NORDIC WALKING NEWS ITEM

Getting Keenfit

MONDAY, 26 MARCH 2007

Marilyn Porter takes brisk walks with a pair of ski poles. Whenever she does this kind of walk, she always gets a big amount of attention.

According to Porter, when you get into the rhythm of walking with the poles and when you're not using the poles, it's as if you're dancing without any music.

She began to walk with poles after suffering from severe back pain. She was determined to take charge of her life and regain her fitness, so she used an old pair of poles and began to walk.

As she began walking, she found that her elbows and shoulders hurt. Porter searched the internet, hoping to find better poles to walk.

Her efforts eventually led her to Keenfit poles.

Keenfit is a fitness regimen where the walker uses muscles from both the upper and lower body. In Europe, where it's extremely popular, it's also called Nordic walking.

"With Keenfit, my abdomen is pulled in and my posture is upright," she said. "I recommend Keenfit to everybody, from people who're overweight to those suffering from arthritis, osteoporosis, back and knee problems because the poles take almost 26 per cent of the weight from your knees and ankles."

Porter said a walker can expend on an average about 250 calories in about 45 minutes of normal walking, with pole walking that is almost doubled to 500 calories.

For more information on Keenfit, visit www.keenfit.com.

Source:
www.mississauga.com

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