From the WALX & NWUK Community
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As someone already with a love of walking you may have already been aware of and caught BBC2’s recent programme “Pilgrimage – The Road to Santiago”. If not, don’t despair it can still be caught on BBC iplayer and it’s worth a watch as it may inspire you to give it a go. The show follows
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It’s mid-March – we are eagerly anticipating the return of spring, brighter mornings and later evenings. The temptation to hide under the duvet is strong, or if you are more committed, you may head down to your local gym to keep your exercise regime going while you wait for warmer days.
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UPDATE: There’s still time to enter our March competition, but hurry, the closing date is 18 March! [symple_divider style=”dashed” margin_top=”20″ margin_bottom=”20″]We think you will love this prize for our Nordic Walking UK March members’ competition. Enter now for a chance to win a voucher worth £80 to spend on the fabulous range of shoes from
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STOP PRESS! This announcement just received from our benefit partners Cottages.com: Summer Flash Sale- Extra £50 off breaks June-September – Sale runs from 9th-19th March Summer Flash Sale- £25 Deposit breaks June-September – Sale runs from 9th-19th March After last week’s Arctic blast, what better than to dream of a summer getaway in comfort with
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We have been very excited about our Cotswold Outdoor New Year prize-winning quiz and judging by the number of entries, so have you! The prize was a whopping £250 voucher to spend at Cotswold Outdoor (or Snow+Rock/Cycle Surgery/Runners Need) The winner was drawn from the correct entries received by the closing date. The quiz question
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Meet Bleddyn a keen Nordic Walker from Cheshire who is pictured celebrating his 90th Birthday with his Instructor Kerley and the group. You may be forgiven for thinking he could be the veteran of the group but this amazing wellbeing group are proof that walking with poles keeps you young! Bleddyn is actually six months
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Like when driving, it is really easy to fall into bad habits when out pole walking (especially if you are chatting!) Some Instructors are very strict on technique whilst others will only ‘nag’ you when you are taking part in workout walks or if you are seeking maximum results FAST but are not putting in
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Do you fancy a new career in Outdoor Fitness? Are you a current NW Instructor ready for the next step? This might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. In 2018 we will be concentrating on areas of the UK where it is not easy to find a NWUK class or gain your
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With the Christmas holidays behind us and two more months of winter weather before us, January is the time many of us start thinking about holidays. Nordic Walking UK’s benefit partners at Forest Holidays have 10 stunning locations to choose from, each set in exclusive Forestry Commission owned woodland. You can spend your Forest Holiday
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Here at Nordic Walking UK we are really pleased to be working with Water-To-Go to bring you a new membership benefit. Water-to-Go’s stylish filter bottles are reusable and environmentally friendly, cutting down on plastic waste. More importantly, they offer safe, healthy water anywhere in the world at a fraction of the cost of bottled
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Festival …………… a word that conjures up images of balmy hot summer days, a beer in hand and shooting the breeze with your friends whilst partying or listening to the latest bands, or if you’re old enough, memories of Woodstock or Glastonbury.
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We are so proud of Instructor Ian Northcott and his band of brilliant Nordic Walkers from Bromsgrove. Apart from Nordic walking at every opportunity, these Guys have also adopted a section of their local Canal as part of a wider programme launched by the Canal & Rivers Trust. This led to them being filmed for