Nordic Walking Summer Class at Brookdale

For those in New Jersey I quickly wanted to bring to your attention that there will be another Nordic Walking class at the Brookdale Community College in Brookdale in July 2009. Registration is open through Brookdale. This is besides classes I do on my own. Here are the details: Thursday, July 9th – July 30th, [...]

Walking in the Rain

It just seems that this year we have to really wait for summer here in New Jersey. Yes, we’ve had a few very warm and sunny days but for most parts it has been chilly and surprisingly we’ve had quite a few overcast and even rainy days, which we don’t get very often given that [...]

What Length Nordic Walking Poles do you need?

There are two different kinds of Nordic walking poles. Fixed length & Adjustable You may have considered buying poles so you can start learning how to do Nordic walking and get the full benefit of a total body workout but you have absolutely no idea what size poles to buy. The following tips will hopefully [...]

Nordic Walking For …

Today I’d like to provide you with some ideas about “Nordic Walking for”. Whether it’s a health benefit or a certain group of people I included it in the list and I’m sure the list could go on and on especially if it comes to specific health issues.  Nordic Walking for Effective Weight Loss Nordic Walking [...]

Triceps Solution for Women

Nordic Walking & Triceps Throughout my career in fitness I’ve heard the question many times from women “Will it help me to get rid of my flab on my upper arm?”  Well, in most cases it can be improved. But why would you want to let it come to that stage anyhow? Why not do [...]

Nordic Walking on Twitter

Yesterday I was putting the following question out on twitter: “Do you know what Nordic Walking is? Please reply yes / no! Thx. RT” Some of the replies I received: @DanielaJosi Yes, do it often. @DanielaJosi Took a NW class last fall. Great exercise for golfers that will strengthen core muscles and improve posture. @DanielaJosi [...]

What are Nordic Walking Poles?

  You may be wondering what the fuzz about Nordic walking poles is. You have got a pair of poles in your basement or your garage that you have been using for hiking. Why shouldn’t you be able to use those for Nordic walking.   Well, most likely the poles you have are called trekking [...]

A Great Workout For Any Budget

The other day I started to write about what Nordic Walking is. I mentioned that it started as a summer program for cross-country skiers. Having a closer look at cross-country skiing shows us that cross-country skiing provides a total body workout. The skier pushes off with the poles by which he’ll us many muscles, especially [...]

The Beauty of Nature on a Stormy Day

Today is a very windy day here in Monmouth county, NJ. I guess I could say it’s pretty stormy. Everything seems to just fly around. When I was out driving today I had to avoid several garbage bins that had been randomly carried away by the strong winds. What I really want to write about [...]

What is Nordic Walking?

You may have seen people walking around with poles in the middle of summer and wondered what they are doing? Well, first of all you may have seen some people walking around with trekking poles but those are usually more used for hiking to support yourself. But then there are those that walk with poles [...]