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By Claire Walter on September 30, 2010
Catchy date for sure, but will it help Nordic Walking catch on? 10/10/10. What a numerically balanced date! I was in Jericho (the original in the Palestinian Territories, not on Long Island or elsewhere) earlier this year, and tourism officials said that they had decided that date would be ideal for promoting that ancient city’s 10,000th anniversary. I [...]
Posted in Events, Organization, United Kingdom | Tagged Nordic Walking in Australia, Nordic Walking in California, Nordic Walking in England, Nordic Walking in Great Britain, Walktober, World Nordic Walking Day |
By Claire Walter on July 15, 2010
Dedciated publication “suspeded indefinitely” If Nordic Walking has been slower to take hold that enthusiasts might have hoped, Nordic Walking media are even sketchier. I had hoped for stronger sales for my Nordic Walking book than there have been, and response to dedicated Nordic Walking media in the U.K. have also been disappointing. While the Nordic [...]
Posted in Blog, Media, United Kingdom |
By Claire Walter on June 14, 2010
June 12, 2010, was a landmark day in Nordic Walking cooperative efforts Two significant Nordic Walking events occurred yesterday — not the introduction of a new kind of pole or the unveiling of yet another technique tweak, but one event and news of a new grassroots organization that underscore the commonality of different aspects of the Nordic Walking [...]
Posted in Europe, Events, Festival, Finland, Organization, Poles, United Kingdom |
By Claire Walter on June 1, 2010
Latin proverb suits US Nordic Walking instructor and the Internet makes finding her straighforward The Latin proverb describes people whose names and professions match. Remember Catch 22, in which Joseph Heller invented an Army officer named Major Major who reached the rank of Major and therefore was Major Major Major? When I lived in New Jersey, [...]
Posted in Events, Festival, Instruction, United Kingdom |
By Claire Walter on April 29, 2010
Return of Nordic Walking eCommunity and new focus on an eMagazine Several months ago, I (and other Nordic Walking enthusiasts) received a series of E-mails from David Downer, a UK Nordic Walking instructor, book author, founder of a Nordic Walking eCommunity and wearer of who-knows how many other hats. He wrote that he was switching his [...]
Posted in Blog, Media, United Kingdom |
By Claire Walter on April 22, 2010
That was the headline to a post on a UK blog called Simply Nordic Walking. How?, I wondered. Thick air that unpleasant to breathe and irritating to the eyes, perhaps? An anticipated shipment of poles that were grounded in the place of manufacture? Neither of those.The blogger, Peter Young who teaches Nordic Walking in southwest London but whose photo (left) was [...]
Posted in Groups, Instruction, Travel, United Kingdom |
By Claire Walter on April 10, 2010
Exercise helps ward off chronic conditions. It’s not rocket science A recent CNN health report took a closer look at health care reform and noted that $7 billion is going into preventive care. By that, the US system means no co-pays and full coverage for physical exams for early detection and, presumably, medical providers’ counsel [...]
Posted in Europe, Health Benefits, Starting Out, United Kingdom |
By Claire Walter on April 4, 2010
Reebok labeled poles being sold in Great Britain Nordic Walking poles with the Reebok name are available from online merchants in the UK and perhaps in some retail stores too. I have no idea whether a known pole-maker manufacturers them for Reebok, perhaps in Europe but more like off-shore, or whether Reebok commissioned them. I suppose it’s [...]
Posted in Poles, United Kingdom |
By Claire Walter on April 2, 2010
Upcoming festival merits BBC attention In advance of the 2010 Peak District Walking Festival, the BBC produced a television segment about Nordic Walking. I had to smile when the announcer said that Nordic Walking “comes from this” as footage of cross-country ski racers was shown. What made me smile is that segment showed most of [...]
Posted in Events, Festival, Starting Out, United Kingdom |
By Claire Walter on March 20, 2010
Another blog has declares Nordic Walking to be “new” and offers questionable equipment advice From “Home Living News,” a UK blog by a ’team of homemakers, gardeners, landscapers, coffee enthusiasts, chefs, and do-it-yourself home improvement specialists comes this tidbit of misinformation” from Lindsey, who just discovered it:: “A Giant Step Towards Health: Nordic Walking Techniques “Nordic walking [...]
Posted in Dept of Misinformation, United Kingdom |
