Winterize Your Walk
– Weight Watcher’s Magazine

I used to think that walking with poles on a flat surface – known as Nordic walking – was pretty silly. After all, do you really need poles to navigate flat terrain? But that was before I tried it. After 4 days of walking with poles, I was hooked. The poles eased the stress on my knees while allowing me to engage in a challenging, invigorating full-body workout. Nordic walking has easily catapulted my walking routine to a higher level and inspired me to walk more.

Nordic walking is a fun, easy way to ramp up your workout and boost your calorie burn. “It burns more calories than walking without poles,” says Malin Svensson, a fitness coach based in Santa Barbara, California, president of Nordic Walking USA, and author of the forthcoming “Outdoor Adventures: Nordic Walking”…Read Full PDF