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Active aging: Physical, cognitive and social effects of pole walking John Hudec & Mandy Shintani Learn the benefits of specialized pole-walking programs for older adults

Get Outside with Urban Poling and Activate Your Walk Virtual Friday: We are excited to announce that our co-director Mandy Shintani will be presenting at

OTA Conference 2020 Our co-director Mandy Shintani, BScOT, MA(CAN); Randy Siegel, MA, OT/L will be presenting the Activator® Course for Rehabilitation Professionals on Saturday October

New Research on the benefits of Nordic Walking for Obese Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Nordic walking is an excellent form of aerobic exercise and

One of top 6 ways to burn more calories while you walk… Nordic Walking!! A recent article was written on the sport of walking as

It’s that time of year again! Vacations and staycations are coming to an end and we’re slowly getting ready to settle back into our routines

Happy Labour Day everyone! As we celebrate our hard work in making a better life for our families, communities and country as a whole we

Thank you MJ for 13 years at Urban Poling In 2007, I was co-organizing the World Record Walk event for Canada Walks and re-connected with

Independence Day Happy 4th of July everyone! We at Urban Poling, join you in celebrating this wonderful holiday with our friends and neighbours south of

Canada Day Happy Canada Day everyone! We at Urban Poling, are proud to be an award-winning 100% women-owned Canadian company! Our Vancouver-based company was founded