Try Pole Walking for a Full Body Workout
Originally published by Village of Bayfield Chamber of Commerce STORY BY MELODY FALCONER-POUNDER PHOTOS BY ROGER LEWINGTON For a couple years now Pole Walking has been promoted in the village as a great fitness opportunity. Experts consider it to be a low-impact, full body workout. Currently, walks for women are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays […]
Canada AM
Fitness Expert: Libby Norris explains Urban Poling / Nordic walking Learn about some of the features of the Urban Poles and how to walk with them to engage the whole body to realize the greatest fitness benefit. Watch the full segment.
Physiotherapists give thumbs…
Canada NewsWire OTTAWA, Oct. 19, 2011 An increasing number of Canadian physiotherapists are realizing the benefits of Nordic pole walking for their patients, adding a rehabilitation dimension to the already-popular fitness trend. Nordic pole walking boasts an easy-to-learn technique, with little risk to the body. It helps strengthen core muscles, contributes to weight loss and […]
Canadian Living Magazine – Urban Poling
Nordic-Walk Your Way to Weight Loss ~by Cheryl Embrett We thought you’d be interested in this feature article, “Nordic-Walk Your Way to Weight Loss,” just published in Canadian Living magazine. It’s an inspiring first-person story from an Urban Poling class participant and former marathon runner who has fallen in love with poling. “After four months […]
Physiotherapy Practice
Canadian Physiotherapy Publication 2011 Physiotherapy Practice – Features Activator & Urban Poles Download your own copy- Click Here Three ways physiotherapists are using Nordic walking poles in their practice Canadian physiotherapists have begun to integrate Nordic walking techniques into their practice. It offers many significant potential benefits and can be introduced to a variety of patients […]
Globe and Mail
Take Walking Up a Notch The activity exploded across Europe in the 1990s and has grown to the point where today more than 20 per cent of Finns and about 10-15 million Germans regularly pole walk. “I’ve never been an athlete,” says Ms. Keene, who lives in Toronto and heads out pole walking five or […]
Fight Diabetes with U.P.
As a busy mother of three, Lee-Anne Kennedy finds it challenging to fit workouts into her busy schedule. But as a person with diabetes, she knows that exercise has to be a priority in her life. She’s an avid skier, walker and former runner, but her current favourite workout is urban poling, also known as […]
Urban Poling Scholarship (UBC)
Press Release – For Immediate Release December 08, 2010 Urban Poling Activator Scholarship Announced! Congratulations To: Sarah Neil, Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of British Columbia Urban Poling Inc. is proud to announced that we have partnered with University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Faculty of Medicine to create an Urban Poling Activator Award in Rehabilitation Sciences. […]
Nordic Walking Pilot Trial – McGill University
Canadian Physiotherapy Association, May 2010. A003 –Nordic walking for geriatric rehabilitation: A randomized pilot trial S Figueiredo,(1),(2) L Finch,(2) M Jiali,(2) S Ahmed,(1) A Huang,(3) and NE Mayo(1),(2),(3) 1)Faculty of Medicine, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Qc, Canada2)Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, Qc, Canada3)Faculty of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics, […]
Conquering Kilimanjaro & Parkinson’s
Urban Poling Inc. is proud to support Heather Pardon, who will be using a pair of our Activator poles on her climb up Mount Kilimanjaro in February 2011. Heather is a member of the Kili Conquerors for Parkinson’s team. The team, headed by registered nurse and wellness expert Reta Currie, is using the Mount Kilimanjaro climb […]