While hosting Nordic Walking Classes at Fort Carson this summer for the Wounded Warriors, my son and I also squeezed in some time to Nordic Walk in the Pikes Peak area.
At Fort Carson we were introduced to a heroic group of Wounded Warriors. Many came to our Nordic Walking using canes and walkers. ALL found success utilizing the Perfect Length Poles and the correct technique. One of the Wounded Warriors had just been released from his wheelchair earlier in the day.
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.
We had pre-shipped dozens of REAL Nordic Walking Poles to Fort Carson - poles donated fromSKIWALKING.COM and The American Nordic Walking System to the Wounded Warriors Program. We were provided with a list of Wounded Warriors' heights so that way we could select the Perfect Length Poles for their heights prior to shipping. We also traveled to Colorado with several dozen additional pairs of durable and user friendly one-piece poles to ensure we had enough poles for classes and for additional donation requests. These one-piece Nordic Walking Poles prove to be safer, lighter and much more dependable than cheap twist-lock and flip-lock adjustable length/telescoping/collapsible poles.
Nordic Walking's winning combination of improved posture, a unique 4-Wheel-Drive type action and shock absorbing benefitsare helping many individuals to walk comfortably again. Nordic Walking Poles are helping individuals 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, scoliosis, lumbar stenosis, fibromyalgia, post polio, osteoporosis, stroke recovery, cancer 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 launch much needed walking campaigns.
Skiers from all across Colorado know that one-piece poles are much more dependable than two or three when out on the trails. And when it comes to Nordic Walking, one-piece or fixed length poles also provide added strength and stability.
Walking with poles is the best.