Nordic Walking: the sports exercise for all

Nordic Walking began as a summer training exercise for serious "cross country" skiers.
Fitness walkers in Europe adopted Nordic Walking as a time-efficient, low-stress, total body workout.

In only few hours you can burn about 400 calories (compared with 280 calories per hour for normal walking). By using carbon sticks, Nordic Walking has the effect of exercising the whole body: the upper body muscles, shoulders and arms, leg muscles, plus heart and circulation too

Health facts

• Burns about 400 calories per hour (compared with 280 calories per hour for normal walking)
• As much as 46% increase in energy consumption  
• Does not aggravate joints and knees
• Reduces the load on knees of overweight persons
• The muscles most actively involved are the forearm extensor and flexor muscles the rear part of the shoulder muscles, the large pectoral muscles and the broad back muscles
• The lateral mobility of the neck and spine increases significantly
• Releases muscle tension and pain in the neck and shoulder region
• Poles are a safety factor on slippery surfaces
• Heart rate is 5-17 beats/minute higher (for example in normal walking heart rate is 130 beats/minute and in Nordic Walking 147 beats/minute i.e increase is 13%)