Outdoor writer and photographer Chris Townsend presents this series of hill walking how-to films. In this episode Chris shows you how to use walking poles. A list of retailers and organisations who ...

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Nordic walking is a fitness activity that originated in Finland in the 1960s as a training method for cross-country skiers. It uses specially designed poles, similar to those used for skiing ...

core strength [and] posture that comes with regular use of the Nordic walking poles, as well as gait, or speed of walking. All of those elements likely contributed as we observed an improvement in ...