Nordic walking in Diabetes Dialogue
Check out this article written by one of our very own master trainers, Barb Gormley, featured in the latest issue of Diabetes Dialogue! A certain favourite activity of ours gets a shout-out on page 44 🙂
Urban Poling Inc. Announces Aboriginal Artist Contest Winner
[June 21, 2014] – Urban Poling Inc. is proud to announce that Winnipeg artist Jordan Stranger, of Peguis First Nation, is the winner of the company’s national Spirit Pole Design Contest. The contest invited Aboriginal youth from across Canada to submit original artwork for the latest special edition of Urban Poling Nordic walking poles (think […]
Urban Poling in the News: Susan Yackulic
We wanted to share with you a video from CTV News Edmonton featuring one of our very own trainers, Susan Yackulic of Get Fit Personal Training! Susan is a new instructor, and here she is with her group on their first lesson together. The video is titled “Walkers in Cloverdale stepping out of comfort zone” […]
Michelle’s Journal – Week 3
We are grateful that Michelle, an Urban Poler, has offered to share her fitness journey with us on our Blog. Join her as she reflects on her goals and her progress each week. We hope you will be inspired and motivated! See her blog from Week 1 here and from Week 2 here. WEEK 3 […]
Michelle’s Journal – Week 2
We are grateful that Michelle, an Urban Poler, has offered to share her fitness journey with us on our Blog. Join her as she reflects on her goals and her progress each week. We hope you will be inspired and motivated! See her blog from Week 1 here. WEEK 2 My first week on plan […]
Urban Poling @ the CVF Convention
The Urban Poling Together+Movement is excited to be at the CVF Convention in just a few weeks’ time with our amazing instructor and Master Trainer MJ leading the way! Why just walk the CVF Convention events in Banff when you can Nordic walk using specially designed Urban Poles? By Nordic walking/Urban Poling you will burn […]
Michelle’s Journal – Week 1
We are thrilled to announce that Michelle, an Urban Poler, has chosen to share her fitness journey with us on our Blog! Join Michelle as she reflects on her goals and her progress. We hope you will be inspired and motivated! WEEK 1 So, I finally did it. After months of worrying and being […]
Fight Diabetes with Urban Poling!
We are excited to introduce a new program we designed with Dr. Agnes Coutinho, PhD that is geared specifically toward those living with Type 2 Diabetes, pre-diabetes, or those at high risk for diabetes. “Fight Diabetes with Urban Poling” is available as an online course (click here for further information and to purchase), and it […]
World Partnership Walk 2014 & the Together+Movement
Event #3 for our Together+Movement is the World Partnership Walk 2014 (click to read about the other two events: the Vancouver Sun Run and the Walk of Life). Every year, the World Partnership Walk engages tens of thousands of Canadians in a unique event that helps some of the most impoverished communities in the developing world […]
Walk of Life & the Together + Movement
In addition to The Vancouver Sun Run, the next event we’ll be participating in as part of our Together Movement is The Cardiac Health Foundation Walk of Life 2014 on May 25th, 2014. Like the Sun Run, the Walk of Life will also be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year! You may have heard of […]