From the WALX & NWUK Community
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Regular readers of our blog and newsletters will remember the inspirational story about retired Architect Duncan Barratt who trained as an NWUK Instructor and has never looked back! – see here Duncan’s passion for encouraging others to be more active has continued to lead to recognition as a community champion and now even Royality have acknowledged
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Exercise Anywhere Ltd the parent company of Nordic Walking UK are hosting a conference this September for those with an interest in the use of walking programmes as way to provide affordable activity & rehabilitation solutions.
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Nordic Walking UK Instructors can now benefit from a comprehensive New Insurance policy that includes cover for all other forms of fitness training from PT to Pilates – without the need to join external organisations like FIT PRO etc.
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The retail team have now produced some equipment handouts for instructors to give out to your customers that will give them some ideas on what equipment they can buy through you. These include essentials such as backpacks, head torches, and discounted Nordic Walking Starter Packs. These handouts are available to download from the NWUK Instructor area –
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Introducing the NEW Pink and Transparent Smoveys! Since the weird and wonderful Green Smoveys hit our shores, more and more of our instructors are using them to great effect. Originally developed for people suffering with Parkinson’s disease, the ‘Vibroswing’ has been helping people feel energised and get the blood pumping with great results.
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If you are not yet a member of the Register of Fitness professionals, here’s your chance to get on board and enjoy the benefits. REPS is an independent public register which recognises the qualifications and expertise of health enhancing Instructors in the UK, they provide a system of regulation for Instructors to ensure they meet
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What could be more heartless than telling a woman from a remote back water of North Yorkshire, that she can’t drive for 6 months? That was the outcome of my medical consultation in October last year following a sudden black out. Shell-shocked, I tried to make sense of the situation, the black-out happened on the
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It’s great to hear from so many Instructors who are reporting a busy start to the year and we appreciate that you are all busy with tasters and tuition at the moment. However, now is also the time to think about how you are going to keep all these new converts to Nordic Walking throughout
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Technique refresher courses for NWUK Instructors All the signs are pointing to a bumper year for Nordic Walking Instructors but are you fully equipped to deal with what the public really want? People are clearly voting with their feet and choosing Nordic Walking as a way to get more active which is great, BUT are
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41 year old mother of 3 who works part time at a local gym teaching Bodypump and Spinning. Sally played rugby for 16 years and retired last year as she was getting mistaken as the other players MUM! A property developer who has been hit by the recession, Sally needed to generate extra income so
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You may be completely new to this phenomenon of Nordic Walking, or just after some new equipment to keep you looking top dog with your friends, but with so many options to choose from, what are the 3 main influences when buying your kit?
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A great way to tempt in new customers or simply pep up your winter classes is to run specific SKI FITNESS courses that can be attended by both those that can Nordic walk and complete novices. Instructors who ran these last year were delighted that many newcomers who came along purely to get fit for