Nordic Walking for Total Fitness Paperback – December 10, 2009

Great book to accompany the Nordic Walking Poles. It gives excellent instruction as to properly use the poles as well as many other exercises to use with the poles, besides just for walking. Easy to read and helpful photographs. Highly recommend this book to new and existing Nordic Walkers to fully appreciate the range of activities, exercise, and full benefit that can be achieved with these poles.

Overall, a very good book, but there is a couple of problems:a). A bit inconsistent with regards to requirements. The book starts with a statement that anyone can nordic walk basically right away, and then you find out that you have to get special poles (not your trekking ones), special boots (if you don't run) that have to be changed once a year, and that it's not so easy as it seems and you'd better ask a qualified trainer to teach you.Of course, with right attitude you can filter that out (you CAN use trekking poles, they just need some modifications, such as handle change; the boots are not that important, at least for begging; and you can learn it yourself, esp. if you're used to walking long-distance and/or have a friend with camera to help you with your movements).But nevertheless I was a bit discouraged to start walking because I didn't have necessary equipment; but I decided to try anyway with wrong shoes and heavier poles, and wasn't disappointed.b). The order of chapters and organization of programs is a bit messy. You have to constantly jump basically through the whole book to understand what's included in a given program, and the names of some exercises don't match their names in exercises section, so you'll have to guess, which is not easy if you never did those exercises. It is usable, though, just not very convenient.c). Kindle version is awful. Even disregarding clumsiness and useless "find" feature in Kindle client for PC and Android, in this particular book all tables are stripped of headers (names of columns and sometimes rows, sometimes even contents are missing). This is obviously a technical issue, but you'll have to guess again, and that's not always possible at all.Despite aforementioned problems, this book will help you understand what is nordic walking, why it is cool and exactly how you should proceed to get specific desired results. And that's what sports book is all about, isn't it?

these itrms are well writen and have met my expectations. The DvD's deal wwith every detail to make sure you understamd how to do it correctly the DVD's are excelent tutorial.The delivery was First Class' and was delivered 3 days early

The authors have written a very thorough book on Nordic Walking. Everything from how to Nordic Walk correctly to how to develop training plans to achieve your athletic goals no matter how lofty. Chapter 3 is the gem. Correct Nordic Walking is broken down into 8 core skills each building on the previous one. Finally it ends with a listing of the most common mistakes beginners make.

I was looking for guide to help me incorporate Nordic Walking into a fitness routine. This book definitely met my needs. Suzanne explains and describes a variety of workout routines and outlines various plans for different fitness levels and goals. This is now my go-to fitness book.

I met a older person who Nordic walks and she got my interest up to try this style of walking, bought this book and it answered all of my questions and now this is my new way of walking for exercise at age 79. I walk with a cane and could not see how using the poles would make a difference, but walking Nordic style shifts your body core as you walk makes walking easier seems like less work but you are working more muscles and a great thing it will help your posture.

This is a very comprehensive book that deserves way more than 5 stars. Well written and researched, its easy to understand and the wording is done very professionally. Get this book if you want the most comprehensive guide on Nordic walking out there.

More info that I needed. Very dull reading.