Thursday, December 31, 2009

Nordic Walking Gloves What Are Nordic Walking Shoes?

What are Nordic Walking shoes? - nordic walking gloves

What do you call Nordic walking shoes different from the normal off-road running shoes?

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American Nordic Walking System and WWW.SKIWALKING.COM said...

My favorite shoes for Nordic Walking are the same ones I wear while coaching runners. My inexpensive New Balance Trail Running Shoes work great for my wide forefoot. New Balance is famous for their huge variety of "width" sizing options.

I was given a couple pairs of expensive MBT walking shoes to test. They are super comfortable and appear to be total quality. They are great on pavement, but I wear my New Balance Trail Running shoes because we do our Nordic Walking on trails.

Shoes marketed as "Nordic Walking Shoes" have unfortunately pretty much failed - lack of demand. I personally doubt that they had advantages over my trail running shoes.

Regarding Nordic Walking Gloves - during the winter the best gloves are made by SWIX. They are the top selling xc skiing gloves. I wear mine everyday when coaching skiers, when xc skiing for fun and while teaching Nordic Walking Classes during the winter.


Because ALL of our Nordic Walking Poles (SWIX and EXEL) are equipped with REAL Nordic Walking Straps we do not need any special gloves during the spring, summer or fall. Real Nordic Walking Straps look like a fingerless glove. Our SWIX and EXEL Nordic Walking Poles are equipped with comfortable Nordic Walking Straps patented by the Salomon Ski Company. These straps eliminate the need to grip the poles ineffectively during Nordic Walking. These same comfortable and effective straps have revolutionized cross country skiing too - providing the most effective transmission of power.

At WWW.SKIWALKING.COM and the American Nordic Walking System we are dedicated to the simple fact that one-piece poles prove to be safer, lighter and much more durable than cheap twist-lock and flip-lock adjustable length/telescoping/collapsible poles. Our dependable and user-friendly one-piece poles come in 14 different lengths - ensuring a Perfect Fit.

Perfect length poles help us to automatically walk with a super straight back - better walking posture is biomechanically a good thing. This improved walking posture when combined with the unique 4-Wheel-Drive type action of walking with poles radically reduces the stress to the shins, knees, hips and back. Nordic Walking is low impact and yet provides a highly effective workout - burning more calories and working more muscle groups than regular walking.

Please let me know if you have any questions at any time.

Have a great day and have FUN Ski Walking,

Pete - owner/founder/coach The American Nordic Walking System and WWW.SKIWALKING.COM Nordic Walking Poles

Email: GETFIT@SKIWALKING.COM

Toll Free: 877-SKIWALKING or 877-754-9255

January 4, 2010 at 8:48 AM

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