Conférence Power UP 2
2019 Marks 14 Years of excellence and education for Urban Poling Inc. What better way to celebrate our continued leadership in Canada and now beyond our borders than to host a conference! Our previous Power UP Conference received rave reviews and we are committed to making POWER UP² our best yet! Here’s a sneak peak […]
Travelling the World the UP Way
When travelling near or far, few would argue that the best way to experience new destinations is by self-propelled means. Walking tours are an especially intimate, interactive and sensual way to experience the world. Whether it be an urban stroll, a wilderness hike, or an epic pilgrimage, Nordic walking with Urban Poles powers up your […]
Wendi Paterson Inspiration Award – July
Congratulations to this month’s award winners, Barb Koetsier and Nancy Cronin! We are thrilled to be honoring these two individuals for achieving great success with pole walking and inspiring others to do the same. Barb Koetsier “I am so glad I bought the Activator² Poles. I take them everywhere. They folded up and fit in […]
La vie active au service de la rééducation orthopédique
ACTIVATOR ℗ Poles are an evidence-based, patented tool that is revolutionizing rehabilitation. Prescribed extensively across all continuums of healthcare for therapy and for the reduction of passive mobility device use, such as canes, crutches and walkers (when appropriate). Learn how the ACTIVATOR Poles can benefit individuals with hip and knee conditions, such as osteoarthritis and those who […]
Go Where The Poles Take You!
When travelling near or far, few would argue that the best way to experience new destinations is by self-propelled means. Walking tours are an especially intimate, interactive and sensual way to experience the world. Whether it be an urban stroll, a wilderness hike, or an epic pilgrimage, Urban Poling powers up your walking activity. So […]
Prix de l'inspiration Wendi Paterson - juin
CRITICAL MONITOR LINES to the FINISH LINE This month will re-introduce Rob MacDonald, a miraculous story of a man who was told that he had only a 5% chance of walking after a devastating fall while on vacation. Congratulations to Rob for not only beating those odds, but for being a source of inspiration for […]
Prix de l'inspiration Wendi Paterson - mai
For the month of May we are so pleased to be honouring Owen. This blog is written through the voice of Gabriella De Nino, Registered Kinesiologist and Health Promotion Manager at Urban Poling Inc. While at a Stroke Symposium hosted by the March of Dimes Canada, I had the opportunity to meet a wonderful woman […]
#91is a Fighter- Paediatric Stroke Awareness Story
While at a Stroke Symposium hosted by the March of Dimes Canada, I had the opportunity to meet a wonderful woman named Rebecca, who was there on behalf of her son Owen, a pediatric stroke survivor. Rebecca told me about all Owen’s inspirational story and I was so moved by it that I had to […]
Activator Poles – Prescribed by Surgeons, Physiatrists & Physicians
We have been using the Activator poles in our clinics and hospital for a number of years now. Our population with spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, hereditary spastic paraplegia, among others, are responding with a more normalized gait pattern, and are comfortable using the athletic-appearing aids in public. They are a very useful and effective […]
Prix de l'inspiration Wendi Paterson - avril
Thrilled to share our April Wendi Paterson Inspiration Award winners as these two people who are being honoured have done more than their fair share of inspiring! Mandy Johnson (MJ) Urban Poling Ambassador Alberta MJ is an avid fitness enthusiast who has over 40 years experience in fitness, recreation, health promotion and active transportation. She […]