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Nordic Walkers welcome on the Poppy run

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The British Legion have invited Nordic Walkers to join the runners who will be attending a series of 5km runs across the UK this Autumn. We all know about the Poppy Appeal and how it raises money for those who served us in conflicts throughout the years and now we can help by NORDIC WALKING!


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SHOE report – what our Tutors are wearing!

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The question we get asked more than anything else is…..which shoes do you advise for Nordic Walking. Our answer is simple – they MUST be flexible soled, comfortable, not too heavy and ideally waterproof but footwear is a very personal thing so no one make or style fits all. In this issue we decided to


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NWUK FREEDOM card is launched!

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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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Jobseeker becomes a Nordic walking UK Instructor

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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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Torbay Care Trust launch Nordic Walking

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Elaine Mason and her team at the Torbay Care Trust have been pleasantly surprised at the response to their Nordic Walking programme and are determined to keep building on that success. The project is one of many across the UK that have taken advantage of the Nordic Walking UK community package which provides all of the


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