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Nordic Walking in the Caribbean and Florida

We’re quite excited!  We will be teaching Walking for Happiness: MONDAY , JANUARY 31 11:00 am – 6:00 pm : Philipsburg, St. Maarten TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 1 11:00 am – 10:00 pm : San Juan, Puerto Rico THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 … Continue reading

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New thoughts on Exercise, Nordic Walking, and Weight Loss

Barry at Nordic Walk 2 Fitness in Newcastle, UK, published a really interesting article in his blog about other ways that exercise can help with weight loss, and it ties in nicely with our Walking for Happiness philosophy. Here’s a … Continue reading

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Devil’s Punch Bowl, Hindhead, Surrey

Had a fabulous walk there last Friday … really got the “happy chemicals” going in my brain! We took some pictures, and I hope they are visible from this link.

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Our latest testimonials for Nordic Walking and Walking for Happiness

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Major New Training Program just Announced …

We have just announced the beginning of our training program for our trek up Mt Kilimanjaro in Feb 2012.  As all the training (well, most of the training) will be in the UK, the training program is all documented on … Continue reading

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Kilimanjaro Here we Come

We are planning to trek up Kili in Feb 2012. Susan and I will certainly be Nordic Walking, and we’re hoping that most, if not all, of the team will be using Walking for Happiness and Nordic Walking both to … Continue reading

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Just updated our Store

… and now it fits on the web page! Lots of good stuff here, for when you are thinking of getting going with your Nordic Walking.

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More on Happiness

This blog has majored on walking, and only minored on Happiness, so far. A very good friend of mine, Petra, made me aware of the work of Brene Brown; She pulls together stuff I knew or believed in, in a … Continue reading

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Kilimanjaro!

We’re off to the Outdoor Show in London’s ExCel exhibition centre today, to hear a guy talk about trekking up Kilimanjaro, because that’s what we’re planning to do, in November 2011, with a group of wonderful friends. We will, of … Continue reading

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Two quick tips for instant happiness

There’s a fun quote, and a great idea posted as a comment, on the UK version of this site. http://www.WalkingForHappiness.co.uk/2011/01/06/i-love-this-quote/

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