Hi, first of all really good instructions! I have major muscle pain after Nordic walking in the back of my legs? Wrong technique? speed about 9:30 per kilometer. What's going wrong?
Nice to see you and Michael and the cats and toby.hope you are feeling better soon hailey.you are such an inspiration to me.as I have pulmonary fibrosis.hope everything goes well in newcastle.take care 😊
Hi . thanks for your video. I have a special problem . My carbon poles have ends which put holes in my tips. Do you have any experience in preventing this?
Look around. Rubber tips (boot-like, here, and simple round ones) will come with a metal washer preventing the carbide tip from poking thru. Also, some poles with screw-on tips have a very small rubber tip, too. Push the ‘slip over’ tips styles over the screw-on ones.
Love your clear explanation and modeling good and poor technique. It's so helpful. Would you make a video to show us dowhill. I'm never sure if I got it right. Uphill would be great to see also. 🚶♀️➡️👏🩷
Thank you so much. I’ve just got mine and tomorrow I start my walking routine. I’m 67 and will have to start slowly but I’m confident these will help with my balance and confidence. Best wishes from Australia 🥰🦘🦘🦘
Hi Nordic Walker, thanks for the video! I have a problem that I cannot get rid of: my poles are always dragging when I move them forward. The length of the poles is correct for my length, so I don't know what to do. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Wopke
Hi just starting my self , as a beginner , please explain pole length and suggestions on if wrist straps are meant to be loose or supports for keeping hands in position on top of poles , thanks
Great way you explained in simple easy terms , thanks. when concentrating on what your explaining , which is great, the back ground music is annoying , you don’t need it ..
Great instructions videos, would it be possible to demonstrate how you could use walking/hiking poles to "mimic" as best as possible the Nordic Walking technique with hiking poles... it would be great for people doing hiking with poles, seems like you could use a lot of the Nordic technique?
Hi! I'm just starting Nordic walking. I'm 70+ years old and a daily cyclist, now wanting to get my upper body moving as well. Got my sticks yesterday and used them for the first time today. I keep coming back to your videos for info and instruction. I'm surprised that you don't have more subscribers and views, given the quality of your videos! (I've just liked and subscribed - and I urge everyone reading this to do likewise. This channel deserves all the support it can get!) Maybe your low subscriptions are because there are not many Nordic walkers? (I thought it was a growing sport, but maybe it's not that big yet?) Anyway, my experience (though only 1 day!) is that it's easy to start Nordic walking, and you can definitely feel your upper body working harder. I have no medical qualifications, but have read and been advised that this upper body workout is (very) beneficial to those (like me) wanting to improve breathing and posture - and perhaps reduce neck and shoulder pain. Cycling is obviously also good for breathing, but I believe that the strengthening of upper body and chest muscles is additionally beneficial to breathing and lung health.
Thank you so much for these videos. I am excited to try Nordic Walking. I already have adjustable trekking poles which look very similar to the Nordic Walking poles. Can I use these for now?
Hi there, I have been enjoying using my Nordic Walking poles almost every day to and from work. More recently, I have been breaking my feet in to barefoot shoes, but I seem to strike down with my right heel much harder than my left resulting in a sore on my heel. Maybe barefoot shoes are not suitable for this sport, what do you think?
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Very helpful - I am a trail runner with a heart condition that finally caught up with me. Switching over to Nordic walking and rucking. I want to make sure I learn the proper technique. Thank you for these videos!
Thanks for your videos. Instructions are quite clearly done, and each topic is explained in detail. It is nice to watch them since they are not long and boring, but quite specific in technique. 🤩👌😘
Thank you! I used to be a runner, but now at age 72, I am a walker. This has been satisfying, but in a different way than running. Yesterday, for the first time I took my trekking poles and went for a walk trying to use the Nordic Walking technique as I best understood it. Even though I'm sure my technique was very imperfect, I already understood that Nordic Walking gives me the workout that is much closer to the workout I used to get from running. Thanks for these videos!
Question: I have limited peripheral vision so I need to look down while walking in order avoid tripping/ or falling over objects below my sight line . Does this issue have an impact on the effectiveness of using Nordic Poles ? I hope some here can speak to my issue.
As the video states, it is important to keep your head balanced on your spine when walking (or in fact when doing anything for any length of time) but falling over is not a sustainable alternative! I suggest you do two things: walk where there are fewer tripping hazards and look down only from the eyes, not from the neck. You should always be able to identify potential hazards a few feet ahead, and then if you have to look down from the neck it should be a quick movement that you can quickly correct once that hazard is past. Once you have become comfortable with that (over the months) you should find that your feet and legs show improved strength & balance, which means that they are a better first-line defence against falling, and you should be able to move to less even ground and steeper gradients.
