FROM THE BLOG | TIPS, HACK & NORDIC INSPIRATION

Gameboy’s, Wii, Nintendo, Xbox. Those are the typical activities you would imagine having to engage in with young children these days. What you might not expect to see are families out Nordic Walking together, let along RACING together! But, that is exactly what we saw at our latest British Nord...

The first of The British Nordic Walking Challenge series took place last Sunday at the gorgeous Wollaton Park in Nottingham. Exel Poles were proud to be an event sponsor and many of the winners were walking with Exel poles. 130 competitors turned out to face either the 5k, 10k or 21k challenge. T...

Karen Ingram  has been an INWA National Nordic walking Coach for ten years and has trained hundreds of people to become Nordic walking Instructors.   For more info visit Karen Ingram Academy 

Nordic Walking Racing Ahead!  Sunday saw the first ever dedicated Nordic Walking Race in Britain. Some 80 people competed in this off-road course in Ashton Court Bristol, Nordic walking either a 5 Km, 10 Km or 20Km distance. Competitors travelled from all over the UK, from as far afield as Bl...

If exercise were a pill, it would be one of the most cost-effective drugs ever invented. The NHS Choices website tells you how you could benefit from being more physically active. One of the forms of exercise they recommend is Nordic Walking. The following is an extract from their website:   No...