Nordic Walking (NW) is a sports walk practised with poles appositely designed that guarantee also the involvement of the upper part of the body during the walk.
This permits to improve your wellness, independently from age, from sex or from physical state, in a simpler and more efficient way.
Nordic Walking guarantees up to 46% more efficiency compared to the classic walk (Cooper Institute Research 2000) depending on the intensity of the exercise.

Nordic Walking is one of the recreative activities with the highest growth rate of lovers in the world.
It originates in 1930 in Finland as out of season training method for professional cross-country skiers.
The development of Nordic Walking in its current form as a recreative physical activity for all, starts in the early ‘80s in Finland: in 1997 the first official Nordic Walker poles were introduced to the public by Exelplc, one of the main pole producers in the world.
The estimates say that by the end of 2004 the Nordic Walkers in the world had been about 6.5 million.

Nordic Walking...

• is easy to practise
• is a safe movement that is practised in open air
• is 40-50% more efficient compared to the walk without poles
• increases cardiac frequency to an optimal level for burning fat
• strengthens the muscles of the shoulders, chest, and glutei
• reinforces the muscles of the arms and back
• releases the muscular tensions in the neck and shoulders
• reduces the load at the knee articulations and therefore it is particularly indicated also for overweight people.