Nordic Walking
Nordic Walking: “Your Health is in Your Hands”
Nordic Walking is one of the latest fitness trends in North America. It is defined as fitness walking with specially designed light-weight poles. Originally from Finland, this activity has become very popular in Europe and is now taking America by storm. The many benefits appeals to a lot of people of different ages and fitness levels.
Here are a few reasons:
• NW is a low impact, full body activity, that by adding upper body involvement will burn 20-46% more calories than normal walking.
•NW can be done anywhere; sidewalks, trails, parks, and beaches.
•NW can be matched to each individual’s ability from rehabilitation after an injury or surgery, to sport level intense training.
•NW is a lot of fun in a group fitness class, but also in a one on one setting.
•The poles provide balance and stability as well as safety.
•The correct technique allows you to “open up” the short and tight muscles in front of the body (hip flexors, pectorals and shoulder muscles), and strengthen weak muscles in the back of the body (calves, hamstrings, glutes, back and triceps). By sitting too much, we create this front/back imbalance.
•NW can help relieve neck and shoulder pain.
•NW poles take the stress off the joints, especially the knees, to make up hill and down hill walking easier.
•And last but not least, it enhances your mood and gets you outside.
So, get a GRIP on health. Prevent degeneration of your muscles and bones and add Nordic Walking to your weekly workout routine.
Contact Annette Tannander Bank at 720-220-2937 or email abank38346@aol.com
Nordic Walking Instructor Certification Course
Here is an opportunity for health and fitness professionals to learn an exciting new activity to include in your rehab and fitness programs.
Nordic Walking is one of the fastest growing fitness trends in Europe and North America, mainly because it appeals to a wide range or participants, both in age and fitness level.
By learning Basic, Fitness and Sport level Nordic Walking, you will be able to design a program specifically for your clientele.
This 2-day lecture and hands on course will equip you with knowledge how to:
• Promote Nordic Walking as a great low-impact, full body calorie burning activity.
• Develop an effective Nordic Walking technique.
• Distinguish between Basic, Fitness and Sport level Nordic Walking.
• Design appropriate training programs for different target groups, from rehab to elite athletes.
• See and correct mistakes.
• Teach how to climb and descend hills efficiently.(Especially helpful for people with knee problems.)
• Teach a variety of unique core, stretching and strengthening exercises using poles.
• Incorporate Nordic Walking poles in rehab situations.
Participants must have:
• A currents CPR, and one of the following;
• Current certification (ACE, CSCS, CPT, CMT)
• Academic degree within the Health and Fitness field.
• Athletic or physical therapy degree
• Recreational/ Occupational therapist degree
• Group Fitness Certification
About the Instructor
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Annette Tannander Bank Is an International Nordic Walking (INWA) National Coach with over 20 years in the fitness industry. A former Collegiate Athlete and Olympian for her native country, Sweden, Annette successfully competed in high jump in the 1976, Montreal Games and in the Heptathlon in the 1984, Los Angeles Games. As an experienced professional athlete she likes to see her clients compete with time and defy the normal affects of aging. By utilizing strength, functional and core training as well as flexibility, cardiovascular training and post workout massage and relaxation treatment, she provides a personal training experience that is versatile and fun. A mother of two athletes herself, Annette understands the demands of a busy schedule and creates a fitness training experience that is time efficient, focused and beneficial. Annette likes to introduce the latest trend in fitness from Scandinavia, Nordic Walking, to clients, because of the many benefits it provides people of all ages and abilities. In addition to being a busy mother and Fitness Professional, Annette has worked as a track coach at Collage and High school level and is currently the high jump, hurdles and throwing coach at Monarch HS. She is also co-author of "The Complete Idiots Guide to Fitness". |