Lets talk about your Bone Health – Osteoporosis Month
November is Osteoporosis Month, but what exactly is Osteoporosis? Most people know that it has to do with the weakening of your bones, but there is more to it than that. Osteoporosis occurs when the human body either loses bone, doesn’t create enough, or there is a combination of both. The result is the weakening […]
Fall Prevention Month
Falling itself isn’t always a bad thing, some of us even pay to fall! Activities like bungee jumping, sky diving or even roller coasters give us the sense of falling without the negative consequences associated with it. It’s when falling is out of our control and we are unable to catch ourselves which results in […]
Unmatched Toner Cartridge Quality 20 Less Than Oem Price
All the rumors have finally died down and many skeptics have tightened their lips, the iPod does support video format now on its fifth generation. While the iPod is not the first to come up with this, it has certainly made its stature as the greatest in the market and can be dubbed as the […]
How Exercise can help with your Mental Health
Every year 1 in 5 Canadians will experience some form of mental illness in their life time. While every Canadian will be indirectly affected by it at least once in their life time whether it is through family, friends, or coworkers. October 1st is the start of Mental Health Awareness week, it is never too late […]
Walking Saves Lives – World Stroke Day in Partnership with the March of Dimes Canada
We are proud to be partnered once again with the March of Dimes Canada in expanding the awareness of the benefits of physical activity, namely walking, in both the prevention and rehabilitation of strokes. Strokes touch people of all ages and stages and the March of Dimes is helping to support stroke survivors and their families through […]
The Benefits of Exercise on Alzheimer’s Disease
We have all seen the commercials regarding dementia, hear of it from a friend or co-worker or may have even known a loved one who suffered from it. Given that it is international Alzheimer’s month, let’s talk about and get to know the disease that effects more than 7 hundred thousand Canadians today. Alzheimer’s in […]
Press Release – Patent Approved
Contact: Mandy Shintani Urban Poling Inc mandy@urbanpoling.com Date: September 12, 2018 Urban Poling Inc is please to announce that both the Industrial Design Patent for the CoreGrip in Canada, Australia, UK and US (pending) and the Utility Patent for the ACTIVATOR Poles with the International Patent Office have been approved. Over the past 6 years, […]
Movement Inspiration
Unsure of how to become more mindful about your physical activity? Struggling to find your story and reason behind your physically active behavior? The Why I Move Project is your answer. Originating in Edmonton in 2013, the Why I Move Project is a social experiment with the mission to answer the question of why you […]
Parkinson’s Women: Singing Praise for the Activator
Darcy Blake has Parkinson’s and is widely recognized for her blog which supports and advocates innovative exercise and new treatment options for those with Parkinson’s. Her blog is recognized by HealthLine 2018 as one of the Best PD Blogs and is also listed on Stanford Medicine under Favorite PD Blogs. Read about Darcy’s great experience […]
A Stroll in the Byward Market
Urban Poling Ambassador, Nina LePage spent a lovely morning with CTV News in the heart of Ottawa’s Byward Market. It was here where Nina had the opportunity to demonstrate the 3 P’s of Urban Poling: Plant, Push, Propel as well as discuss the many benefits to the activity. Nina touched on some of the features of Urban Poles […]