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Do you know of any current research on the calorie expenditure when doing Nordic Walking versus regular walking?

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Dubra June 14, 2011 0 Comments

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Karin-2 Posted 0 Comments

Yes, there is. The Cooper Institute has made comparisons and found that walking with nordic poles increases energy consumption by about 20 %. Check out the entire article by following this link http://walking.about.com/cs/poles/a/polestudy00_2.html .

I am German and had noticed how many people use them in Germany as part of their exercise program. So I searched the German language part in google and found many web sites that provide good information. You can put in the search words “Gehen mit Stoecken”. All of the sites can be translated with the automated translation software. And while those results are linguistically rather pitiful, you will still get an idea of what they are trying to say. At the web site www.bergnews.com is good information about techniques in mountainous terrains and the advantages of using poles there.

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Joanne0 Posted 0 Comments

Dubra, if you know anyone who is a member of ACSM and is ACSM certified, they very well might share with you some of the research studies undertaking regarding energy expenditure with Nordic Walking.

I just did a search on their site and six studies came up.

All the best!

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Daniel0 Posted 0 Comments

I can only be redundant with Joanne’s answer. Do a search on Nordic Walking, if that only means walking with pole assist. There is also credible research on the nordic track exercise machine that on the surface seems to be supported.

Take care, Daniel

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