Nordic walking meetup in Jefferson County on 10/20

Join us on Saturday at 8:30 AM to find out what Nordic walking is all about! No charge; poles provided.   New exercises you can do with the poles!

Look for the white Nordic walking sign.
  • When: 8:30 AM; October 20
  • Where: Homewood Patriot Park, 710 Oak Grove Road, Homewood, AL 35209

Instructor: Leroy Hurt, ANWA-certified Advanced Nordic Walking instructor

Why Nordic walking?
  • Full body, low impact
  • Increase weight loss
  • Improve cholesterol
  • Improve blood pressure
  • Facilitate rehabilitation
  • Maintain stability and balance
  • Maintain posture
  • Facilitate stress relief
  • Support muscle toning
  • Improve cardiovascular function
  • Improve lung capacity
  • Support immune system
  • Socialize with walking companions
  • You determine the intensity of your workout

What if the Nordic walking bug bites you, and you just have to have your own poles right then and there? There will be some poles available for purchase (cash, check only).

Click here for a full schedule of meetups.

Learn more about Nordic walking at my Nordic Walking Guy blog and Nordic Walking Guy Facebook page.

Can't make it to a meetup? Contact me via the blog or Facebook links above, and we'll arrange a small group orientation with you and some friends.
Intrepid Nordic walkers in Tuscaloosa County

McAbee Center, September 29, 2018

How's your backswing?

Check out this video that shows people Nordic walking. Notice the backswing of the people in the video.

  • As they push the Nordic walking poles back to propel themselves forward, notice how they completely let go of the poles. 
  • Letting go of the poles gives them a bigger backswing, allowing them to fully extend their arms and work their upper body to a greater degree.


One thing not to worry about is losing control of the poles. The gloves will keep you in full control of the poles all the time.

To slow the video down so you can see the details, click the little gear wheel at the bottom of the video and to the right.

  • 1 of the selections in the menu that will appear is for Speed. 
  • You'll have selections to speed up the video or slow it down. 
  • You can slow it all the way down to one quarter speed. 
  • Slowing it down will help you study the hand movement more closely.


A great Nordic walking experience at Aldridge Gardens in Hoover, AL


World history step by step

Here's an interesting looking book.

Hardcover

Paperback

Is walking ever purposeless?

Everything has purpose, even seemingly aimless wandering. An article about the benefits of purposeless walking because it facilitates creative thinking. That sounds purposeful to me. Such meandering still has other benefits. In controlling my glucose levels, meandering around zoo pathways with my granddaughter, as low intensity as it was, still drove my higher post-meal levels to fasting levels. It just took a little longer than the higher intensity round of Nordic walking.


Have you heard if this approach to aging?


Main points:
  • "Healthy Ageing is about creating the environments and opportunities that enable people to be and do what they value throughout their lives."
  • "…the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age."

Learn more about these concepts at the linked article:
  • Functional ability
    • Intrinsic capacity
    • Environments
  • Diversity
  • Inequity

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