| Testimonials |
 "I am truly amazed at how Nordic Walking has helped me increase my speed. My friends who walk with me now can't get over how much faster I can walk with the poles...The poles just naturally help me keep my body straighter and I can just go for miles and miles and don't tire....this is just an absolute blast...don't want to stop..., specially since this is the only exercise I can do because of back problems due to an accident I had a few years ago....- Doris, Kelowna, BC. Age 56. "The speed walking I had always done was fine, but it did nothing to get my pulse to 100, nor did it do anything for my upper body. My treadmill presented a similar situation. Then, Maggie introduced me to Stride Fitness and the Nordic Walking method. During the introductory class, I learned techniques for various types of terrain, immediately took to the pendulum motion of using my poles and off I went…never to look back. My cardiovascular health is improved, I’m maintaining a healthy weight, and my upper torso muscles have become so strong that I no longer suffer backache from my spinal stenosis and arthritis. The health benefits are numerous. Thank you Maggie." - Pat, Kelowna, BC. Age 65 "Some things were meant to be. Meeting Maggie at one of her pole walking clinics wasn’t in my plans for that sunny spring morning last May. My mom was on her way to try her hand at the clinic when she invited me to come and watch.
To be very honest, I was sceptical about the whole thing. I just couldn’t see how dragging around a couple of poles while walking was going to benefit anything. Well, I was wrong. From the moment I started to glide along the walking path I was sold. I could feel it in my arms immediately and the poles actually made me feel like I was being propelled along. It felt natural and easy. I could do this!!!! The pros started flickering through my mind…I could do this anywhere, anytime. I don’t have to pack up and drive to the gym to workout; I can just walk out my front door. Compared to gym memberships and fancy equipment, this was a very inexpensive investment in my health. I began building up endurance and walking longer and further, but most of all it just felt great.
Before I started using walking poles, I felt like I was doomed to spending my life feeling mentally and physically exhausted from caring for my kids (age 4 & 2) and flopping on the couch every evening (with all that extra weight I was still carrying from pregnancy). With my walking poles I now feel less stress, have more energy and get some well-deserved time to myself. I feel like I’m a better person for my family." - Patti, Kelowna, BC. Age 36 |