Independence Day
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Active living with Arthritis
Promoting Balance & Finding Your Stride with Urban Poling Arthritis Disease The condition is characterized by swelling and tenderness in one or more joints. Arthritis is characterized by joint pain and stiffness, which worsens with age. In general, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the most prevalent types of arthritis. Consider the Activator® Poles – Rheumatoid […]
Arthritis Blogger Rick Phillips On Activator Poles!
Arthritis Month with Rick Phillips I purchased a pair of walking poles. Yeah, I know, big deal. But this is a big deal. So let me tell you my story. Most people who know me know that I have diabetes. What they do not know is that I have Neuropathy. Neuropathy is a nerve condition […]
NEW Parkinson’s Exercise Guidelines
The Parkinson’s Foundation has released new guidelines for exercises for individuals with Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s is a movement disorder that causes diverse symptoms which develop often slowly over time. Exercise can help to control the symptoms of Parkinson’s and in some cases slow the disease, these guidelines are uniquely designed to do just this. Aerobic […]
The Father’s Day 2021 Gift Guide
Father’s Day is fast approaching and we know that you ask the same question every year: what should I get dad? It’s time to think outside the box and treat dad with a gift that keeps giving all year round: the gift of good health! Here are a few reasons why dad Urban poles make […]
Combine Exercise and The Great Outdoors to Boost Your Mental Health
More and more evidence supports that being outdoors and in natural environments has positive mental health benefits due to their restorative properties- they allow us to renew, refresh and re-energize! Urban settings, on the other hand, are completely different and have the opposite effect because everyone’s energy is spent on trying to cope with the […]
Arthritis Blogger Rick Phillips On Activator Poles!
I purchased a pair of walking poles. Yeah, I know, big deal. But this is a big deal. So let me tell you my story. Most people who know me know that I have diabetes. What they do not know is that I have Neuropathy. Neuropathy is a nerve condition thought to be brought on […]
Up Close & Personal with Barb Gormley
Up Close & Personal with Barb Gormley We asked Barb a few questions so that she could share her valuable insight and experience: Q: When you see people walking with poor technique because they have obviously taught themselves or people who still think that hiking poles and Nordic walking poles are the same, do you […]
Happy Valentine’s Day from Urban Poling!
Valentine’s Day is all about love, not just for couples, but for all forms of love. February is also National Heart Month. Treat your heart in more ways than one! This Valentine’s Day Urban Poling is here to help you get everything for her! Our 4Life poles are available for $89.99 with free pink boot […]
Teaching Urban Poling in Covid Times, Blessing or Curse?
Recently one of our long-time instructors Laura Clements wrote an amazing article on teaching Urban Poling during Covid. She was inspired after coming across our booth at a CanFitPro conference in Toronto after spending the day with her grandfather who was approaching 100 years old, and he walked with a similar straight arm swing, upright […]