By Claire Walter on May 26, 2010
The second annual Expo is coming June 12 — and the second annual We Walk! marathon is past North American Nordic Walking Expo The second annual North American Nordic Walking Expo takes place on Saturday, June 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.at Hyland Lake Park Preserve in Bloomington, a Twin Cities suburb. Great Lakes Nordic Walkers, an [...]
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By Claire Walter on March 6, 2010
Gear Junkie reviewed footwear that seems worth checking out I recently wrote a post about Nordic Walking on a local trail that was still snow-covered. I wore hiking boots with good traction, and when snowmelt over crust and ice made the going get slippery, I slipped YakTrax over my boots. That’s a lot of stuff [...]
Posted in Shoes, Winter |
By Claire Walter on January 17, 2010
National chain now promoting “Chung Ski Walking” along with “Balance Walking Foot Solutions, a national franchise chain of stores specializing in walking footwear, footbeds, socks and other accessessories, has been a presence in fitness walking with poles for sometime now. Some of their locations have carried private label poles, and some have offered instruction. Sometime when [...]
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By Claire Walter on January 15, 2010
Walking shoes for $39 with fit guarantee If you live in Dillard-land, you might want to check out the sale (only through January 16) on the Reebok Comfort Deluxe DMX walking shoe for $39. The size range is wide: women’s 5 1/2 to 11 medium and wide in all but 5 1/2, 6 and 11; [...]
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By Claire Walter on January 2, 2010
FireTrail for men and Rockridge for women fight the winter elements When it comes to winter walking, a rugged sole that provides traction can make the difference between moving with determination and being tentative. Ahnu‘s newest — the men’s FireTrail (right) and women’s RockRidge XTR — feature heavy-duty, aggressive Vibram soles to minimize slipping on [...]
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By Claire Walter on December 9, 2009
Two models, two colors and one low price Dillard’s department stores are located in 39 states, with the greatest number in Texas and Florida. Nine of the 10 Colorado Dillard’s (the Westminster store being the exception) are offering the Reebok DMX (a tie shoe) and DMX KC (left, a hook and loop closure) for men and [...]
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By Claire Walter on September 8, 2009
Skechers joins MBT and Foot Solutions’ Chung-Shi in the rocker-sole revolution MBT (short for Masai Barefoot Technology) and then Chung-Shi, a Foot Solutions house brand, came onto the market with rocker soles said to provide a toning and calorie-burning boost to walking. In fact, Foot Solutions markets the combination of Chung-Shi footwear and walking poles [...]
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By Claire Walter on May 14, 2009
Boulder’s Active Imprints holds shoe and clothing sale before move and name change Active Imprints, known in Boulder County for shoes and custom orthotics, is becoming a Newton Running concept retailer and moving from the Table Mesa Shopping Center to downtown Boulder. In the prcoess, they are discontinuing most of their current footwear and apparel [...]
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By Claire Walter on March 3, 2009
Reebok makes dedicated walking shoes for dudes It seems every active footwear company has a women’s walking shoe, but fewer make men’s walking shoes and even fewer designate them as Nordic Walking shoes. Reebok‘s Premier Flex Gore-Tex men’s Nordic Walking shoe is the exception, and I could try to be humorous and describe it as [...]
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