Active Living for Older Adults, Vets & Aged Care/SNF Webinar – Rehab Professionals
Active Living for Older Adults, Vets, Senior Living & Aged Care/SNF Discover how to instill wellness and promote active living with a state of the art program from Canada. Evidence-based ACTIVATOR℗ poles improve balance, posture, core strength and mobility for older adults. This webinar will review researched benefits, gait assessment lab results and demonstrate innovative seated/standing […]
LIVE WEBINAR – Active Living for People with MS
Active Living for People with MS Find out why people with MS are giving accolades to the evidence-based ACTIVATOR® poles for improving posture, balance, endurance, mood and confidence while walking. Use Nordic walking poles to stay active both inside and outside your home! I could not have walking through Provence France with out my […]
Global Online Conference – 2020 Insight into Parkinson’s
The international 2020 INSIGHT into Parkinson’s – Future Frontiers will be held on April 1-3rd. It will include international speakers from Australia, UK, India, Africa and Canada and over 5,000 participants are expected. Mandy Shintani, OT & Gerontologist and founder of Urban Poling will be presenting on Nordic walking for improving posture, balance and walking […]
LIVE WEBINAR – Active Living with MS – Healthcare Professionals
Active Living with MS Find out why therapists are giving accolades to the evidence-based ACTIVATOR℗ Poles for promoting improved posture, balance, endurance, mood and confidence for walking. Learn how these specialized walking poles promote the concept of active living and ability compared to the perception of traditional mobility devices such as canes. About this Webinar […]
Therapy Break by PMD Alliance Interview on Walking Poles for Parkinson’s with OT & Gerontologist Mandy Shintani
I was very honored to be interviewed on Therapy Break with the PMD Alliance on pole walking, Nordic walking, urban poling or walking poles for Parkinson’s for fitness and rehabilitation. Therapy Break™ is an interactive, online video discussion featuring a subject matter expert with knowledge relevant to living well with Parkinson’s disease. I was interviewed […]
LIVE – Active Living with Stroke – Survivor + Caregivers Programs Webinar
Active Living with Stroke – Survivor + Caregivers Programs Research Benefits: Learn how Nordic walking can be a great tool for people recovering from a stroke. We’ll be presenting research-backed benefits of Nordic walking and showing how an Urban Poling program can be used for support groups, caregiver programs and also for Next Steps walking […]
Walk at work
Walk at Work Amp UP employee health and happiness with our Walk@Work Programs! Research confirms exercise makes us happier and healthier. It helps prevent disease; is proven to slow the aging process; keeps us young in mind, body and spirit; and is more effective than some medications in treating anxiety and depression. It can even […]
Active Living for Older Adults
Active Living for Older Adults Summarized by Dr. Agnes Coutinho PhD Healthcare professionals working with older adults are routinely prescribing walking, as part of rehabilitation and overall health and wellness programs. There are over 280+ research studies identifying health benefits of adding specialized poles to any walking routine. Due to the improved balance, posture, reduce […]
Active Living with MS
Active Living with MS Summarized by Dr. Agnes Coutinho PhD Research Benefits: Evidence-based studies clearly identify poling, with the proper training, as a healthy mode of physical activity suited for improving quality of life. Walking poles offer proven beneficial effects on general key heath parameters which may include: Increased balance & stability Improved posture Increase […]
ACTIVATOR for Traumatic Spinal Injuries – Your Health – Spinal Conditions
ACTIVATOR Rehab for Traumatic Spinal Injuries Summarized by Dr. Agnes Coutinho PhD Research Benefits: Evidence-based studies clearly identify poling as a healthy mode of physical activity suitable for rehabilitation and proven beneficial effects on key health parameters may include; improved posture, balance & stability increased walking tolerance improved strength increased confidence ACTIVATOR℗ Poles compared to […]