What is the difference between nordic walking and ordinary walking?
With the correct nordic walking technique and the proper kind of poles, you are using all your four limbs to move along very easily, powerfully and comfortably:- as well as using your legs normally, you are using your arms and shoulders which are extended by the poles, giving you extra power. You walk with longer levered strides, powerfully, and smoothly. It feels comfortable and easy, and yet; you are covering the ground faster than you would just walking normally – just because of your longer strides (instead of actually moving your legs faster – so you don’t scurry along). You feel a springy rhythm as you go, which is one of the most enjoyable bits. It’s like a sort of strong powerful easy cruise over the ground. And almost as a side effect, you are actually exercising your body harder, in comparison with ordinary walking, (see my page on the health benefits) but it feels very easy, and, unless you choose to use the nordic walking technique very energetically, it doesn’t have feel l
