The Beauty of Your Own Backyard
The Beauty of Your Own Backyard Make the most of your new normal and have your own amazing staycation this weekend! Even though we may not be able to travel to beautiful hotspots around the world let’s not forget the beauty of our own communities. Explore local parks or conservation areas a short walk or […]
Wendi Paterson Award – Shirley Crawford & Mary
Wendi Paterson Award – Shirley Crawford & Mary Seven years ago, Mandy Johnson (Alberta Ambassador for Urban Poling) gave a presentation & demo to the Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association at their Annual General Meeting in Canmore, Alberta. Mary Checkley of Calgary and Shirley Crawford of High River where so enthralled by what they experienced that […]
Father’s Day Special
Father’s Day Canadians orders only! Father’s Day is fast approaching! It’s the same struggle every year. What do I get dad? Should I get him another gift card? Or a random barbeque utensil set? Or worse, a goofy knickknack that ends up in the spring-cleaning pile every year? Don’t worry you’re not alone! Every year, […]
VeDA & Urban Poling partnership
VEDA PARTNERS WITH URBAN POLING To Promote Safe Exercise through Improved Balance To celebrate our partnership with VeDA, click below now to receive a 10% discount off the cost of our Urban or Activator® Poles. Activator® Poles for Vestibular Disorders The Best Walking Device for Vestibular Disorders Our Activator® Poles are specially crafted to support […]
Fight Depression With A Healthy Diet and Exercise
Fight Depression With A Healthy Diet and Exercise Dolly lives in Kitchener, Ont. She shares how she changed her lifestyle and helped battle depression. After a six-and-half-year struggle, I lost my husband to cancer in October 2004. Add to that other stressors in my life — and before I knew it, I was 100 pounds […]
Surgery delayed because of Covid-19?
Surgery delayed because of Covid-19? A pair of Activator poles can help. One of the many Canadians impacted by the postponement and cancellation of elective surgeries due to Covid 19 is Pat, a vibrant, youthful woman in her late seventies who was scheduled to have replacement hip surgery in April. Her right hip is giving […]
Postponed Surgery? You’re Not Alone
Postponed Surgery? You’re Not Alone As the days and months go by and one day blends into the next, one thing is for sure – Covid 19 has changed our daily lives in a way we could never have imagined, only a few months ago. We long to get back to the way things were […]
Walking. Not just for women only
Walking. Not just for women only A lot of men see walking as an exercise reserved for the fairer sex or for older men who can only handle a less strenuous form of physical activity. They are more inclined to go work out at the gym or go out for a jog or a run. […]
LIVE WEBINAR – FACTORS RELATED TO FALL PREVENTION
Factors Related to Fall Prevention Improve Balance, Endurance and Confidence – Innovative Use of Evidence-based ACTIVATOR Poles (specialized Nordic walking poles) in Factors Related to Fall Prevention – 1 PDU. Webinar with Occupational Therapy Association of California. Outline: – Review current Nordic walking and Activator research related to fall prevention. – Highlight the positive outcomes […]
LIVE WEBINAR – HOW TO BRING A DEVICE TO MARKET
HOW TO BRING A DEVICE TO MARKET WEConnect International WEConnect International is an organization of 10,000 women-owned business in 120+ countries. Their mandate is to bring global opportunities women-owned enterprises. Urban Poling is proudly 100% women-owned by Mandy Shintani based in Vancouver and Diana Oliver in Toronto and is a WEConnect certified company. Urban Poling […]