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Nordic Walking the Park Run

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Join us to Nordic Walk the Milton Keynes, Willen Lake, Park Run alternate Saturday mornings. In October 2022, Organisers of the well known ‘Park Run’, a worldwide organisation, actively promoted WALKING at Park Run. So, the ‘Purple Ones’ decided to give it a go – and LOVED it! It’s a 5km route that ALL of


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What IS Nordic Walking?

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Nordic walking is a specific pole walking technique which harnesses the power of the upper body to turn walking into a workout! It can be adapted for anybody and be done anywhere!   NORDIC WALKING “The History” Nordic walking was originally a summer training regime for cross country skiers – this fairly intensive whole body


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Happy 5th Birthday to MK Nordic Walking!

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WOW! Where has the time gone? In 2017 I made a massive career change and trained to become a Nordic Walking Instructor, a world away from my ‘work from home life’ in the greeting card industry, which I had done for over 20 years. I have not looked back since! forward is always good, especially


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Tips on staying Cool as temperatures rise out there

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It’s getting hot out there! Don’t let hotter weather (either here or abroad, if you manage to go) get in the way of your walking! Milton Keynes walkers obviously know all the tricks – cool tech t shirts (FREE to our monthly members or available to purchase) and a nice woodland walk! Here are our


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Challenge yourself

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The Jurassic Ultra Challenge, 14th May, 2022 A few of the ‘Purple team’ decided to take on some extra miles of the Jurassic coast and no excuse needed for a weekend at the seaside! Superbly organised by ULTRA CHALLENGE, there are various distances available, 10km, 25km, 34km, 42km, 50km or even 100km for the truly


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The Benefits of Nordic Walking

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Nordic Walking is quite unique in that it provides benefits for everybody from those with medical problems to the super fit. Whatever age, fitness level or goal, – Nordic Walking is suitable, effective and enjoyable. Physical Benefits Tones the upper and lower body at the same time Uses 90% of the skeletal muscles Burns up to


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The Purbeck Walx Walking Festival, 2022

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The Purbeck WALX festival team are busy planning new walks and workshops for 2022 but you can rest assured that all of the most popular iconic favourites will be back and where possible made available on each of the 3 days to give everybody a chance to experience the best HATTIE BROWNS BREWERY TOUR WALK


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