The shortest day of the year is just around the corner. There will be eight hours forty-nine minutes less daylight on Wednesday 21st December than on the summer solstice. These…
Nordic walking lends itself to mindfulness. It taps in to our body’s natural walking rhythm, making us put the distractions and stresses of life to one side whilst we focus…
It’s a researchy sort of blog this week – all of it good news for Nordic walkers. The first concerns that great British pastime - the weather. Apparently exercising in colder…
Once again we have a major newspaper leading its weekend section with the benefits of walking; for your brain, your heart and your mood. I’ve written frequently about all these…
It was a tremendous privilege speaking about Nordic walking to Prince Charles last week during his visit to Penny Brohn UK (he is their patron). Nordic walking was on his…
This week the papers have been full of the latest Public Health England warnings about vitamin D deficiency and it's recommendations. Roughly one in five people have low vitamin D…
Last week Marion Averill of Clifton Physiotherapy and I ran a joint workshop on neck and shoulder tension. The good news is that this is an area where we really…
Optimum healthA couple of weeks ago the Times newspaper ran a big spread entitled “How to be healthier and live longer: A guide to midlife”. The areas it covered were…
Last week I set you a short quiz. It was part Nordic walking, part health. The answers plus some commentary are below. I would recommend you stand to read it…
Have you seen yourself sideways-on recently? If not, get someone to take a photo of you and have a look at how you’re standing. Where’s your head position? Are your…
