The Importance of Stretching — carefully

Posted on January 10, 2011 by jamesh

It is very important to stretch your muscles after exercise, but do take care how you do it:

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Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk

Posted on January 10, 2011 by jamesh

If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking.  Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk.  ~Raymond Inmon

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Walking FOR or Walking TO Happiness?

Posted on January 4, 2011 by jamesh

A young lady called Libby Lee was born with some severe difficulties, and she has a website called Walking TO Happiness, to raise donations to help her.  You might arrive at our website, thinking you were going to Libby’s, or you might just like to donate to Libby anyway!

Just click the foot, to head on over there!

For news of Libby, check out this local newspaper article.

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Go Exerstriding!

Posted on January 4, 2011 by jamesh
Buy Exerstrider Poles

Great Nordic Walking poles

We are frequently asked which poles we recommend. We have fixed length and variable, expensive and cheap, new and old. They all have their pros and cons.

One of the earliest forms of Nordic Walking in the USA is Tom Rutlin’s Exerstrider.  We are proud to be associated with Exerstrider;  read more here >.

I particularly think that Exerstriding poles are good for seniors, and people with medical problems (particularly arthritis in your hands) because of their special grips.

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Instant Happiness! Advice from an Expert

Posted on October 3, 2010 by jamesh

Here’s advice from a guru!

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Try Nordic Walking for Free

Posted on September 26, 2010 by jamesh

If you are overweight, and would like to try Nordic Walking for free (or even if you aren’t overweight), Susan and I now have three spare sets of poles.

Check out the offer on MiniMins.

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How to combat back pain by walking

Posted on September 22, 2010 by jamesh

Here’s an interesting blog entry from Patricia of Yogawiz.com, about how walking is good for your back.

Having had really serious back problems for the last 40 years, I can really endorse this … and … my back is incredibly much better since I started Nordic Walking, as opposed to just ordinary walking. My wife, Susan, tells me that my spine is Continue reading →

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Researchers say children with dogs less likely to be obese …

Posted on September 22, 2010 by jamesh

… And grown ups, too, no doubt.

Check out the BBC News article.

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Chess Valley Walk

Posted on September 22, 2010 by jamesh

I love the Chilterns … and it’s so long since I walked in them, I’d forgotten.

So it was especially good last Sunday to walk the Chess Valley Walk from Latimer to Chesham, then (as the tube wasn’t running) get the (free!) bus to Chalfont and Latimer underground station (which isn’t underground) and then walk back through the Chiltern Forest to Latimer. I’ll post the route later. There’s a really nice leaflet downloadable as a PDF.

TQ0298 : River Chess watercress beds by Cathy Cox
River Chess watercress beds
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licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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Heart disease-depression ‘danger’

Posted on September 17, 2010 by jamesh

The combination of depression and coronary heart disease in a patient could be much more deadly than either condition alone, researchers say. Report in BBC news.

So how good does that make Walking For Happiness?!

Two birds with one stone!

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