Urban Poling & Wingham Pharmasave
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Urban Poling – Changing the Way We Walk
New Craze started with Town and Country Support Services
HURON COUNTY, ON – “We’ve never started a craze before, but that’s exactly what’s happening now. People stop me in the street to tell me how much they love urban poling,” says Cheryl Phillips, Wellness Supervisor with Town and Country Support Services.
The desire for healthy, active aging, along with people’s need for low-cost exercise activities has created an upswing in walking for fitness. Now walkers have another option – urban poling.
Also known as Nordic walking, urban poling is a full-body, low-impact activity that engages 90% of the body’s muscles. All that’s needed are specially designed walking poles to begin exercising on neighbourhood streets and local trails.
”We ran free demos in eleven different towns within Huron County since April and have completed over twelve 4-week sessions since then and still going strong,” says VandenHeuvel, Wellness Coordinator with Town and Country Support Services in Clinton. ”We attracted easily over 150 new people – people from their 40s to their 80s.”
“We can’t keep up with the demand for classes,” says volunteer instructor, Carol Phillips.
“Our county has only 3,000 residents…so were completely surprised that we sold over 24 pairs of poles from the spring flyer,” says James Brown of Brown’s Pharmacy in Wingham Ontario. “Urban Poling has really taken off in our area and many of our customers have told us that it has helped them realize their fitness goals.”
According to Mandy Shintani, an occupational therapist and co-director of Vancouver-based Urban Poling Inc., “Urban Poling is one of the most effective ways to improve your posture, stabiltiy and balance as well as getting an effective workout as it burns up to 46% more calories compared to regular walking. People with sore hips and knees or arthritic joints love poling because it relieves joint stresses letting them walk farther and faster.”
Town and Country Support Services classes
Where: Wescast Community Complex parking lot, Wingham
When: Monday & Wednesdays at 9:30 am starting September 14.
ABOUT URBAN POLING INC.:
Urban Poling Inc., a Canadian company based in Vancouver offers the only instructor training centre in Canada that are recognized by the five Canadian fitness organizations (AFLCA, BCRPA, SPRA, OKA & Can-Fit-Pro).
CONTACT:
Nadine VandenHeuvel, Wellness Coordinator, Town and Country Support Services, 1-877-502-8277
Cheryl Phillips, Wellness Supervisor, Town and Country Support Services, 1-877-502-8277
Carol Phillips, volunteer fitness instructor, 519-357-3222
James Brown, Brown’s Pharmacy 519 357-1629
Mandy Shintani, occupational therapist and co-director, Urban Poling Inc., 604-990-7711, toll free. 877-499-7999, mandy@urbanpoling.com, www.urbanpoling.com
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