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Celebrating wonderful women around the world

This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the amazing women who make INWA what it is! From our passionate Nordic Walking instructors, National Trainers and International Trainers to our board members and all Nordic Walking women worldwide—your energy, expertise, and dedication inspire every step.

You lead, you empower, and you keep our global community moving. Today, we recognise your impact and celebrate the strength, fitness, and fun you bring to Nordic Walking.

Join us in honouring the incredible women of INWA and beyond! Read more about International Women's Day here: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

For those that have never heard of or tried Nordic Walking - 2025 may be the year to start…or perhaps you already Nordic walk and you just want to up your game, meet some love people and connect with nature.

New Year, New Goal: Learn Nordic Walking 🌿💪

Why make Nordic Walking your New Year’s resolution? It’s more than just walking – it’s a transformative step towards better health and wellbeing. Here’s why you should grab your poles and begin:

🔷 1. Full-body workout: Activate up to 90% of your muscles, making each step a total-body strength session.
🔷 2. Burn more calories: Burn up to 46% more calories than regular walking – perfect for reaching your 2025 fitness goals.
🔷 3. Joint-friendly: Enjoy low-impact movement that’s gentle on your joints and boosts mobility.
🔷 4. Better posture: Walking with poles naturally encourages upright posture and alignment.
🔷 5. Cardiovascular boost: Improve your heart health and overall endurance with every step.
🔷 6. Connect with nature: Recharge your mind and body as you explore scenic trails and fresh air.
🔷 7. Inclusive for all: Nordic Walking is perfect for everyone, from beginners to experienced fitness enthusiasts.

Ready to start your journey? Find a certified INWA instructor near you and take the first step towards a healthier, stronger you: https://bit.ly/3xXJbzR

Make 2025 the year you discover the life-changing benefits of Nordic Walking!

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Don't be put off by the weather forecasts...
It's easy to look at the weather forecast and see a rainy day as a reason for being indoors but do you know how much good a walk in the rain can do for you?
A downpour is the perfect time to walk – The pounding of raindrops causes plants, trees and soil to release sweet-smelling compounds which then mingle and combine in the air we breathe. The Scottish writer, Nan Shepherd, loved walking after rainfall, noting that birch trees released a perfume “fruity like old brandy”. Studies suggest that inhaling these compounds improves our mood, while the abundance of negative air ions – created as water and air molecules collide making a molecule with an extra charge – can improve respiratory health and immunity. When Austrian scientists ran a series of experiments in the Alps, they were stunned to find that participants walking in heavily ionised air had higher levels of a vital antibody located in the mucosal lining of the mouth, nose and gut. The researchers speculated that this bounteous antibody accounted for the participants’ strengthened immunity and amplified lung capacity.

So put on your walking shoes and a waterproof coat and take advantage of the purer air and the complex array of scents that accompany a downpour. Seek out forests, where negative air ions linger for longer. In misty woodlands, negative air ions are twice as abundant as on open land, so get up early and make the most of autumn’s final morning mists.

Rain changes everything: touch, sound, smells, but most of all it changes what we see. On a rainy walk, tree trunks glitter and gleam, leaves sparkle, petals glisten.

If that isn't enough to get you out walking in the rain, studies suggest that we burn more calories while taking exercise in the rain too!

Grab your walking shoes, raincoats and poles and live your life regardless of the rainy forecast.

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Another reason to keep walking regularly.

Walking three times a week ‘nearly halves’ recurrence of low back pain Australian research finds people who walked three to five times weekly stayed pain-free almost twice as long

Daily 11 minute brisk walk enough to reduce risk of early death One in ten early deaths could be prevented if everyone managed at least half the recommended level of physical activity, say a team led by researchers at the