Nordic Walking News October 2007

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TUESDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2007
	RIAS Partners w/ National Trust to Promote Walking
	People will be stepping into their walking boots and enjoying spectacular country and coastal walks thanks to a new partnership between over 50s insurer RIAS and the National Trust. The partnership has been announced as research from RIAS shows that as many as 86 per cent of us are failing to walk the recommended 10,000 steps needed each day to promote a healthy heart and prevent obe Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2007
	Change the Ground you Walk on with MBT
	Today's world is filled with flat, man-made surfaces, yet this isn't what our bodies were designed to walk on. Continuous walking on flat, hard and even ground actually robs you of the benefits gained from walking on natural surfaces such as grass and sand and contributes to daily aches, pains and poor posture. Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) has developed a range of physiological fo Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2007
	A Walk for Prostate Cancer Awareness
	Atlanta, GA (PR.COM) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan walked 2 miles on the streets of Atlanta, GA on Saturday October 13th to promote the prevention of Prostate Cancer. As he walked from the Clark Atlanta campus field and headed up Martin Luther King Blvd., the youthful 74 year old Minister looked full of vitality and vigor. After he completed the walk, he looked as though he cou Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2007
	Walk your Way to Health
	Walking enthusiasts are being invited to the Pavilion in Grayshott on Wednesday 24 October to take part in a walking workshop designed to provide information and advice about leading Walks to Health. The local Walking to Health scheme has experienced great success over the last five years and sees about 100 people each week attend one of the 10 weekly walks around the District in places Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2007
	Walk to Work Day Breakfast Works Out
	More than 100 staff members from North Shore City Council, IRD and Smales Farm Technology Park left their cars at home and walked to work to celebrate North Shore City’s first Walk to Work Day last Friday. Organisations from Smales Farm, including EDS, Air New Zealand, Sovereign and the Lion Foundation, as well as IRD and North Shore City Council celebrated the day with a free breakfa Read Full Story