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Come and learn how to turn walking into a total body exercise with poles. Get more from walking in your own time or join our regular Nordic WALX classes. We will loan you poles so you just need to come dressed to enjoy the weather and the beautiful heath. If you have any questions, don't hesitate get in touch - just click on Contact above for mobile phone and email details.

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WALX Total Body Walking® Discovery Session Tiddenfoot Waterside Park, Leighton Buzzard Curious about Total Body Walking® and wondering whether WALX might be right for you? Join us for a friendly, relaxed WALX Discovery Session at Tiddenfoot Waterside Park. This session is a simple introduction to walking with poles and an opportunity to discover how Total Body Walking® can help improve your posture, confidence and overall movement. You don’t need to be fit or experienced. Whether you want to stay active and independent, are returning to activity after a break, or simply want to get outdoors, meet people and enjoy walking with others, this is a great place to start. Poles are provided, and we'll show you the basics at a comfortable pace. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to meet us, ask questions and experience WALX for yourself before deciding on your next step. Come along • Give it a go • Meet us • See if WALX is right for you

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WALX Power of Poles – Total Body Walking® Intro Course Tiddenfoot Waterside Park, Leighton Buzzard The WALX Power of Poles Intro Course is a friendly 90-minute session designed to teach you how to use walking poles correctly and discover the benefits of Total Body Walking®. Taking place at Tiddenfoot Waterside Park, Leighton Buzzard, the mostly flat surroundings provide an ideal place to learn at a comfortable pace in a relaxed and supportive environment. You don’t need to be super fit or an athlete. Whether you want to stay active and independent, are returning to activity after a break, or simply want to get outdoors, meet people and enjoy walking with others, Power of Poles is a great place to start. What will you learn? Total Body Walking® Learn how to use the poles to involve more of your body as you walk, helping improve posture, movement and walking efficiency. Balance & Confidence Discover how good technique and the correct use of poles can help you feel more confident when walking. Joint-Friendly Movement Learn techniques that can help make walking feel more comfortable while reducing unnecessary pressure on the knees and hips. Simple, Supportive Coaching Everything is taught step-by-step. There’s no pressure to keep up and nobody gets left behind. Poles Provided We provide the poles for your course, so you can experience Total Body Walking® before deciding whether you would like your own. WALX Freedom Passport Once you have completed your Power of Poles course, you'll receive your WALX Freedom Passport, opening the door to suitable WALX walks and activities.

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Monday Motivator  - These WALX make every step count! Total Body walking™ is a unique mix of drills and strength exercises for our Monday workout.

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For the Home Weights workout with Denise, all you need is something you can hold in your hands to use as an added resistance. It could be a set of weights or dumb-bells or, alternatively, you could use washing softener bottles or plastic milk bottles filled with water. You could use wet towels in a plastic bag or bags of potatoes (anything you can hold in each hand). The "WALX HQ Presents ..." sessions are delivered online from WALX & Nordic Walking UK head office, helping you stay active and mobile from home. All sessions are FREE for those on a monthly payment package with their local instructor.

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These fun WALX make every step count. Total Body walking™ is a unique mix of drills with strength and balance exercises

Our unique WALX sessions need to be experienced

Total Body WALX sessions provide the opportunity to feel for yourself just how powerful walking based exercise can be when it is at the right level for you. You will be introduced to other ways to improve balance and flexibility and to boost strength, help with weight loss and make walking WORK for you

Many members prefer to walk with poles as they find it is more effective than walking without. When poles are used, you are able to engage the upper body, core muscles, improve posture and burn more calories

Learn how to WALK WELL by harnessing the power of good posture, core muscles and the perfect stride. Experience how PACE and HILLS can be empowering and how working on balance, flexibility and strength can make walking twice as effective, whatever you are aiming to achieve

Please bring along a small rucksack with your drink and any medication you may need

We meet at the far end of the Horseshoe Clump car park

There are no parking fees or facilities

What 3 Words:  ///pens.fired.humble

Location Notes Esher Common is a Nature Reserve and is part of South West Surrey`s 890 acre Site of Special Scientific Interest

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These WALX make every step count! Total Body walking™ is a unique mix of drills, strength exercises, the use of nordic walking poles and other innovative fitness walking kit to help target the upper body too. Delivered by our fully qualified Instructors who will plan WALX that work on all aspects of fitness and make the most of being Outdoors!

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A walk to stretch our legs in the local woodlands and enjoy the calm of the countryside.

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This is a delightful and gentle scenic walk through Thorncombe Woods.

Suitable for all abilites with or without poles.

There is a wealth of wildlife – including resident Dartmoor ponies- and a varied range of mature trees and open scrubland from which, high up, there are magnificent views of the surrounding countryside with the Purbeck Hill’s in the distance. A walk not to be missed!

We will meet in car park, there is a charge of £1 per hour, to use the car park.

Throughout the walk we will be observing the social distancing as best as possible at all times.

Please note that there are no toilet facilities at this time.

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Our Zoom classes are designed to get you up and moving each morning. Each session includes mobility, balance, strength, aerobic exercise and flexibility. All done within 30 minutes! Options are given so everyone moves to their own ability.