In the 1930s and 40s, some people in the Nordic countries began using poles as a part of their workouts.
And in the early beginning of 1980 Ingemar Stenmark, Juha Mieto and other Scandinavian skiers found out that pole training, without skies, allows them to keep their fitness up over summer. The result improved their strength and skills to completely new dimensions.
In the middle of the 1980s, people in Finland began using poles in their exercise more frequently and now over 760,000 people in Finland walk regularly with poles. The rest of Scandinavia counties followed the trend and there are now over 500.000 Nordic Walking enthusiasts. In Europe, and especially in Germany, the Nordic Walking is one of the fastest growing recreational fitness activities.
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7 окт 2014
