Nordic Walking
By Wendy Bumgardner, About.com
Updated March 15, 2009
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Take a step. As your foot comes forward, the opposite arm comes forward to waist height, the pole in that opposite arm strikes the ground level with the heel of the forward foot.
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- Nordic Walking Technique
- Adjust Your Nordic Walking Poles
- Align the Pole Tip and Adjust Hand Straps
- Nordic Walking Pole Position
- Posture for Nordic Walking
- Plant the Nordic Walking Pole with the Forward Foot
- Pushing the Nordic Walking Pole Back with a Step
- Release the Nordic Walking Pole at End of Step Back Stroke
- Nordic Walking Technique: Next Step
- Now You are Nordic Walking
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