Diabetes Awareness Month
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 […]
Miesiąc Zapobiegania Upadkom
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 […]
Siła UP w Twojej społeczności: Liderzy społeczności dzielą się swoimi doświadczeniami Webinar - Instruktor
The Power of UP In Your Community: Community Leaders Share Their Experiences On September 25th, 2019 we hosted an exciting and informative session on how Urban Poling has made a positive impact in the community straight from the voices of five amazing guest speakers! Over the years we have heard several examples of how all kinds […]
Little Big Things™ - Innowacje w chorobie Parkinsona, które pomogą Ci dobrze żyć
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 […]
World Stroke Day
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 […]
March of Dimes – Aphasia Camp
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 […]
Twitter Contest Award Winners!
Congratulations to our 4 “caption-this” contest award winners! Last month we announced the winners on our Twitter page, where we ran a creative-caption-this contest. We’re excited to be giving away wonderful prizes like brand new poles, accessories and a Tim Hortons gift card to our lucky 4. Thank you for entering, we look forward to […]
Wendi Paterson Inspiration Award – October
We congratulate Kari Galasso from Kingston, ON and Scott Edgar from Newcastle Australia as the inspiring recipients of the Wendi Paterson award this month. Kudos to you both for UP-ing your health and fitness, and naturally inspiring others to do the same. Kari Galasso Kari Galasso began Urban Poling approximately 15 years ago when her […]
Wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji Międzynarodowego Dnia Osób Starszych i Ogólnopolskiego Dnia Seniora!
October 1st marks a day near and dear to our hearts, it is the United Nations International Day for Older Persons (UNIDOP), as well as National Seniors Day in Canada! Globally, we recognize the contribution that older adults have made to their communities and certainly here in Canada on this day the government of Canada […]
World Heart Day – Celebrating the Brave Hearts
In honour of World Heart Day, which was yesterday September 29, Urban Poling would like to celebrate all the strong-hearted individuals who have “UP-ed” their health and fitness. Everyone knows the many benefits that exercise provides, but you may not be aware of the incredible benefits Urban Poling aka Nordic walking provides. An excellent way […]