Nordic Walking West Midlands

Fabulous Christmas meal last night at the Bracebridge, great food and company!
Congratulations to our award winners Donna, Mel, Heather, Julie and Mike!!!!!!

Who knew there were so many calories in a cream tea?!?!?

Nordic Walking burns 46% more calories than normal walking. Or does it? We’ve probably all heard the claim – that Nordic Walking uses up to 46% more calories than normal walking. But where does this claim come from? And is it too good to be true? This statistic dates back to 2002 when, at the request of the International Nordic Walking Federation (INWA), the Cooper ...

Great weekend walk followed by a coffee at the Bracebridge...yippee!!!!!!!!

Great to see Nordic Walking recommended!

Government guidance for health and care professionals about falls prevention specifically mentions Nordic Walking for improving balance and building muscle, bone and joint strength. If you know anyone working in this arena, please make sure they see this.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/falls-applying-all-our-health/falls-applying-all-our-health

Nordic Walking gives faster results for losing weight than normal walking: the results suggest that Nordic Walking gives greater and quicker benefits in some relevant health parameters meaning that the activity can be considered as a primary tool to counteract obesity and overweight state in middle-aged adults.
https://britishnordicwalking.org.uk/blogs/news/nordic-walking-gives-faster-results-for-losing-weight-than-normal-walking

Sharing the love! Our Valentine's Day walk and breakfast in Sutton Park!

Let's see how many we can tick off!!!

Start celebrating the 20th anniversary of INWA with our 20 things to do in 2020 Challenge. Free to enter, do it at your own pace, get your name on our roll of honour when you've finished. It's all great Nordic Walking fun. Download your Challenge form here https://britishnordicwalking.org.uk/pages/20-things-to-do-to-celebrate-20-years-of-inwa

We have been saying for a while now that walking is good for the mind.
Our friends Country Walking Magazine have pointed out its also good for a number of other health related matters as well.

Why not sign up for the challenge in 2020.

Do it on your own terms though.

You could count the miles doing the hoovering, walking to the bus stop, walking around the office, as well as walking the dog or hiking the Dales.

I'm counting running and walking and have done 1554 miles so far in 2019, however I made my 2019 challenge boots (or trainers) on! That is a specific walk, hike or run - I've currently got about 60 miles left to do so it will be tight. Wish me luck😊

Ian.

Julie's amazing festive cupcakes, just one of the perks of Nordic Walking. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!!!

For all Nordic nutters!!!

Calling all Nordic Walkers who are not instructors. We offer public membership for Nordic Walkers with a range of benefits for £12 a year (£20 for joint membership). What call to action would most tempt you to join us?

Please spare a couple of seconds to complete this poll and free free to share it.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/XC9RR2M