Nordic Kiwi

"In Your Bubble" - Nordic Walking 5km, 10km or 20km Challenge
16 & 17 May 2020

Have you been doing more walking since the Covid-19 lock-down? Want to measure how much your fitness has improved?

Join us and enter this 1 or 2 day "in your bubble" Nordic Walking challenge, coinciding with the World Nordic Walking Day(s), and the International Nordic Walking Federation (INWA) 20-year anniversary.

Nordic Walk either 5kms or 10kms on one or both days (total 5kms, 10kms or 20kms over both days), Saturday 16 May and Sunday 17 May. All finishers receive a certificate of participation and recognition from INWA, so please allow 'eventbrite' to share your details with Nordic Kiwi. If entering the 2 day event, you will need to enter for both days. All finishers receive a certificate of participation and recognition from INWA.

Not a 'Nordic Walker' yet? No problem, you are most welcome to enter this challenge.

To enter, please click the following link:

"In Your Bubble" - Nordic Walking - 5km, 10km or 20km 1 or 2 x Day Challenge Have you been doing more walking since the Covid-19 lock-down? Want to measure how much your fitness has improved? Join us and enter this 2 day "in your bubble" Nordic Walking challenge, coinciding with the World Nordic Walking Day(s), and the International Nordic Walking Federation (INWA) 20-year a...

Nordic Kiwi Nordic Walking was a finalist in the "Programme Excellence" category of the 2019 Fitness NZ Awards. This was for the 3 year marathon conditioning programme in which the particiipants completed numerous half-marathon distances and three marathon distances towards the goal of completing the Authentic Athens Marathon, in Greece. A 98% completinon rate throughout all events was achieved.

This weekend, I will be presenting at the NZ Fitex Conference, on the benefits of Nordic Walking. Nordic Walking is a "Fitness First" activity, which truly enhances fitness walking. It is also an activity which provides rehabilitative benefits when used with a wide-range of clients who suffer from conditions including: back pain, joint replacements, cancer, neurological conditions, respiratory disorders and diabetes.

June has recently qualified as an Exercise as Medicine Certified Trainer (Wright Foundation - UK).
This certification covers the implications for exercise prescription, contra-indications and risk factors for long-term medical conditions:
Musculoskeletal Disorders: Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Joint Replacement; Osteoporosis; Simple Mechanical Back Pain.
Respiratory Disorders: Asthma; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Cardiovascular Diseases: Hypertension, Angina, Hypercholesterolaemia, Coronary heart disease
Neurodegenerative conditions: Parkinson’s, MS and Stroke
Mental Health Disorders: Stress, Anxiety and Depression
Metabolic Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity

Keeping up the Nordic Walking presence at the iconic Rotorua Marathon. This is the 13th consecutive year the "Nordic Kiwi" team has participated in the 10 km, half-marathon and full marathon.

Auckland to Athens! Nordic Kiwi Nordic Walkers complete The Authentic Athens Marathon on 11 November 2018.
Following in the footsteps of Pheidippides, the central figure in the story that inspired the marathon (42.195 kms).
Pheidippides is said to have run from Marathon to Athens to deliver news of a military victory against the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490BC.
Congratulations to Georgia Jensen-Proctor, Christina Chan, Paul Stevenson, Gordon Attwood, Sue Wightman, Jane Bollard and June Stevenson. Well done on a tremendous effort and commitment to training.

Nordic Kiwi was a finalist in the "Programme Excellence" category of the 2017 NZ Fitness Awards. The Nordic Kiwi programme recognised the improvements to fitness, exercise adherence, self-initiated behaviours and endurance distance walking of the "Nordic Sport" and "Nordic Active" groups.

Another successful "Volcanoes" event, with participants walking 5 volcanoes (18 km), 2 volcanoes (11 km) or base camp and summit- 1 volcano (8.5 km). This is the 11th successive year Nordic Walkers have taken on this challenge!

Fitness Facts: What are the adrenal glands?

The adrenal glands, located on the top of each kidney, are responsible for releasing different classes of hormones.

The outer part of the gland, called the adrenal cortex, produces the hormones cortisol (pronounced KAWR-tuh-sohl) and aldosterone (pronounced al-DOS-tuh-rohn). The inner part of the gland, called the adrenal medulla (pronounced muh-DUHL-uh), produces the hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline.

These hormones control many important functions in the body, including1:

Maintaining metabolic processes, such as managing blood sugar levels and regulating inflammation
Regulating the balance of salt and water
Controlling the "fight or flight" response to stress
Maintaining pregnancy
Initiating and controlling s*xual maturation during childhood and puberty

The adrenal glands are also an important source of s*x steroids, such as estrogen and testosterone.

Read more: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/adrenalgland/conditioninfo/pages/default.aspx

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