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The Free Taster is a 45-minute session suitable for all fitness levels and will help you understand just how beneficial Nordic walking can be and how it is far more than just walking with poles! 

You will also feel why it is important to learn the technique properly to maximise the benefits and have a lot of fun too.

This free session is your opportunity to try out the award-winning and growing outdoor activity that harnesses the power of exercise & nature to improve your health both physically and mentally.

Come along and find out what you having been missing out on, it will only take 45 minutes of your time, and your life will start to change one step at a time!

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Gentle WALX which incorporate balance work, flexibility and strength exercises and maybe a bit of tai chi or relaxation too. A Wellness session incorporating gentle fitness walking with above activities, taught by a retired nurse. It is sociable and can be followed by a cafe visit when covid restrictions allow.

Start the week with this OPEN wellness walk with or without poles in convenient Victoria Park with a friendly mixed ability group. We prefer to walk with poles as it is more effective than ordinary walking .When poles are used we are able to engage the upper body, core muscles, improve posture and burn more calories

You will need to book online as a completed PARQ ( medical form ) is required

. This is a mixed ability walk and we split into 2 or 3 groups so all can walk at apace which is beneficial for the individual

 These walks will be ideal for anyone recovering from Covid and those walkers who want a gentle return to pre lockdown fitness levels. 

We`re stepping back out with caution as Government guidelines are allowing us a little more freedom to get out and Nordic Walk again. These walks will follow STRICT Social distancing rules.

 Please  bring with you a mask, hand gel/ wipes, and  a pair of disposable gloves in a small rucsac with your drink  and any medication you may need .

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Gentle WALX that incorporate balance work, flexibility and strength exercises.  We meet at the Car Park and take one of the gentle routes around Pamphill with FREQUENT rests and stops for simple exercises and breathing. 

Pamphill has a dairy, a beautiful church and a First School with a lovely cricket green to walk around. It is surrounded by nature, farmland and some small hidden pathways to explore. 

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2 gentle laps of the Race Course - 3 miles.  

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The POWER of THE POLES is a structured programme suitable for all ages and levels of fitness. Come and discover the joys of Nordic Walking and how to turn your walking into total body exercise using strapless poles which will enable you to learn more quickly and easily. 

Your NWUK qualified instructor, Susan Spain, will help you understand your current level of fitness and empower you to use poles at an intensity level for the results you want. The session also includes advice on the different types of pole available including traditional strapped Nordic Walking poles. 

Currently taught in a small group (max 4 plus instructor), at the end of the 90 minutes you will have a full understanding of how to use poles effectively and at a level where you will receive your Nordic Walking UK Freedom Code.  You can then join our Parks and Pathways regular walks and classes, sign up to other NWUK or WALX classes or simply get more out of walking in your own time. 

The session price of £15 also includes your first walk with the group once you've completed your induction session. Your instructor will give you advice on which regular sessions are best suited to you. 

There will also be an option to sign up to a second Power of the Poles 2  - 90 minute course  - at a later date to discover more advanced Nordic Walking technique using strapped poles if you so wish subject to Covid-19 protocols. 

Meeting point - Chorlton Water Park car park. Turn off A5145 Barlow Moor Road down Maitland Avenue. Go through the gates at the bottom on Maitland Avenue into the car park. Sat Nav M21 7WH

Toilets are available at the car park. Lots of free parking space.  Alternatively you can park on Maitland Avenue

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Google Maps: search for Chorlton Water Park. 

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A fantastic start to the week! with a Gentle 'Walk in the woods', walk yourself fitter while refeshing your mind at the same time. These walks use poles to improve general fitness and increase joint mobility.

GENTLE pace: 4 km/2 miles p/hr

TERRAIN: Woodland paths with some gentle hills

DISTANCE: approx 4km

Longslade Lane Car Park for a change! Why not join us for a cuppa in between the Adventure and Gentle walks.

PLEASE READ FULL WALK DESCRIPTION FOR MORE DETAILS.

It is essential to register and book in advance online.

For just a £19.99 monthly plan you can join *unlimited WALX, *90mins & under.

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Our Wellbeing classes are gentler Nordic walking sessions, suitable for those gradually building their fitness levels, or with injuries or medical conditions that require a more gradual approach to improved health and fitness.

For those who will benefit, this class can include gentle balance, strength and breathing exercises, and individual rest periods are incorporated when required.

This session is about an hour.

Poles Provided

Wear footwear suitable for outdoor walking and clothes to match the weather.

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You may join this walk without the Power of Poles training, I will teach you the technique during the walk.

Referral Walk

A comfortably paced walk for you to enjoy in a social atmosphere, the qualified Exercise Referral Instructor will lead you through a warm up, a short walk making stops along the way if needed and working on posture. Exercise bands are often used to give the legs a rest if required to work on the upper body. A sociable enjoyable session finishing with a stretch and then if the weather is dry a cuppa in the park.

Poles are provided.

Please contact me prior to walking.

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Our Virtual WALX are online, helping you stay active and mobile from home. Join us to get moving, raise your heart rate and improve your balance and strength. These sessions are designed to fit easily into your day so there`s no excuse to get up and going – come and join us.

