From the WALX & NWUK Community
By Gill Stewart at
Dont be fooled by the myth that Nordic walking poles must be fixed and carbon! We supply a high percentage of the poles sold in the UK and the most popular model has always been the Leki Prestige (pictured) which is neither carbon or fixed length! Two thousand NWUK Instructors and their regular Nordic walkers
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Nordic Walking UK have a team of experts who understand Nordic Walking and know everything there is to know about Nordic Walking poles. Our Leki and Gabel models all come complete with warranty and we pride ourselves on getting orders out to Customers within 48 hours. If you need to talk to somebody, we are
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The Nordic Walking UK Freedom card was launched in Spring 2013. This card is issued by NWUK delivery partner Instructors who have completed additional training to be able to deliver our bespoke programmes. The NWUK ‘Learn to Nordic Walk’ programme consists of a simple teaching method developed by our experts which empowers the Nordic
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Obesity and ill health are on the rise and our ageing population is growing – the cost to the nation of the drugs and care required to deal with this are astronimical but we CAN help a lot of people to avoid falling into this trap if we simply MAKE EXERCISE APPEALLING! Simple physical activity
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We had a massive response the Spulina competition in the last issue of the Nordic Walking newsletter both on this blog and via e mail and even Facebook!. The answer to the question – which vitamin is gained from exposure to sunlight was ……Vitamin D Thanks to all of you who sent in the correct
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Mark Richardson hit the headlines when he cycled for miles with his CV on a Tshirt. Now the ex Millets employee who was also a high profile X country skier has become the latest outdoors enthusiast to re train as a Nordic Walking Instructor and take our business support package in order to launch a new
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We often get asked if you can Nordic Walk with ordinary trekking or walking poles and the answer is simple…NO! However, you can use Nordic Walking poles for trekking so we would advise anybody who is looking to use poles when out walking to try Nordic Walking first! So, what is the difference? It’s mainly due
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We are short of Instructors in many areas of the UK and want to encourage people who want to make a difference to come on board and train to be Nordic Walking UK Instructors. This month we are giving a FREE pair of Inverso Alu Nordic walking poles (Worth £54.95) to every person who books onto
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At this time of year, we need all the help we can get to stay fit and well, what with dreary weather, lack of daylight and the increasing risk of the nasty winter vomiting virus. A daily dose of Nordic Walking will brush away the cobwebs and provide extra energy to see you through the
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Staff at NWUK HQ were surprised to discover a message from the Scottish Police on the ansaphone over the New Year break, especially as it was all due to a NWUK Competence card!. It transpired that a purse with a fair bit of money in it had luckily been handed to the Police by a
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The March issue of Sainsburys magazine is in the stores now and we are delighted to see that it features Nordic Walking and a link to our website to help people locate their nearest NWUK Instructor. You can see the article here Your Life
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Nordic walking UK are the first organisation in the UK to offer a CYQ qualification that incorporates all the skills of an exercise referral practioner but does not require fitness prescription via indoor based exercise. Martin Christie from Nordic Walking UK explains why they have spent 3 years developing this concept. ” Traditionally exercise referral programmes