Nordic walking smells
On our Nordic Walking classes and tasters, we often stop to take notice of nature in some way. This is partly because we are a committed partner of the Green…
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April 12, 2023
Best Nordic walking poles to buy
Having your own pair of Nordic walking poles means you can go out any time you want and get all the benefits that Nordic walking has to offer. If you…
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April 12, 2023
Let’s Walk Bristol – Our journey so far
It's hard to imagine that this time last year Nordic walking in Eastville Park didn't exist. Now there are 3 weekly Nordic walking classes there, plus Let's Walk Bristol -…
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March 17, 2023
Netham Park Nordic walking diabetes wellbeing courses
Our new free Nordic walking diabetes wellbeing programme for people with Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes starts this April in Netham Park. It will be run by Subitha and Samira…
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March 13, 2023
Let’s Walk Nordic – Vicky’s new book
We all know how important it is to be physically active but lots of us struggle to find something that is effective and which we actually enjoy. It’s easy to…
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March 8, 2023
Nordic Walking like a Nomad
During a recent Wednesday morning Nordic Walking class- for ‘graduates’ of our courses or Beginner’s workshops- we all tried out a distinctive breathing technique: le Marche d’Afghan (Afghan walking). Intrigued? Read on.…
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November 21, 2022
How I got fit through Nordic walking
By Henrietta Fung: "Until last year (my 65th) my only exercise was occasionally walking the 20 minutes to work and once or twice a month dragging myself out for an…
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August 29, 2022
Why a lemon a day is good for your foot health
Nordic Walking has opened my eyes to the wonder of my feet. Nearly a quarter of our body’s bones are in our feet. Each foot is made up of a…
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July 17, 2022
Single leg balance
Improve your balance and live longer
Today's papers are full of a study on balance which found that people over the age of 50 who can't stand on one leg for 10 seconds or longer were…
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June 22, 2022
Neck pain and Nordic walking
I’ve been running a series of Nordic walking tasters this week as part of the Bristol Walk Fest and at one of the workshops someone asked if Nordic walking could…
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May 20, 2022