Nordic walking sampler in Tuscaloosa County on June 17

Find out what Nordic walking is all about. Check out my posts from the National Senior Games at Nordic Walking Guy on Facebook.

When: June 17 at 10 AM

Where: Sokol Park (Trail Head, 5901 Watermelon Road, Northport)

No charge. Poles provided. Dress for the weather, and bring some water.

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
Nordic walking samplers in Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Counties, Alabama!
Come to one of the sampler sessions to learn about Nordic walking on these dates at these locations. The sampler sessions start at 10 AM.
No charge. Poles provided. Dress for the weather, and bring some water.
TuscaloosaBirmingham
6/17, Sokol Park (Trail Head, 5901 Watermelon Road, Northport)7/15, Wald Park (1973 Merryvale Road, Vestavia Hills)
8/12, Annette N. Shelby Park (1614 15th Street, Tuscaloosa)9/23, Homewood Patriot Park (710 Oak Grove Road, Homewood)
10/7, The Park at Manderson Landing, (9 Jack Warner Pkwy, Tuscaloosa)11/11, Cahaba River Walk (3529 Overton Rd, Mountain Brook, AL)
12/2, Monnish Park (1500 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa)12/16, McCallum Park (3332 Rosemary Lane, Vestavia Hills
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

Fat chance!

I couldn’t resist the play on words. Found via Instapundit, a Sacramento Bee article challenges our thinking about fat in our diets: “…it turns out a high-fat diet can actually help you lose weight, gain energy and fight obesity-associated conditions such as diabetes.”

Points:

  • “Our bodies are not designed to process all the refined sugar most of us consume today – on average about 150 grams of sugar daily, or 15 times the amount consumed prior to the Industrial Revolution.”
  • “Compared to sugar, fat is burned more efficiently by the energy-producing component of the cell known as the mitochondria.”
  • “It’s not just that sugar is bad for you, but dietary fat is actually vital for survival.”

Some books on the subject:

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