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What are Walking Poles?
Nordic walking, compared to regular walking, involves using full-body muscles to force the pole downward with each stride. Therefore, simple walking tasks can activate multiple muscle groups, including Chest, Latissimus dorsi muscle, Triceps, Shoulder, Abdominals & Spinal Core muscles.
This kind of walking increases your heart rate and produces a 46% increase in energy consumption over conventional walking. These specialized poles are designed to be weight-bearing on all surfaces and target core strengthening for an efficient walking stride.
Some of the benefits include Activates 90% of the body’s muscles | burning up to 46% more calories than regular walking | Increasing aerobic effect by up to 25% compared to normal walking | Decreasing load and strain on the lower body | Tones upper arms, shoulders and back muscles | Improves lateral mobility of the spine | Develops core stability and strength | Promotes an upright posture.
Do Walking Poles take the stress off your joints?
The most significant advantage of hiking with trekking poles is that they absorb some of the shocks your joints take when you step – especially on ascents and descents. Have you ever felt pain in your knees while hiking a steep downhill trail? Try using walking poles to take some of the pressure off of your knees and relieve pain.
Do Walking Poles aid your fitness?
The correct use of trekking poles burns more calories than ordinary walking without poles, providing both an upper body workout and a legs workout. Though more calories are burnt, you will not feel as worn out because walking poles are proven to reduce the pains associated with walking, such as the repetitive impact on the feet, knees and lower back. The posture correction from walking poles allows the body to more efficiently strengthen the muscles which support the spine and the upper body workout builds muscles in your arms, shoulders and neck.
