By Claire Walter on April 30, 2012
Broomfield, Colorado’s exemplary Paul Derda Recreation Center is starting Nordic Walking classes on Thursday, May 3. I haven’t been able to find any info about the classes on-line, and I haven’t had a chance to phone either. I don’t know who is teaching them either. But the Daily Camera did indicate that the classes start at [...]
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By Claire Walter on April 6, 2012
Kanteneva video is Nordic Walking short course Beginners needing tips on how to start Nordic Walking and experienced Nordic Walkers wanting a quick refresher ought to check out a YouTube video feature Marko Kanteneva, a Nordic Walking pioneer who continues to promote Original Nordic Walking to differentiate it (however so slightly) from other brands. The [...]
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By Claire Walter on April 5, 2012
Nordic Body founder, fitness and Nordic Walking coach offers free tips Malin Svensson, owner of Nordic Body in the LA. area and a multiply certified international fitness coach with a special concentration on Nordic Walking, is offering s a free teleseminar called “8 Simple Steps to Lose Weight, Look Great and Feel Sexy!” on Tuesday, April [...]
Posted in Benefits, Fitness, Weight Management | Tagged Malin Svensson, teleseminar |
By Claire Walter on April 1, 2012
Wish a happy to the “First Lady of Nordic Walking” in the US My first peripheral introduction to Nordic Walking came in Switzerland in 2004, and my first introduction in the US was when Lindy Speiser, then with LEKI USA, was marketing this new-to-America, easy-to-learn, easy-on-the-budget outdoor fitness activity using specially designed poles developed in [...]
Posted in People |
By Claire Walter on March 23, 2012
Simon Beck creates magnificent patterns in the snow Artist Simon Beck snowshoes on the frozen lakes of Savoie, France, tramping intricate patterns in the snow. This is not a casual endeavor, but an effort to which he commits 5 to 9 hours a day as he creates large, outdoor and yet epehmeral pieces that typically are the size of three [...]
Posted in People, Snowshoeing, Winter | Tagged snowshoe patterns in the snow |
By Claire Walter on February 26, 2012
Ski racing stars featured in video about Nordic Walking for off-season training, rehab & fun Skiing’s World Cup season is winding down, and US Ski Team star Lindsey Vonn has already locked up the 2012 downhill, Super G and overall titles. Her home base is Vail, but she has a second home in Austria, and there, she and [...]
Posted in Benefits | Tagged LEKI, Lindsay Vonn |
By Claire Walter on February 6, 2012
Fabulous close-to-home snowhsoeing follows major Front Range It starting snowing sometime on Thursday evening. It kept snowing all day Friday. And all Friday night. And much of Saturday. By the time it stopped, 22 1/2 inches had accumulated on our back deck — a local record. Someplace identified only as “four miles north of Blackhawk” [...]
Posted in Boulder, Dogs, Snowshoeing, Trails | Tagged snowhoe hike |
By Claire Walter on January 29, 2012
Nordic Walkers spotted at Israel/Jordan border crossing While in the Middle East recently, I half expected to see some Nordic Walkers on the broad recreational path along Tel Aviv’s scenic Mediterranean shoreline or in Eilat where the paved path skirting the Red Sea is referred to as “the boardwalk.” I didn’t spot any Nordic Walkers either [...]
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By Claire Walter on January 24, 2012
The snow is lying deep in the central Colorado mountains, which makes them paradisaical for snowshoers. Snowshoeing opportunities abound. Check out these opportunities in the Gunnison-Crested Butte area: Gourmet Dining on Snowshoes Use snowshoes (or Nordic skis) for an easy trip to a delicious brunch or dinner at the yurt prepared by personal chef Tim Egelhoff. Brunch [...]
Posted in Snowshoeing | Tagged Crested Butte |
By Claire Walter on January 22, 2012
Yet another study has yet another quality-of-life benefit — or so it appears. Reporter Gretchen Reynolds’s piece in the New York Times, “How Exercise May Keep Alzheimer’s at Bay,” wrote that “a cautiously encouraging new study from The Archives of Neurology suggests that for some people, a daily walk or jog could alter the risk of developing [...]
Posted in Benefits, Health Benefits, Media, Seniors | Tagged Alzheimer's |
