way in the Twin Cities sent me a shorthand report, interesting stats and some photos from the Birkie Trail Run, Relay and Trek that took place this past Saturday in Hayward, WI. I’m grateful to her for sharing these. She wrote: [...]
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By Claire Walter on September 21, 2008
Pole-spotting, classes and an Email from a friend Boulder, a city of runners, mountaineers, rock climbers, mountain bikers, road bikers and gym rats, has often been called one of America’s fittest cities. But that doesn’t mean that every one of the 100,000 or so residents is a workout-aholic. Boulder has its share of desk jockeys, [...]
Posted in Boulder, Starting Out |
By Claire Walter on September 20, 2008
An interactive website for walking tech-heads — or techie walkers SPSies.com is an interactive trail finder/tracker from Germany with stats and an indication of activities for which each recreational route is suited, including walking. It includes GPS coordinates and links to Google Earth. Click on the world map and find the location where you want [...]
Posted in Clothing and Accessories, Trails |
By Claire Walter on September 16, 2008
Fitness walking and “river walking” have their day in the sun Todays Boulder Daily Camera “Fit!” section included two features on walking for health and vitality. River Walking against a current in a circular pool at the Bob L. Berger Recreation Center in Lafayette is the paper’s featured “workout of the week.” A feature called [...]
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By Claire Walter on September 12, 2008
Website lists 50 tips, online calculators and other resources Measured Success, a health and fitness resource website designed for those interested in nursing and other health careers but available to anyone, has just published a list of 50 online relevant sites. The list features links to a variety of online exercise and nutrition calculators for [...]
Posted in Blog, Health Benefits, Weight Management |
By Claire Walter on September 8, 2008
The Boulder Creek Trail is well-suited to Nordic Walking As it heads westward into Boulder Canyon from Eben G. Fine Park, the well-used Boulder Canyon Trail starts out as a paved path closely paralleling Boulder Creek. After less than a mile, it becomes a mostly unpaved, well-packed route. Its width makes it the ideal multi-use [...]
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