Making the list and checking it twice! We are thrilled to announce that Urban Poling made the Lumino Health (by Sunlife Insurance) best holiday gifts guide. Our Adventure poles are a must have for those on your list who love to get up and go and need their exercise gear to travel with them. Whether you take […]

The holiday season is almost here and we can hardly wait to share the magic of the most wonderful time of the year with friends, family and the Urban Poling community. If you’re starting to think of your gift giving list, why not consider a gift that keeps on giving all year long and that […]

Urban Poling is all about helping people from all walks of life walk to better health. In honour of Green Monday, which is today, December 9, 2019, we’d like to highlight how pole walking is a wonderful way to not only increase your health and fitness, but also contribute to making our world a greener, […]

It’s that time of year again! The spirit of the holiday season is officially upon us and what better way to ring in the jolly good feels than by running a fun Twitter contest! On Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, Urban Poling will launch its holiday contest in the form of a trivia, with a new […]

Emily Powell and Marguerite Thomas, writers of Walk Safely this Winter, are correct when they say: “enjoying winter can be enhanced by safe outdoor winter activities, especially walking.” We couldn’t agree more. Going for a stroll in the great outdoors, even a quick one, is a great way to get your blood pumping all by a […]

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 […]

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 Big Little Event hosted by the Davis Phinney Foundation was an amazing event to learn from inspiring presenters, meet other innovators of devices for Parkinson’s as well as showcase the ACTIVATOR Poles for the first time ever in Austin, Texas. All of the innovations were very exciting with several still in the development phase […]

Today marks World Stroke Day and Urban Poling is proud to say that stroke clients can absolutely benefit from pole walking–as many already do. For those of you who may not know, stroke is a neurotraumatic injury which typically affects one side of the body a lot more than the other. Stroke clients often experience […]

On Oct 5, 2019 Urban Poling was a proud member of the March of Dimes Aphasia Camp, which was held in Haliburton, Ontario. We were fortunate to be walking with so many brave warriors and discussing the many benefits pole walking provides. To all the participants who came out and walked with us, thank you […]