Minimizing Risk of Falls – Study at SNF/LTC Webinar – Healthcare Professionals
Minimizing Risk of Falls – Study (LTC/SNF) Join us for an in-depth review of the ACTIVATOR ℗ Poles as they relate to minimizing factors associated with risk of falls. From their innovative design & patented ergonomic Coregrip, the ACTIVATOR Poles have been used to improve core strengthening, posture, walking tolerance and normalize gait pattern for older […]
Internationally Renowned Activator Poles – Webinar – Healthcare Professionals
Internationally Renowned Activator Poles Learn about an internationally renowned device called ACTIVATOR ℗ Poles developed to facilitate balance, strengthening, posture and normalize gait pattern. Excepts from this webinar are from the International Stroke Congress, International 200 Years of Parkinson’s Disease and the National Fall Prevention Conference in Canada. Over the 14 years of implementation, there […]
Comparison to Canes and Walkers Webinar – Healthcare Professionals
Comparison to Canes and Walkers Change of Practice – ACTIVATOR ℗ Poles in Comparison to Canes & to Reduce the use of Walkers and Crutches when appropriate. Recently, ACTIVATOR ℗ Poles were the focus of 8 international and national conference presentations/posters on this change of practice. Watch this 15 minute webinar on the research of the […]
Walk Away From Stress – Webinar – General Public
Walk Away From Stress After the death of my mom at 62 from breast cancer, separation from my husband, childless at almost 40 and surviving an abusive online dating experience, it was safe to say I was depressed and content to become a permanent part of the flooring. Instead I decided to get up off […]
Webinar – Active Living for Orthopaedic Rehab – Healthcare Professionals
Active Living for Orthopaedic Rehab ACTIVATOR ℗ Poles are an evidence-based, patented tool that is revolutionizing rehabilitation. Prescribed extensively across all continuums of healthcare for therapy and for the reduction of passive mobility device use such as canes, crutches and walkers (when appropriate). Learn how the ACTIVATOR Poles can benefit individuals with hip and knee conditions, such […]
General Public – Hip and Knee OA Webinar – General Public
General Public – Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) Learn how ACTIVATOR ℗ and Urban Poles are an excellent tool for those with hip and knee OA as well as for pre/post hip and knee surgery rehabilitation (when appropriate). There are 9 studies specifically on the ACTIVATOR Poles and 280+ independent peer reviewed studies on Nordic walking listed […]
The Power of Active Living Outdoors – Trees Mend Us Webinar – General Public
The Power of Active Living Outdoors – Trees Mend Us On September 12th at 12:00 pm EST we hosted a webinar with a retired nurse who has chronic health conditions (systemic lupus & rheumatoid arthritis), is an Urban poling enthusiast, and a soon-to-be published author, Verla Fortier! Verla is a big advocate for spending time outside […]
Diabetes Awareness Month
November is Diabetes Awareness month and staggeringly, 1 in 3 Canadians today has diabetes or pre-diabetes.[1] Moreover, diabetes is the leading cause of “blindness, amputation, heart disease, kidney failure and early death.”[2] However, simple strategies to combat or even manage diabetes can be taken. Nordic Walking aka Urban Poling, for example, is an exceptional way in helping […]
Fall Prevention Month
November is home to a few special tags, one being Fall Prevention month. The idea of fall prevention is to coordinate efforts across partnered organizations and facilitate a stronger impact. According to an infographic published by the Government of Canada (2015), “Falls are the leading cause of injury among older Canadians with 20-30% seniors experiencing […]
The Power of UP In Your Community: Community Leaders Share Their Experience Webinar – Instructor
The Power of UP In Your Community: Community Leaders Share Their Experiences On September 25th, 2019 we hosted an exciting and informative session on how Urban Poling has made a positive impact in the community straight from the voices of five amazing guest speakers! Over the years we have heard several examples of how all kinds […]