From the WALX & NWUK Community
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It may seem a tad early to be thinking about Christmas but the sooner you bag the ideal gifts for friends and family the sooner you can get back to your nordic walking! Our phone lines are already really busy with Christmas orders and the starter packs for beginners seem to be the most popular
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If you love Nordic Walking and being outdoors why not upskill yourself with one of our new courses? We now hold workshops across the UK for those looking to set up Nordic walking groups in their locality and some inspirational outdoor first aid courses designed especially for Nordic Walkers. ‘GET STARTED’ WORKSHOPS If you are
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This concept was developed to ensure that those who may struggle to keep up with others on even the most gentle nordic walks can enjoy an outdoor exercise class that combines pole walking with balance, flexibility and vital upper body strength work The course includes joint mobility exercises, relaxation via breathing drills and builds up
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The buzz from the Exercise Anywhere 12 event is still reverberating across the UK with over 200 Instructors and project leaders inspired to make the most of new partnerships & initiatives. Delegates listened to spellbinding keynote speakers, Robin Gargrave, Bob Laventure and Dr John Searle OBE and made the most of workshops, practical demos and educational
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Despite some Autumn sunshine,the first frosts appeard this weekend in many areas and the nights are closing in. At the end of the month we will lose an hour of light in the evenings so NOW is the time to get prepared.
By Gill Stewart at
In our efforts to make NWUK Instructors the best in the world, we have once again, introduced some fabulous new courses to enable you to upskill.
By Gill Stewart at
Following a major flood during the Summer, we have reluctantly moved from our lovely barn and now have TWO separate HQs!!!
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Obesity and ill health are on the rise and our ageing population is growing – the cost to the nation of the drugs and care required to deal with this are astronimical but we CAN help a lot of people to avoid falling into this trap if we simply MAKE EXERCISE APPEALLING!
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NWUK have partnered with the FIRST AID ACADEMY to provide high quality first training at venues right across the UK. These courses are tailored towards Nordic Walking and the type of incidents most likely to occur when out with those poles!
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We have all seen the jogger who is struggling to keep going and clearly not fit enough for what they are attempting to do. Their lack of fitness and often, extra weight, are actually impacting massively on whether they are going to get the results they want and the likelihood is that injury will put
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The NWUK Competence card is being re branded as the NWUK FREEDOM card and we are delighted to announce that it will soon have a built in safety feature that will help both the holder and their Instructor or Leader.
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If you were not able to make the Making walking work event or did attend and want to review the best bits again, we have now prepared all the presentations and workshop info into bitesize chunks for you to digest at your leisure! Simply click the ones you would like to view. FRIDAY 28th SEPTEMBER