Nordic walking
The roots of the sport go back in the first decades of the last century. The dynamic walking with cross-country poles first appeared as part of the cross-country skiers' summer training program, above all in Scandinavia and in the Baltic countries. Walking with cross-country poles requires refined technique, so the training-form did not spread in broader circles. The special poles with appropriate hilt-system were developed in the nineties. After the appearance of the poles the training-form spread in broad circle, then from the supplemental training it grew slowly into a separate sport. This sport was firstly familiarised with the broader audience in 1997 in Finnland and with some years it had been practised by more million people, already. For the first time it became popular in Scandinavia, by today it grew into one of the most fashionable sport beside America and Japan, in the whole West- and Mid Europe.
THE NORDIC WALKING TECHNIQUE
The movement-technique of this popular sport is very easy to learn, it is comparable to the cross-country skiing. The technique relies upon the cater-cornered movements of walking. The right pole reaches the ground, when the left corner is rising, and inversely. With the powerful use of the biceps and bust musculation the walking speed and the efficiency of the training will increase. The variation of the diverse training-types, such as the quick and slow doubles, lonng stretched steps, the isochrone and parallel stick-use are guaranteeing variety and joy. The nordic walking can be practised efficiently mostly on mildly hilly grounds, but fundamentally you can practise it everywhere effectively.
HEALTH CARE EFFECTS
- The nordic walking loads the organs of locomotion with 30 %, therefor it is recommended for people suffering from gonalgia and dorsalgia
- It is an excellent solution for shoulder and neck tensions
- With the continuous utilization of the breathing musculations it refines the oxygen-supply of the whole body
- Optimal outdoor engagement for losing weight
- Improves the persistence and strengthens the musculation
- Improves the heart and vascular system output
- It can be applied remarkably as part of the rehabilitation program after sport accidents
- Onto the influence of exercise under aerob circumstances joy-hormones will get out in the organism, so it relieves stress!
- To make energy for fat burning you always need oxygen. You can controll the ideal oxygen uptake by measuring cardiac rhythm. Therefor it is worth using a suitable sport clock for measuring pulse
