To all of you who will Nordic Walk the Big Half for Silverfit on 4 March 2018: My hat is well and truly off for you. So many of you have been training tirelessly over the past months. In rain or shine, you have been building up your distances, strength, technique, and endurance. I have been watching you with admiration. How you overcame aches and pains, and have learned to…Keep Reading

On Sunday 4 March 2018 the Big Half will take place in London. The Big Half Marathon that is, starting at Tower Bridge and finishing in Greenwich, passing through the boroughs of Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Greenwich. Silverfit, well known to many of our Nordic Walkers, has a limited number of places available. The Big Half aims to be truly global and uniquely local in a celebration of the…Keep Reading

Missed Clare Balding’s ramblings broadcast about her Nordic Walking experience with a group in Nottingham? Read on and listen to it here! Clare takes a lesson in Nordic Walking as she joins coach Catherine Hughes in one of her classes in Bramcote Park in Nottingham. Some of those who regularly attend, are a group of mothers with their daughters, all of whom have learning difficulties. Nordic walking has proved to…Keep Reading

Older men can walk away their risk of stroke, research suggests. Scientists found that walking at least one to two hours a day was associated with reduced stroke risk. Strenuous “power walks” were not required. Length of time spent walking had a bigger impact than the speed of walking. In a study published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke, 3,435 healthy men aged 60 to 80 were questioned about…Keep Reading