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INSTRUCTOR RESOURCE

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We have devised a great little info sheet and product information handout for you to print and give to your customers If you have a fancy printer you may wish to make this a double sided handout or if or you prefer you can print both separately. We will provide regular product updates which you


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Planning walks and routes

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We have teamed up with Ordnance survey to give you discounted access to what we think is the best route planning tool out there There are few better ways to explore and savour the coastlines, cities, mountains and meadows of Great Britain than discovering the landscape with an OS map. Whether you want to head


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Nordic Walking is like brushing your teeth!

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OK, you may think the long hot Summer has gone to our heads at NWUK HQ but actually we really do believe that Nordic Walking (or any exercise in fact) should become a simple daily habit that is as important as brushing your teeth! The simple fact is that our Bodies were designed to move and in fact NEED


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Stay blister free…forever!

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We love trying out new products at NWUK so when Stewart an ex SAS soldier and keen mountain walker popped in to HQ with his STRIDE OUT FOOT OIL, we had our socks off in a trice! It’s often the simple things in life that are the most effective and this little concoction is one


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Well done to you all

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We love hearing from groups who have been out completing challenges, raising funds or organising fun events. Here are few we have heard about recently:- Becki Stevenson sent in this lovely picture of the Race for Life event in Epsom on 1st July. 11 ladies from her group joined in the fun and raised funds


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Dates for your NW Diary! 2014

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Inspired by the stories of challenges and events or simply fancy getting out and about to meet more Nordic walkers? Here are a couple of great events that have asked us to let you know that they would love more Nordic walkers to join them 10 mile CIRCULAR WALK ON DARTMOOR September 14th 2014 RUTH


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NWUK win major National award

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Nordic Walking UK recently picked up a major National award for their inspirational outdoor fitness programmes. The team at NWUK are delighted to have been recognised for their years of commitment to the creation of a credible ways to deliver exercise that is suitable for any level in any location. The competition was tough with


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Amazing Alice conquers Ben Nevis!

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Following a massive brain aneurysm Alice was struggling to speak and had an erratic pulse. Now, following a rehabilitation process that included Nordic Walking and the expert interventions of Charles Allen and his exercise referral team at East Coast Community healthcare ….. Alice has trained to be a NWUK Instructor, completed a gruelling 110 mile walk


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Choosing Nordic Walking poles – a useful guide!

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Don’t be confused by the myths that Nordic walking poles must be fixed and carbon! We are Nordic Walking experts and have thousands of Instructors around the UK who help us to recommend poles to their clients. Our lovely Nordic Walkers generally opt for ADJUSTABLE poles if they can afford them and without doubt, the most


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BARGAIN INSTRUCTOR POLE PACKS

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Every new Instructor dreams of a full pack of 12 luxury poles but in these hard times, we at NWUK know that’s not always achievable so we have designed the ultimate bargain pole pack that will help you to get started AND to effectively sell poles to your clients once you start teaching. Fixed length poles may


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Clearance – SPRINGBOOST shoes massive savings!!

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Take advantage of our massive warehouse clearance sale and get some SPRINGBOOST shoes up to HALF PRICE!!!!- Springboost shoes are the ultimate walking shoe. Not only are they supremely comfortable but they combine Swiss style with Swiss technology to ensure that your body is in total alignment and posture corrected. The innovative design uses dorsi


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Instructors urgently required

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Nordic Walking is the perfect way to exercise outdoors and it has been growing rapidly in the UK in recent years. The activity, which is based on using poles when walking and mirrors the action of cross country skiing, is comparable to being on a cross training machine in the gym However, it can be


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