Walx Wellbeing and Balance

This session is ideal for those who have and need to improve their balance and range of mobility. This session is inclusive to everyone and is in particular for those with ongoing medical conditions. We cover a range of exercises both seated and standing and for many clients these sessions have been life changing. 

The programme we use is recognised by physiotherapist and Parkinson’s UK This session is a non impact session and is focusing on muscular strength and balance.

If you do not have a set of poles alternative and effective exercise can be delivered as effectively Equipment Chair Mat (optional)

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A great workout/walk on the beach at Saunton.

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A Nordic Walking Group for Members of Worcestershire Breat Unit Haven.

Nordic walking is the most perfect form of whole body exercise because it is gentle yet effective. It is easily accessible and a low cost way to exercise while enjoying the great outdoors.

The use of poles helps target the muscles that are often affected by breast surgery and the rhythmic action of the arms and the shoulders aids both lymphoedema and mobilisation.

Use Nordic walking to turn your walk into a workout! With Nordic walking the poles are used to propel the body forward allowing you to walk faster and stronger.

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Join us for a Nordic walk around the Longdendale Valley

Poles provided

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Gentle WALX that incorporates balance work, flexibility and strength exercises and maybe a bit of tai chi or relaxation too.

A gentle safe way to walk yourself fitter. Join our Wellbeing WALX Guides on a sociable, fun and enjoyable walk. We use strapped Nordic, strapless urban and activator Poles, or you can walk without if you prefer. If you have your own poles then bring them along with you. 

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A new walk for us - starting from Groby Pool and walking to and around Sheet Hedges Wood - which has paths over towards Bradgate Park. Always exciting to be exploring new territory and our poles will come in really useful in places!

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We are adhering to strict Covid-19 social distancing protocol. Please use your own poles and bring your own water.

Please do not book on for for a walk if you think you may have symptoms, or do have symptoms or have been in contact with some one who has symptoms. Thank you for your understanding. 

Nordic Walx are simply sociable Nordic walks in a mixed ability group, enjoying beautiful locations in and around South Shropshire and beyond. Most routes are circular and will try to make the most of the beautiful surroundings.

A faster-paced walk in and around the beautiful grounds and parkland at Attingham. 

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This 5 mile circular walk starts from Bramdean Common, passes the gypsy church in the woods, out to West Tisted returning to the common.  Much of the walk is on gravel tracks and there is no deep mud to encounter on this walk.  

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Meet at the Northam Swimming Pool

A 45 minute session that will help you understand just how beneficial Nordic walking can be and how it is far more than just walking with poles!

Some of the benefits are:

• Suitable for ALL ages

• Sociable

• Less strain on joints

• Improved walking pace

• Works the whole body

Come and have a go!!

Booking essential - Poles provided

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We are adhering to strict Covid-19 social distancing protocol. Please use your own poles and bring your own water.

Please do not book on for for a walk if you think you may have symptoms, or do have symptoms or have been in contact with some one who has symptoms. Thank you for your understanding.

Gentle WALX that can incorporate balance work, flexibility and strength exercises, mindfulness and relaxation too. This session will use standing yoga to deliver all of the above.

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Brisk and Burning

Nordic Walking can quickly build your general fitness, but adding some specific exercises will help you to perform better and keep improving your fitness.

In these walks we will do interval sessions (alternating between fast (gear 3/4, speedhyking) and slow (gear 2) Nordic Walking and hill drills in combination with muscular strength and endurance exercises. But we will also pay attention to balance and coordination in a variety of exercises. 

Please do not book for this walk if you think you may have symptoms or have been in contact with some one who has symptoms of Covid-19. Thank you for your understanding.

This is for members with a Nordic Walking UK FREEDOM passport.

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Enjoy the wonderful fields around Callowell, Whiteshill and Ruscombe.

Stunning views, mixed terrain.

Gear 1 and Gear 2. 

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 Come along to this Nordic Explorer WALX. 

This one hour walk will follow part of the Nar Valley Way and enable us to enjoy some of the great countryside views.

This Explorer WALX session is open to walkers who do not wish, or are not able, to use poles.  This session is suited to those who are looking to improve their fitness and can walk at a minimum pace of 2 mph. 

It’s essential to register and book online in advance. 

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A delightful rural walk despite being a very urban area. Enjoy this gentle start to the day, in a green space with delightful birdsong. Raise you heart rate with gears 1 and 2.

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

Fun workout suitable for all, you all work at your own level.

Meet at Tenscore, Sedgley

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A circular, 3 mile, moderately paced evening Nordic walk around the water at Whitecliff Park, Poole Park, Poole Harbour and Parkstone Bay. 

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Duration - one hour, walk grade 2.5.  Finish off the working day with a walk in the Park.  The Evening Walk is a great way to relax, it’s social and exercise too!  It`s aimed at the moderate level walker and above.  After a warm up we will set off together and those that wish to walk fast can go ahead and at certain points we will gather together. This is achieved by those walking ahead will, at certain points or times, double back to the rear of the group or remaining at a pre-determined rendezvous point and practicing drills or other gentle exercises to keep warm and active.