Walk This Way
– Daytona Beach News Journal

So, what if you were told that by adding a pair of poles to that half-hour walk would be the same as taking a 50-minute jaunt without them – and you would burn 48% more calories?

“It’s true,” says Chrissy Powell, a staff instructor with the Adult Education Program Flagler County. “You can feel the difference almost right away. And the added benefit is a total body workout – especially upper body.”

Powell discovered pole walking through long-time friend Sheila Vidamour, a certified instructor for Keenfit Pole Walking.

“I got started in pole walking about a year and a half ago in Colorado while visiting my daughter,” says Vidamour. “I had done some power-walking and weight training before, but as soon as I tried pole walking, I was completely hooked.”

She immediately researched the Keenfit Pole Walking method and decided she had to become a certified instructor and start teaching it back home in Flagler County. She introduced Powell to the program and since last spring the pair has trained more than 200 people in pole walking at the Bell Terre Swim and Racquet Club in Palm Coast…Read Full PDF