From the WALX & NWUK Community
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When Steph. Ashton first came across WALX on Facebook, she was suffering from long covid and struggling to breathe. As somebody who had previously been relatively fit, she was gasping when she did try to walk any distance and felt she had to do something but needed help. Steph. was not an outdoorsy type at
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Firstly ………..I have Parkinson’s disease so my strength and well-being challenges me every day . I was a virtual recluse on lock down – Parkinson’s being one of the categorised illnesses on the Gov vulnerable list, that had to isolate, that might as well of been Hibernate because I didn’t go out for months May
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Chandrika Hirani had not left her house for three years after a period of depression was further impacted by COVID lockdowns As she does not drive or work, her world simply shrank to her own 4 walls and she began to lose the confidence to even speak to strangers, let along meet them. She knew
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Peter Mills has always embraced the need to be active and has exercised regularly for many years. He told us his mission was that he wanted to make sure that as he aged and IF he were to succumb to any illnesses………..he would be in the best possible shape! Indeed, his regime which included cycling,
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November is here and despite a mild October, the chill has arrived with it. It’s easy to allow the shorter grey days of November descend around you like a cloud of Autumn fog, driving you to sit by the fire as you reach for those carb rich snacks. However, if you understand this phenomenon which
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We hear so many stories from people who have discovered Nordic walking and many have their own reasons for loving it so much – here is a powerful tale that has been shared by the amazing Jenny Budden My Nordic Walking Journey My Nordic walking journey starts a few years ago when I was watching
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Our mission is to make walking effective and FUN Festival 2021 raised more smiles than we have ever seen and after such a difficult year, it was a joyous affair! There are too many brilliant images to share in one post but so we will build a gallery of memories but for now, here are
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As part of our pledge to make 2021 the year we helped make a real difference in the fight against climate change and loss of habitat, the HQ team and local Instructors /Leaders embarked on an exciting project to help protect the amazing Sand dunes which are on our doorstep. We joined Julia Galbenu the
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We like to look at views and we love to take time to look at the trees, flowers and birds when we are out but it lately our groups seem to discovering weird and wonderful things on their walks too……. We love the ‘Hedge man’ and think that the poles fit him perfectly! The same
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We are delighted to have helped the charity 4wings to set up a sustainable community WALX programme for a group of Women in Liverpool, many of whom are refugees who have had some pretty tough times. The results have been fantastic WALX Instructor Elizabeth Kerley (known to all as Kerley) delivered a 6 week pole
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Its OK to take things a little easier during the Summer break although we have been impressed with our Distance challenge group who are all preparing for the 16 and 27 milers at the PURBECK FESTIVAL in September- you can watch their progress here (and it’s not too late to book YOUR challenge place) It’s
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Well done to NWUK Member Robert Kletz who has just WON the £50 Cotswold outdoor voucher thanks to telling us What being active outdoors means to him Our independent Judge loved this account because it shows how our walkers can enjoy walks with a variety of groups, attend festivals, try new activities and sometimes even