Dem bones

A fascinating article about exercise and your skeleton. The bottom line is to stress your body with heavier loads.

Best news for Nordic walkers: “Even walking, Econs says, is enough to preserve the skeleton.”

Points:

  • “Peak bone mass is the point at which a person's skeleton has grown as big as it'll ever be, and although the right kind of exercise can maintain that size by replenishing it with strong, dense bone, from that point forward you can only maintain or slow down gradual age-related bone loss...we reach peak bone mass between 25 and 30 years old.”
  • “To encourage bone to regrowth as strong as existing bone and not waste away, you have to perform activities with hard impacts or heavy loading of the skeletal system, such as weight lifting and running…Even walking, Econs says, is enough to preserve the skeleton.
  • “You work out to maintain what bone you have by adulthood, not to keep growing it bigger like a muscle.”

Maintaining and fixing the spin (internal) locks of your adjustable Nordic walking poles

The video refers to trekking poles. The shafts and locks of adjustable trekking/hiking/walking poles are the same as the shafts and locks of adjustable Nordic walking poles

The video covers:
  • Fixing the lock when it doesn't tighten
  • Cleaning inside the poles

Why walking helps with weight loss

You don't have to kill yourself to get on the weight loss path. You just have to be consistent.

Key point: "...the average person needs about four hours in total of moderately intense aerobic exercise per week, to lose weight."

Points to ponder:

  • "...ensure that when you are walking, you are slightly out of breath."
  • "...you will probably see fast results in the beginning, but after about six weeks or so, you will experience a plateau."
  • "...If you are not addressing your nutrition habits, then no amount of any type of exercise will produce sustainable weight-loss results."

Pretty much tracks with Nordic Walking Guy's 3 principles:

  1. Walk with purpose
  2. Be consistent
  3. Don't eat like a teenager
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