A couple of weeks ago June, the national Nordic walking coach for New Zealand, and her husband Paul visited Bristol for a few days. I had met them both last…
A few months ago in How to Nordic walk: Part I, I set out the five basic steps to effective Nordic walking. This second part explains how you can develop…
Some aspects of the Nordic walking technique are common to both Nordic walking and ordinary walking. The heel/toe roll is one of them. Get this right and assimilate it into…
Nordic walking is fitness walking using two poles to propel you forwards. They are called poles because the whole technique, and therefore some of the terminology, derives from cross-country skiing. …
Is double planting your Nordic walking modus operandi? What about your forearm and elbow – do they sometimes ache during or after a walk?Don’t be disheartened if this is a…
A good arm swing is the cornerstone of the Nordic walking technique. Yet like hand control, for many of us mortals it can be tricky to achieve. There are a…
We had an interesting conversation during this morning’s Ashton Court walk about how to increase your speed. It arose from the fact that I completed last Sunday’s 20km Nordic walking…
I am often asked what the key elements to good Nordic walking technique are so I thought I would share my views with you through a series of technical articles. …
We have just had a great speed Nordic walking workshop and I promised those attending that I’d write a summary of the points I raised for them. So here it…
