NORDIC WALKING CLINICS Are Coming To The Wexford Arena And Senior Expo in Cadillac, Michigan from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 21st

Nordic Walking Poles Radically Improve Balance and Stability

Free Nordic Walking Clinics Are coming to the Wexford Arena and Senior Expo in Cadillac, Michigan from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 21st

The Senior Expo will feature a variety activities including Nordic Walking, plus exhibits from businesses and organizations with products and services geared for seniors.

Free Nordic Walking clinics will be hosted by Pete Edwards – owner/founder/coach of the American Nordic Walking System and WWW.SKIWALKING.COM Nordic Walking Poles. Walking with poles provides a more effective workout than regular walking – basically turbo charging the average walking campaign. Free lessons and free use of real Nordic Walking poles will be provided. NO snow and NO skis required.

Nordic Walking is no longer just for athletes and expert skiers! ALL ages and ALL fitness levels can now unlock the calorie burning and aerobic benefits of Nordic Walking Poles. Athletes, seniors and even individuals with balance issues, joint issues and other challenges are finding success with our real Nordic Walking poles. Nordic Walking’s winning combination of improved posture, unique 4-Wheel-Drive type action and the shock absorbing benefits of the poles help many individuals to walk comfortably again – even those with balance issues, knee issues or new knees, hip issues or new hips, back issues (including those with rods in their back), weight issues, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s (PD), neuropathy, arthritis, bursitis, diabetes, scoliosis, lumbar stenosis, fibromyalgia, post polio, osteoporosis, stroke recovery and other limitations to walking. Nordic Walking poles are helping thousands of Americans get off the couch, successfully get outside, start walking safely and effectively.

Over seven million Europeans are Nordic Walking every day (all ages and all fitness levels) – in the cities, out in the country and up in the mountains. It is surprising that more Americans haven’t embraced this amazing new fitness activity that turbo charges the normal walking regimen. Not only does Nordic Walking burn up to 40% more calories than regular walking, it automatically improves walking posture and helps to reduce the stress to the shins, knees, hips and back. Utilizing the correct length poles encourages improved walking posture, while the poles and your arms absorb an impressive amount of the shock that would typically hit the shins, knees, hips and back. The American Nordic Walking System and WWW.SKIWALKING.COM offer 14 different poles lengths and also do free custom fitting for exceptionally tall or short individuals.

Five years ago Edwards launched WWW.SKIWALKING.COM and right away received hundreds of thank you emails and thank you cards from happy customers – including folks with bad/new knees, bad/new hips, back problems and balance issues. One lady called during the fall of 2004 and asked if the poles would help improve her balance problems stemming from an inner ear issue. Edwards told her he wasn’t sure, but did share with her several impressive success stories from folks with knee, hip and/or back problems. By using the correct length poles she was able to navigate even the roughest terrain with balance and security provided by the poles. She has been successfully using WWW.SKIWALKING.COM’s Swix VIP Nordic Walking Poles ever since.

Sounds like magic, but it is just good physics. The key is using “perfect length” 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 poles radically reduces the stress to the shins, knees, hips and back. Nordic Walking is low impact and yet provides a highly effective workout – burning more calories and working more muscle groups than regular walking.

Edwards recommends quality one-piece poles that won’t collapse unexpectedly. One-piece poles are safer, lighter and much more durable than cheap twist-locking adjustable length/telescoping/collapsible poles. Adjustable/telescoping/collapsible poles should NEVER be recommended for anyone with a balance issue or used by seniors. Hundreds of backpackers have tumbled when their telescoping poles unexpectedly collapsed.

According to Nick Mahood, SWIX USA Nordic Walking Director, “Pete Edwards, owner/founder/coach of WWW.SKIWALKING.COM and the American Nordic Walking System, has single handedly introduced thousands of Americans to Nordic Walking through his free clinics! I have no doubt that Edwards is the #1 retailer of Nordic Walking Poles in the USA! You can quote me on that!”

Edwards finds hosting Nordic Walking clinics extremely enjoyable and he especially enjoys hosting free Nordic Walking clinics for Weight Watchers and TOPS classes, plus multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s (PD) and Diabetes support groups.

For more information, pictures, info on how to launch your Nordic Walking campaign – please contact: The American Nordic Walking System at WWW.SKIWALKING.COM

Website: http://www.skiwalking.com

Email: GETFIT@SKIWALKING.COM

Toll Free 877-SKIWALKING (877-754-9255)