Showing posts with label Nordic Walking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nordic Walking. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
"Nordic Walking" benefits heart failure patients
Research presented at a conference this week suggests heart failure patients can benefit from "Nordic walking", where people walk with the help of poles as in cross-country skiing. This type of walking, which engages the upper as well as the lower body, is becoming increasingly popular in Europe: it is safe for older patients, especially those over 65, and after a short introductory course, can be practised outdoors without having to go to the gym. The lead author of the study is Andrzej Lejczak, a physiotherapist at the Military Hospital in Wroclaw, Poland. He presented the findings on 21 May, in Belgrade, Serbia, to delegates attending the Heart Failure Congress 2012, the main annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Current Issues in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention - October 2008
Current Issues in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention - Volume 16, No. 3, October 2008 is now available. This month's theme is "Participation of Elderly in Cardiac Rehabilitation". Included is the article entitled "Nordic Walking: Introducing a New Low-Impact Exercise System for Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients"
Nordic walking pioneer Tom Rutlin celebrates the 20th anniversary of Exerstrider fitness walking poles
"December marks the 20th anniversary of Exerstrider, the company that pioneered the activity which has come to be known as "Nordic walking." In the spring of 1985, avid runner, skier and former professional Nordic skiing instructor Tom Rutlin put a pair of rubber tips on a pair of poles and in doing so took the first step in giving birth to a new hybrid exercise form that combined the enjoyment, ease and convenience of walking with the total body fitness building benefits of "Nordic" (or as most Americans know it – “cross-country”) skiing. Three years later Rutlin’s company Exerstrider became the first to commercially introduce rubber tipped poles especially designed for fitness walking" - PRWeb
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