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MAY THE POLES BE WITH YOU THIS MONTH……

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Hello Norfolk Nordic Walkers…   …HAPPY MAY – IT’S NATIONAL WALKING MONTH!!!   Summer is around the corner and the weather is finally starting to warm up. Check out the photos for a little slice of the April Action. Yup there’s been a lot of rain too – cannot deny it – but it never


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SPRING IS HERE… OUR APRIL NEWSLETTER!

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Hello Norfolk Nordic Walkers, Spring is in the air and the weather is finally starting to warm up. This means it is time to start our annual Spring Watch and enjoy the signs of the changing seasons and lighter, brighter, longer days. We swap the squelch of muddy boots with the calls of birds.  Add


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SETTING CHALLENGES – TRAINING FOR A HALF OR FULL MARATHON…

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HELLO Norfolk Nordic Walkers,   Who’s up to set themselves a challenge in 2023 and walk a HALF MARATHON in September?  It’s an amazing achievement for those of you who want to up your training and work towards a goal. It’s on the North Norfolk Coastal Path and it’s a stunning route.  If you want


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FROSTY FEBRUARY – WHY WE LOVE OUR WINTER WALKS….

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Hello Norfolk Nordic Walkers!  As frosty February takes hold, it may feel tempting to take a break from walking till the Spring comes along.  BUT winter walking is the best! As long as you have good layers on, a hat, some gloves and maybe a set of gaiters, I can pretty much guarantee you will


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JANUARY 2023 NEWS

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Hello Norfolk Nordic Walkers, It’s been a fabulous week of busy Nordic walks and Zooms.  Great to see lots of you striding out after the Christmas break – getting back into the swing of regular exercise to raise the heart rate as you pick up the pace.  Those Christmas blow-outs (for me it was munching


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OUR TOP TEN REASONS TO LOVE NORDIC WALKING….

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HAPPY 2023 TO ALL OF YOU!!!! We hope you have had a wonderful Christmas and New Year break with much festive cheer.  If you like me are feeling ready to embrace 2023-  look no further than here!  We have just the ticket to boost the winter endorphins, drop a jean size, feel full of energy,


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OUR TOP TIPS FOR NOVEMBER WALKING….

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Hello Norfolk Nordic Walkers, T’is the season of mud and wet weather again!  After the sun comes rain – and that means MUD. Whatever your view on this seasonal ‘extra’ there’s little chance of avoiding it if you want to walk at this time of year.  So here are a few TOP TIPS to make


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HIP HIP HOORAY! WE ARE FIVE YEARS OLD…

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 HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY NORFOLK NORDIC WALKING   SMALL ACORNS… Here’s how it all began.  I left my full time teaching career in July 2017, gained my Personal Trainer Level 2 qualifications in August and then trained with NWUK to qualify as a Nordic Walking Instructor.  Once I had passed my exams in September,  I registered


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NORFOLK NORDIC WALKING SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

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Happy September…!  What a blazing summer it’s been but now cooler climes are on the way (or are they?). Well done to you all for not being deterred (EVER) by the weather, but instead coming out prepared and ready for action. I throw in a flashback in the photos below to last year’s mud as


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THE SUPER SIX….

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SIX Simple Benefits of Nordic Walking… As you would expect, many of the health benefits from Nordic walking are the same as for walking and running. It raises your heart rate, burns calories, strengthens and tones you. The seemingly small addition of two poles coupled with the Nordic walking technique adds some awesome additional benefits:


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AUGUST IS HERE….

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HELLO! LET’S GO NORDIC WALKING…AND SMASH PERCEPTIONS OF WHAT IT REALLY IS…. Is it uncool? NO WAY… I often ask people who don’t Nordic walk how they view it. For some it’s ‘uncool’ because of using the poles (I’m still not sure why), some have never heard of it and need an explanation, but most


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