Fitter, Stronger, Healthier

“A friend had first recommended Nordic walking to me, but I claimed I was far too young, it wasn’t energetic enough, it was too slow and off-beat. Two years later, I had grown tired of my high-intensity gym classes, couldn’t run thanks to an ongoing back injury, and needed something to give me back my… Read more “Pippa’s Story”

“I was diagnosed with asthma out of the blue after feeling low and ill for some months. It was the perfect excuse to avoid exercise for fear of breathlessness. I managed my asthma by self-limiting my exercise. My weight increased progressively, especially following (on separate occasions) the incapacity of a broken foot, fractured toes and… Read more “Heather’s Story”

“I’ve always been prone to falling or tripping, due to problems with weak ankles, knees and a bad back. For years, I wasn’t able to walk much further than two or three miles before seizing up. Then, one autumn, while working in the garden I fell and damaged the peroneal nerve in my left leg.… Read more “Trish’s Story”

“I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s aged forty-three but, looking back, I can recognise symptoms from around my mid-thirties. There are people diagnosed much younger than I was, it is not solely an older person’s disease, and it affects people in different ways. I continued working for about ten more years before I took retirement as… Read more “Nic’s Story”

“I picked up a bilateral rotator cuff injury about eighteen months ago, which was diagnosed as impingement syndrome. I had extensive treatment with a chiropractor and physio, which seemed to make things worse. My right shoulder recovered on its own, but my left shoulder didn’t. Then I started Nordic walking and initially my shoulder would… Read more “Michael’s Story”