From the WALX & NWUK Community
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Nordic Walking UK Malaysia are going from strength to strength thanks to the dedication of their founder Toh Ee Siew who learned to Nordic Walk in London and loved it so much she trained to be a NWUK Delivery Partner so she could introduce the concept in her home Country. This business article outlines her
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Did you enter our competition last month? December’s prize was a super pair of Hi-Tec Bandera II waterproof walking shoes (RRP £79.99). The lucky winner was drawn from the correct entries received by the closing date 31 Dec 2017. The quiz question was ‘In what year did Hi-Tec celebrate their 40th anniversary?’ and the answer
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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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UPDATE: This competition is closed now, but members of Nordic Walking UK can still benefit from 15% discount on purchases online or in store at Cotswold Outdoor, as well as many other fantastic partnership benefits. Enter our Nordic Walking UK members’ New Year competition for a chance to WIN a fabulous prize! The Nordic
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Team NWUK have a busy schedule of events planned for 2018 as well as our own Festivals We love meeting up with our members so come along and see us If you bring your Membership card you could also be in for a special treat too! POP these dates in your diary and come to
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UPDATE: This competition is now closed, but members of Nordic Walking UK can still get 15% discount on purchases at Cotswold Outdoor in store or online. Check the members’ page on nordicwalking.co.uk. Not a member? Go to nordicwalking.co.uk and click ‘Join’. Enter our Nordic Walking UK members’ New Year competition for a chance to WIN
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Don’t miss your chance to win lovely things in our Nordic Walking UK members’ competitions! December’s prize was a super pair of Hi-Tec Bandera II waterproof walking shoes (RRP £79.99). The lucky winner was drawn from the correct entries received by the closing date 31 Dec 2017. The quiz question was ‘In what year did
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Pam Jolliffe, an extremely active Physiotherapist who was a keen Nordic Walker – outlines how she trialled the Urban Poling Activator poles following a dramatic change in her health and mobility June 2017 just 5 days before my 70th my life was disrupted by a stroke and despite a moderately rapid recovery the immobility caused
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Who is up for a challenge? And by that, I don’t mean those half-hearted resolutions that we make every January – the same ones we have made every year for the last five years! No, I mean a good meaty challenge to focus on, one that takes you away from your daily life and that
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Purbeck in Dorset is the home of the aptly named Purbeck Nordic Walking Festival, a NWUK event which attracted over 700 pole walkers from a host of Nations in 2017. This iconic event is now entering its third year and is about to GROW! This year, the festival goers enjoyed a choice of 120 walks,
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w It’s been a busy year again at NWUK – here are just a few of the highlights The NWUK trailer hit the road this Summer and was seen in Scotland, the Lake District and even Blenheim Palace. Packed with equipment, goodies and information about Nordic Walking, watch out for it at an event near
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IT HELPS WITH WEIGHT LOSS Emma on the right of this picture is a busy Mum of three who suddenly realised she was leading a sedentary life. At the end of 2016 she took up NW and this is a picture of her in a Workout Walk (having climbed her first hill!) By September 2017