Men’s Cancer Health Awareness Month: Cancer & Exercise
September is Men’s Cancer Health Awareness Month, and that has us perusing The Canadian Cancer Society’s website to learn more about cancer and exercise. The site is full of helpful resources, and we’ve included some links at the end of this post that we think our readers could benefit from reading. In the meantime, here […]
Ask an Urban Poling Expert
We received a great question from a customer and we thought it would be beneficial to share with our followers. Michele asks: “Running has helped remove the tension from my neck and shoulders by forcing me to relax them when I run. Will poles be able to help me achieve the same thing? Walking alone does not.” We […]
CBC Live Right Now
Fight Depression with a healthy diet and exercise Dolly lost 100 lbs and fought depression and chronic knee pain with a change in lifestyle that included urban poling. Read more
Best Health
The Fitness Benefits of Nordic Walking As a child, Shannon Smith spent years immersed in the competitive world of figure skating. But by the time she reached high school, she suffered from chronic lower back pain and had injured her hip from repetitive falls. Read more about how Urban Poling allowed her to remain active and healthy.
Zoomer
Pole Appeal One proponent of Urban Poling is Lynn Kanuka, who is best known for her bronze medal performance at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984. “I think I’m stronger in my running at this stage of my life because of my Nordic walking,” she says. “I’ve never enjoyed my own walking or running […]
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 […]