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The joy of WINTER WALKS … blissful blue skies… glorious sunshine… a touch of frost… a chill in the air… and MUD! Lots of it! Enjoying winter walks can sometimes feel like a CHALLENGE in itself so here are my TOP TIPS! STAYING WARM Getting your clothing right for a winter nordic walk is
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CHRISTMAS MEAL SPEECH 2022 I understand that there is another important event happening tonight ??? So firstly I would like to thank you all for being here. Tonight is always about YOU – a celebration of all that you have achieved, both individually and collectively as our brilliant club, Nordic Walking Watford. Every year I
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…of the WALK 1000 MILES challenge! Your brain isn’t always as great a partner as it might be when it comes to the big challenges. Do you recognise any of these? Time to get them out in the open – and give them a good walking-to. 1 “It’s not for people like me”
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The key to making exercise work is to change the pace in order to provide different exercise benefits. Our bodies are amazing at ADAPTING to the exercise that we do so in order to see continuous improvement in fitness terms, we need to mix up our walking pace. BRISK WALKING You will see lots
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NWW NOMINATED CHARITY OF THE YEAR 2023 Voted for by our walkers, our charity of the year for 2023 will be The Willow Foundation, based in Welwyn Garden City. Willow was founded in 1999 by former Arsenal goalkeeper and TV presenter, Bob Wilson and his wife, Megs, as a lasting memorial to their
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CHARITY CHRISTMAS CARD Hertfordshire Mind Network As many of you know our very own, very talented Judy Stansell won the Hertfordshire Mind CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION in 2020. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to get the card into production last year… But here it is! For 2021 the Hertfordshire Mind Network Christmas card. Just
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Menopause is a natural part of ageing that usually occurs between 45 and 55 years of age, as a woman’s oestrogen levels decline, and menstruation stops. Periods usually start to become less frequent over a few months or years before they stop altogether. Sometimes they can stop suddenly. Symptoms of the menopause Most women will
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HOW IMPORTANT IS TECHNIQUE? When we teach you to Nordic Walk, we teach you everything you need to know to get your technique right. But… We are human and we forget – and it’s very easy with Nordic Walking to develop some poor habits in terms of technique. And as instructors, whenever we
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GOALS VISIONS DREAMS As most of you know I like to set myself goals throughout the year – they help me stay focused and challenged. A lot of them are goals that push me to my limits, both mentally and physically, but some might be just for fun or to learn a new skill. Some
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Our latest Nordic Walking Watford blog is all about yoga! What is Yoga? Yoga is an ancient form of exercise that focuses on strength, flexibility and breathing to boost physical and mental wellbeing. Yoga’s origins can be traced to northern India over 5000 years ago. Yoga is amongst the six schools of philosophy in Hinduism
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In 2012, Bradley Wiggins became the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France. The next year, his teammate Chris Froome won the race, and he would go on to win again in 2015, 2016, and 2017, giving the British team five Tour de France victories in six years. Prior to this, professional cyclists
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