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Welcome to Tuula's Nordic Walking website!


Nordic Walking

 

  ...is walking with two specially designed poles (for Nordic Walking!) 




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"... Hey, where are your skis?"


"... Are you training for cross-country skiing season?"


"... Have you seen snow somewhere here?" 

 



These are some of the funniest comments Tuula has heard when people have seen her walking with poles. But she doesn’t need skis or snow, and she doesn’t train for cross-country skiing, because this is a new exercise called NORDIC WALKING or POLE WALKING or FITNESS WALKING, or even SKI WALKING.



Nordic Walking (or pole walking, fitness walking) was originally developed as a summer training method for Finnish cross-country skiers and it was launched in 1997 in Finland  Today there are more than 500,000 walking pole users in Finland (with population of only 5 million) and it has spread throughout Scandinavia and Europe, where it is estimated that about 3,5 million people do Nordic Walking / pole walking regularly. And it is also growing rapidly in many other countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, Canada and US.


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Here is the latest article about Nordic Walking in The North County Times:


 


Nordic Walking: What is it?


Tuula Niskanen of San Diego, born and raised in Finland, took me and my friend Liz for a walk at the Rancho California Ronald Reagan Sports Park. At first, it felt strange to be holding poles while I was walking and I wanted to dig them into the ground and lean forward like I was snowshoeing or skiing. Tuula quickly corrected me. You drag them behind you and push off to gain more force. Liz and I were cracking up because we could not get the rhythm. After a few minutes, I got the hang of it...
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Selecting The Right Walking Shoes


People are always asking for shoe recommendations. I don't like to make specific shoe recommendations because everyone's foot is different and people have different walking styles. But there are a few basics for selecting walking shoes...
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Your Nordic Walking Instructor

 

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Tuula is a Finnish Physical Therapist, ACE certified Personal Trainer & Pilates Instructor, and a Nordic Walking Instructor. She has over 15 years of experience in fitness industry. In year 2000, Tuula started her own Personal Training business FysioFit - see more at www.NorthCountyFitness.com, and since then she has been teaching also Nordic Walking, first in San Francisco Bay Area, then in Boston area, and now in San Diego North County. In 2008, Tuula became a fully Certified Pilates Teacher and now also offers tailored Pilates services for rehabilitation, pre/post pregnancy as well as for athletes, such as golfers and swimmers - see more at www.PilatesWise.com.


Tuula wants to introduce you this incredible exercise now here in North County of San Diego, CA. "Nordic Walking / Pole Walking is suitable for every shape, size and age. Everybody can achieve great benefits with Nordic Walking. Using the poles raises your heart rate into the moderate intensity zone without noticing that you are working any harder", says Tuula.


You'll reach Tuula by email: fysiofit@yahoo.com and by phone: 760-481 4943