A new fitness trend sweeping the UK, Nordic walking is an effective way to burn calories and tone muscles.
Weight loss guidance can be overwhelming, with many exercise fads promising to help you shift the pounds quickly. While intense gym sessions aren't essential, even a simple walk can help tip the scales in your favour. Nordic walking, a fitness craze with roots in Scandinavia, is now sweeping the UK, celebrated for its ability to speed up weight loss and tone muscles.
A University of Verona study involving 38 participants who took up Nordic walking for six months observed significant decreases in body fat and waist size. This exercise style incorporates poles, ensuring a full-body workout. The British Nordic Walking group claims it can 'burn 20% more calories compared to walking without poles', offering an effective way to boost calorie burn. Moreover, Nordic walking is known to relieve neck and shoulder tension, improve posture, and fortify back muscles. The national walking organisation WALX has extolled the virtues of Nordic Walking, emphasising that it uses 90% of major muscles and 'improves posture, body tone and speeds up metabolism' for 'fast results'. They added, 'Working more muscles means using more energy - it is possible to burn between 20% and 40% more calories than you would walking without poles. That's why it is essential you master the correct technique from the start.' Nordic walking poles are necessary equipment for this all-encompassing workout, reports Surrey Live. Michael Stone, an instructor at Warner's Littlecote House Hotel, provided insight into the appropriate methods:. How to do Nordic Walking: 1. The poles should be set to the correct height, aligning the arms so the elbow makes a right angle when held close to your body and the pole is vertical. 2. Your stride should begin with a heel contact to the ground, rolling to the ball of your foot to alleviate pressure on joints. 3. There should be a gentle push-off from the toes during each step. 4. Walk with naturally long strides that are comfortable.
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