By Claire Walter on September 27, 2009
Today is the Close of Active Aging Week, 2009Active Aging Week (September 21-27) ends today. It started without my noticing in advance, but for Tom Rutlin every week is Active Aging Week! He is the developer of Exerstrider poles and frequent presenter International Council on Active Aging conferences and a preferred ICAA vendor, and he [...]
Posted in Events, Health Benefits, Seniors |
By Claire Walter on September 26, 2009
News site for all Nordic Walkers, whichever side of the Atlantic they live on David Downer, a Nordic Walking instructor and founder of Nordic Walking Dorset in the south of England, Nordic Walking book author and owner/original moderator of the Nordic Walking eCommunity, has donned a new hat: website owner. In the four weeks since [...]
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By Claire Walter on September 24, 2009
Ski School at central Swiss resort offers weekly Nordic Walking intro classes When I visited Engelberg, Switzerland, in February 20o8, I was knocked out by the prominence of Nordic Walking in what I have always thought of as a ski resort. Many Alpine resorts do maintain winter walking paths, but the Nordic Walking emphasis was [...]
Posted in Europe, Starting Out, Travel |
By Claire Walter on September 22, 2009
XCO stakes a position by putting down Nordic Walking. Why?Maybe it is a sign that Nordic Walking’s profile is being raised that a prominent seller of fitness gear has found it necessary to knock Nordic Walking. Fitter International Inc. sent out an E-blast promoting a 25 percent off sale on the XCO Walking and Running [...]
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By Claire Walter on September 22, 2009
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By Claire Walter on September 21, 2009
Boulder County Open Space parcel is a treasure for Nordic Walkers Caribou Ranch between Nederland and the Indian Peaks Wilderness comprises 2,151 acres of varied landscapes and wildlife habitats –woodlands, wetlands, meadows, streams, forest, ranch buildings, an old mine and a trail created from part of the Switzerland Trail railbed. The 4.5 miles of trail [...]
Posted in Boulder, Snowshoeing, Trails |
By Claire Walter on September 17, 2009
Instructor training program continues idea exchange and cooperation Last May, I joined a Nordic Walking summit in Santa Monica (reported on here, here, here and here) under the auspices of Nordic Walking North America, an umbrella organization to help spread the Nordic Walking word. For the first time that anyone can recall, North American Nordic [...]
Posted in Clinic, Instruction |
By Claire Walter on September 15, 2009
Promenading with poles on the promenade deck might become all the rageI have been on one cruise, on an assignment to write about its culinary program. While at sea, I went to the gym every day and made laps around the Promenade Deck, trying to walk off the calories ingested during research about food. Of [...]
Posted in Poles, Starting Out, Travel |
By Claire Walter on September 13, 2009
NW instructor and group leader in southern California California coastal cities and towns provide exceptional year-round opportunities for Nordic Walking: mild weather, little rain, no snow. Through the magic of Twitter, I have cyber connected with San Diego Nordic Walking instructor Jeff DeMeester and organizer of a San Diego Nordic Walking Meet-Up Group. On his [...]
Posted in Groups, Poles, Starting Out |
By Claire Walter on September 12, 2009
One-Day clinic in Wisconsin helps 42 people discover Nordic Walking Brian Gregg, a lifelong cross-country skier and ski racer who unsurprisingly comes from a family of cross-country skiers and ski racers, recently helped conduct a CXC/Birkie Nordic Walking Clinic in Woodruff, Wisconsin. The fascinating venue is the Premier Physical Medicine and Wellness Clinic‘ “playground” with [...]
Posted in Clinic, Starting Out |
