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CARP Nova Scotia and Nordixx Pole Walking Canada present: Beginners Clinic
LEARN to use the NORDIC POLE WALKING poles you got from Santa Claus

Saturday, Saturday, Jan 21, 1 - 3:30 pm.
Shirley Burnstein Hall, Northwood Community Centre
2615 Northwood Terrace (corner North Street) Halifax, NS

There is No Charge for the Clinic.
Space is limited -- Reserve your place now for this event.
To reserve: email Bill VanGorder at Bill@MRCassociates.ca or call the CARP Answering Service at 495 8284 please leave your name, phone number and the names of those coming with you.

This introductory event will train you to use your new Nordic Walking poles properly for the best possible enjoyment and benefit.
Please bring your poles and wear sneakers. The class will be indoors, in the auditorium.
Although this clinic is primarily for those who already own poles, if you do not own poles CARP will have Nordixx Pole Walking poles available for sale at the event. (see below) A few sets of loaner poles will be available for those who do not own Nordic Pole Walking poles. You must book ahead to use one of these sets of poles.
Adults only. No children, please. (We will hold a family clinic in the near future).

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More about the CARP Nordic Pole Walking

Created in Finland in the early 1990s as a way for elite cross-country skiers to train during the summer months, Nordic Walking is a simple, low-impact form of exercise that involves walking with a pair of customized ski poles. The poles are shortened and have removable rubber stoppers on the tips so they can be used on any kind of surface.
The activity exploded across Europe in the 1990s and has grown to the point where today more than 20 per cent of Finns and about 10-15 million Germans regularly pole walk. And it is now making its way into Canada in a big way. Aside from pole walking being a form of exercise ideal for people of any age it also has medical benefits.
Anyone who suffers from diabetes, who's overweight or has high blood pressure and has been encouraged by his or her physician to exercise, improves at much faster rates pole walking than by simple walking.
The logic is simple. Normal walking utilizes muscles in the lower half of the body while pole walking is a whole-body activity that uses muscles in the back, arms, shoulders and neck. The benefit are equally easy to understand.
The more muscles you work out, the more calories you burn; the more blood sugar you burn down; the more your metabolism is enhanced by using the poles.
Numerous clinical studies are beginning to show vast benefits of pole walking, especially among seniors. While using polls contributes to faster weight loss, increased heart and cardiovascular health, even better posture, the activity is also of benefit for people recovering from knee or hip surgery.
Biomechanical studies show the poles take off load from your knee and hip joints, You have up to 30 per cent less impact on knee joints and hips when you walk with poles. The health benefits of pole walking are so persuasive; in fact, hospitals, associations and even some countries are actively encouraging its adoption.
The Nova Scotia Chapter of CARP has endorsed and encourages the activity as have other CARP Chapters across the country. In and in Germany, the country's health insurance companies subsidize pole walking courses and equipment to the tune of between 80 and 100 per cent.
The pace in which pole walking is growing in Canada is picking up. One of the reasons is that it is so easy to take up. Nordic Pole Walking can be performed on literally any surface, just about everywhere. On hard surface (pavement) you will use the rubber tips. On clay, sand, soil and grass you will remove the rubber tips.
Nordic Pole Walking trains and exercises 90% of your body muscles (=600+ muscles), the cardiovascular system and also burns calories — all in ONE exercise.