Sunday, March 26, 2006
NORDIC WALKERS AT CALIFORNIA RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
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Hillcrest is a continuing care retirement community in La Verne, California. The sign in the attached picture points to the new Aquatic & Fitness Center which is being enjoyed by many of the residents.
About forty people in the community have walking poles of various types and a recent presentation on the importance of exercise and walking for seniors also introduced Nordic Walking as an activity. Small groups are now practicing Nordic Walking on the numerous walking paths and streets in the Hillcrest community, which has nearly 400 residents.
The nordic walkers include all ages from the late sixties to one resident who is 93 years old. Each person is able to do Nordic Walking at his or her own pace. Some people are walking more comfortably for the first time in many months following hip or knee surgery.
Hillcrest resident, Marlin Heckman, is a member of ANWA (the American Nordic Walking Association) and is a certified Nordic Walking instructor. He has personally walked 1,000 miles since the end of August. He is encouraging people to put on their pedometers, pick up their Nordic Walking poles and get out of doors to walk. A number of people had poles in the closet as gifts from children or grandchildren and those gifts are now being used.
Marlin L. Heckman
La Verne, California, USA
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Hillcrest is a continuing care retirement community in La Verne, California. The sign in the attached picture points to the new Aquatic & Fitness Center which is being enjoyed by many of the residents.
About forty people in the community have walking poles of various types and a recent presentation on the importance of exercise and walking for seniors also introduced Nordic Walking as an activity. Small groups are now practicing Nordic Walking on the numerous walking paths and streets in the Hillcrest community, which has nearly 400 residents.
The nordic walkers include all ages from the late sixties to one resident who is 93 years old. Each person is able to do Nordic Walking at his or her own pace. Some people are walking more comfortably for the first time in many months following hip or knee surgery.
Hillcrest resident, Marlin Heckman, is a member of ANWA (the American Nordic Walking Association) and is a certified Nordic Walking instructor. He has personally walked 1,000 miles since the end of August. He is encouraging people to put on their pedometers, pick up their Nordic Walking poles and get out of doors to walk. A number of people had poles in the closet as gifts from children or grandchildren and those gifts are now being used.
Marlin L. Heckman
La Verne, California, USA
DO YOU HAVE A NORDIC WALKING RELATED STORY / ARTICLE WITH OR WITHOUT PHOTO? THEN WHY NOT SEND IT TO NORDIC WALKING NEWS AND WE WILL CONSIDER IT FOR PUBLICATION. SEND TO - The Editor: david.bh13@virgin.net
