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Physical activity helps your ligaments
It turns out leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) is good for your cartilage. A study of 76 older women with osteoarthritis-related changes that included Nordic walking as an activity promoted fluid flow and nutrient diffusion. The activity “was able to produce sufficient stimulus to improve the estimated glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content of tibiofemoral cartilage. The role of GAG in cartilage health is to lubricate joints and surfaces and to maintain viscoelasticity.”
If you incorporate sound stretching with your Nordic walking program, you may have a winning combination.
Nordic walking meetups in April
Spring is sprung, so it’s time to flock
To where you can start to Nordic walk!
To commemorate National
Walking Day, come out for some Nordic walking!
Tuscaloosa County
April 5, 5:30 PM
3801 Loop Road, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
Near the Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Jefferson County
April 6, 10:00 AM
1221 Montgomery Hwy, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
Across from Wald Park
Dress for the weather, and bring some water.
For more information about Nordic walking, check out the Nordic Walking Guy blog and
the Facebook page.
Click here for the schedule for the rest of the year.
Are you a beginner and never Nordic walked? Don't worry.
I'll take time to teach the technique so you can get started.
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