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In a recent issue of Fitness Magazine Malin Svensson, author of Nordic Walking, explains how to burn 240 calories with her Burn-and-Firm Workout. According to Svensson, a 45-minute Burn-and-Firm session also helps sculpt the abs and calves and build more push-off power. To read the full article, click here.
Studies have shown that Nordic walking burns more calories than regular walking. Research done by the Cooper Institute proves Nordic walking burns an average of 20 percent more calories than walking without poles. Similar to an elliptical trainer, Nordic walking uses both the upper and lower halves of the body, but Svensson says Nordic walking offers more upper-body benefits.
According to Malin Svensson, author of Nordic Walking (Human Kinetics, May 2009), walking with poles offers a low-impact exercise that increases the heart rate as much as running does. Research done by the Cooper Institute proves Nordic walking burns an average of 20 percent more calories than walking without poles. Similar to an elliptical trainer, Nordic walking uses both the upper and lower halves of the body, but Svensson says Nordic walking offers more upper-body benefits.
Walking with poles burns more calories than regular walking Pushing off with the arms increases the number of calories burned by an average 20 percent and as much as 63 percent over regular walking, says Malin Svensson, author of Nordic Walking. To read the full article, click here.
Women 44 percent more likely to lose weight! Check out the latest skinny on walking: Women between the ages of 18 and 30 who walked at least four hours a week were 44 percent more likely to lose weight during the 15 years they were tracked than those who didn’t walk at all. Malin Svensson, author of Nordic Walking offers a burn-and-firm workout program in Fitness Magazine.
Nordic walking is an enhancement of regular walking. Yes, the right foot lands at the same time the left arm swings forward. Basically, left arm meets right leg, and right arm meets left leg.
