Nordic walking ?
Well, it’s a kind of cross-country skiing…without skis! Invented in the sixties in Finland by a certain Leena Jääkeläinen (God bless her…) inspired by the training of Finnish cross-country skiers, the idea of this sport made its way to become an officially recognized physical activity in 1997 under the name of “sauvakävly” or nordic walking. What does it mean in concrete terms? It consists in walking at a faster pace with the help of the famous sticks and therefore the arms (believe me, they have their use, we will see it below…)
SSJ - ND Church - photo @Z.Tirilly OTQSV
bench and bridge on the SSJ saane
Nordic Walking Zoë (1)On the equipment side, you need Nordic walking poles. I said Nordic walking, not hiking, because it is not the same thing at all. You can find them at various prices, from the entry level at about thirty euros to the competition equipment with the high price that goes with it…
