Skiing without skis. Walking with poles.

 Nordic Walking started in Finland in 1997. It was originally a summer training programme for Nordic (cross country) Skiers. Nordic walking spread to Sweden in 1998 and is now popular all over Scandinavia, Northern Europe, Australia, USA, Japan and now the UK. There are now 80, 000 Nordic Walkers in Germany and it is estimated that there will be 8,000,000 by 2006. That is 10% of the population.

The reasons for the incredible success include simplicity, low cost, accessibility and of course the great health benefits without the associated impact dangers of running or jogging. Just select the right shoes and clothes, grab a pair of poles and with some basic tuition get out there and go Nordic.

Some benefits of Nordic Walking

It is healthy outdoor exercise-it is sociable as well as physical-you can talk to your family and friends whilst you are doing it-you use the upper body as well and even the back which is often forgotten in most exercise-Thanks to the all the extra muscle activation (90%) this can help control type 2 diabetes-the small impacts felt when putting feet and poles on the ground can help to prevent osteoporoses-Heart rate can be increased by up to 20% as compared to walking or running without poles-fibromyalgia sufferers can be helped. We have special poles available for their use-with special techniques which we can show you fat burning can be increased by up to 40% compared to normal walking-Metabolism increases-you reduce weight on the leg joints by moving it to the arms-blood pressure can be lowered as can cholesterol-but most importantly it feels good and is fun.

We now offer basic training, pole hire and sales.