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Nordic walking poles burn 20% more calories
Boing Boing • • health
Key Points:
- Michael Ham, a retiree in British Columbia, highlights the difference between Nordic walking poles and trekking poles in the Cool Tools newsletter.
- Unlike trekking poles used primarily for balance on steep climbs, Nordic walking poles are used behind the body with straight arms to provide propulsion.
- Nordic walking poles can increase calorie burn by 20% without making the walk feel harder, while also engaging the upper body muscles.
- Ham uses Exel Pro Curve one-piece poles, which he had to order from the UK.
