Reading

In case you're interested: A book about cross country skiing and Nordic walking in Kindle and paperback. It emphasizes the skiing part and introduces Nordic walking to skiers as a way to stay in skiing shape when there's no snow.

Good things all around

Here's a list of benefits from different forms of walking that involve using poles:

• Joints

• Balance

• Confidence

• Endurance

• Posture

• Cardio-pulmonary

• Strength

• Bone density

• Exercise
• Focus
• Weight
• Injury

• Swelling

• Time
• Equalization

• Compliance

• Function
• Proprioception

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Poles

Available at Amazon: These Exerstrider poles are designed with the idea of not letting go of the poles to get full extension. Notice the use of conventional wrist straps instead of Nordic walking straps.