Nordic Walking

Nordic walking, originally known as ski walking is a form of exercise consisting of walking with poles similar to ski poles. We offer a selection of Nordic walking poles and accessories.

Nordic walking can be done year round in any climate and anywhere a person of any age or ability might otherwise walk without poles. It combines simplicity and accessibility of walking with simultaneous core and upper body conditioning similar to Nordic skiing. The result is a full body walking workout that can burn significantly more calories without a change in perceived exertion on having to walk faster, due to the incorporation of many large core and other upper body muscles which comprise more than 90% of the body’s total muscle mass and do work against resistance with each stride. “Normal walking” utilizes only 70% of muscle mass with full impact on the joints of the legs and feet.

Nordic Walking produces up to 46% increase in energy consumption compared to walking without poles. It can also increase upper body muscle endurance by 38% in just twelve weeks.

Compared to regular walking, Nordic walking involves applying force to the poles with each stride. Nordic walkers use more of their entire body (with greater intensity) and receive fitness building stimulation not as present in normal walking for chest, lats, triceps,biceps,shoulder, abdominals, spinal and other core muscles. This extra muscle involvement leads to enhancements over ordinary walking at equal paces
such as.

Increased overall strength and endurance in the core muscles and the entire upper body Significant increases in heart rate at a given pace Greater ease in climbing hills Burning more calories in plain walking Improve balance and stability with use of poles Significant unweighting of hip, knee, and ankle joints

All of our Nordic Walking Poles are sized specifically for each individual's height. These quality one-piece Nordic Walking poles are safer, lighter and much more durable than twist-locking adjustable length/telescoping/collapsible poles. Perfect length poles help us to automatically walk with a super straight back - better walking posture is biomechanically a good thing. This improved walking posture when combined with the unique 4-Wheel-Drive type action of walking with Nordic Walking Poles radically reduces the stress to the shins, knees, hips and back.

Nordic Walking Poles

Nordic Walking Accessories