Nordic Walking News

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In yesterday’s (Sat 26th Jan) 'Guardian Unlimited' the Online version of one of Great Britain's national daily newspapers, the Guardian, Nordic Walking scored well in a 'benefits' analysis versus cross-country skiing over the 5 key areas analyzed.

Here’s the scores on the doors:

1) Aerobic & cardiovascular (CV) fitness: XC-Ski 5 Stars / NW 3 Stars

David’s comment:

Using advanced, athletic style training techniques (eg: Nordic Running / Interval Training / Fartlek / Recovery Intervals / Double Poling / Nordic Pole Plyometrics / Skate Jumps, NW can easily (in my opinion) be turned into a 5 star ‘Aerobic & CV’ workout.

2) Upper body strength: XC-Ski 4 Stars / NW 4 Stars

3) Beginner-friendly: XC-Ski 3 Stars / NW 4 Stars

4) Joint and muscle health: XC-Ski 4 Stars / NW 5 Stars

5) Fat-burning: XC-Ski 5 Star / NW 4 Star

David’s comment:

Again using advanced, athletic style training techniques (eg: Nordic Running / Interval Training / Fartlek / Recovery Intervals / Double Poling / Nordic Pole Plyometrics / Skate Jumps, NW can easily (in my opinion) be turned into a 5 star ‘Fat Burning’ workout.

Overall Scores out of a possible 25 Star Total:

XC-Ski: 21 Stars
NW: 20 Stars

David’s comment:

I think this is a very fair comparison. Nordic Walking clearly scores very well, although in my opinion it actually offers the ‘potential’ for another couple of stars when you bring advanced, athletic style training techniques into the equation.

Here's the link to the full article which explains the reasoning behind the allocated scores / stars.

http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/health/story/0,,2246431,00.html


David Downer
Owner / Editor - Nordic Walking News
Author - http://www.nordicwalkingstepbystep.com

Labels: nordic walking; cross-country skiing; Nordic Running; Interval Training; Fartlek; Recovery Intervals; Double Poling; Nordic Pole Plyometrics; Skate Jumps;