[sdiy] Schulze, Nordic walking

[Vesa Lahteenmaki]

> >Would you say that Nordic walking is a typical scandinavia phenomenon?
>
>Definitely not. I'm located in southern Germany and I see overweight
>people everywhere who think they'll lose a gram by dragging sticks.
>
>They better go swimming. Burns more calories.
>
>Rainer
>

some nordic walking info from http://inwa.verkkopolku.com/

"Nordic Walking is one of the fastest growing recreational fitness sports in 
the world and has its roots already in the early 1930 in Finland as an off 
season training method of the competitive crosscountry skiers. Development 
of Nordic Walking to its present form as a recreational physical activity 
for all started in early 1980 in Finland and in 1997 the first official 
Nordic Walker poles were introduced to the public ..."

I agree that dragging those poles (sticks) is the very wrong way to use 
them. But if done right it is very good exercise and doesn't need expensive 
equipment. I have got back problems from dragging the mouse all day at the 
office designing pcbs for European Space Agency projects ( the Venus Express 
launched last week for example ).
Other benefits, for women the poles can also be used as a good self-defence 
weapon against attacking perverts ( poles arer usually made from carbon 
fibre and have metal pike at the end ), senior citizens won't fall down as 
easily in slippery conditions etc.

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