Norfolk Nordic Walking

2019 HALF MARATHONS TO BEAT THE WINTER BLUES 17th February 2019 POSITIVE STEPS MARRIOTT’S WAY  Come and join our Norfolk Nordic Walking Winter Challenge!  The perfect way for you to keep moving onward and upward in your fitness journey.  Brisk chilly walks with a goal insight will ward off those winter blues and keep the […]

WARD OFF WINTER CHILLS WITH NORDIC WARMTH… From running vs walking, beer vs wine, Brexit vs Remain, sunshine vs snow, there is one common thread: not everyone likes the same thing….PHEW! So whilst many of us love Nordic walking and can see its many benefits, it is not everyone’s cup of tea.  On paper, Nordic […]

LONGER WALKS – GET BOOKING FAST! Maximum for any of our walks is 15 so please do book in advance to ensure your place.  Some of you have found you book and then are on the ‘Reserve List’.  Saturday walks are now on the website until February. 2019 These walks will usually start at 10am.  […]

EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT… KIT! Is it sunny?  Will it rain?  BBC weather says one thing,  Met Office another.  Will I get cold, should I layer up, is it time for the winter wardrobe?  For us walkers these Autumnal days can be confusing time kit-wise.  Cold mornings, bright days, shorter evenings, dew drenched grass, and emerging […]

POSITIVE STEPS HALF MARATHON FEB 2019 HELLO February Half Marathoners, Great that you are keen to join us on our Norfolk Nordic Walking Winter Challenge!  It’s the perfect way for you to keep moving onward and upward in your fitness journey.  Brisk chilly walks with a goal insight will ward off those winter blues and […]

TRUTH OR FAKE NEWS!  READ ALL ABOUT IT…. Although Nordic Walking has been around for a while now, there are still a lot of half-truths about the activity floating around. Let’s take a closer look at some of them… 1. It’s only for older people. It is fantastic for older people, but… Nordic Walking is an […]

TOP OF THE POPS – PICK OF THE POLES As walkers get the Nordic walking ‘ bug’ –  yes, this is a rather addictive activity – people often ask about poles.  Whilst I always provide FREE poles on all walks, having your own pair of Nordic walking poles is liberating.  It enables you to go […]

TEAM OF 13 TO WALK 13 MILES… 13 may be unlucky for some, but for those of us walking in next Saturday’s Positive Steps Half Marathon Event on the North Norfolk Coast,  13 symbolises achievement, focus, endeavour, hard work, commitment and drive.  There are 13 of us in the Norfolk Nordic Walking Team walking 13 […]

LET’S TALK ABOUT GETTING IN THE NORDIC ZONE… Once you have mastered the ‘squeeze, drop, plant, push’ Nordic technique, you are then ready to move up the gears and experience the propulson of the poles.  There’s a lot to learn when you first take up Nordic walking, but after a while it becomes second nature […]

ADD IN SOME HUFF AND PUFF INTO YOUR WALK HERE’S WHY… There’s a multitude of reasons why most of us come Nordic walking, but maintaining and increasing aerobic fitness is probably one of them.  This gives us the puff to climb stairs and hills and generally keep up with people younger than us.  Also the […]