2-hour Nordic Walking Introductory Workshops

in Hyde Park, Richmond Park, Dorking or Guildford:

If you would like to try out Nordic Walking before committing yourself to a full intensive course, you can join for the first 2 hours of any of the intensive courses listed below, ie from 1000-1200 on Day 1, cost £20. You may then if you wish join any of the other 2-hour modules at a cost of £20 per module. See What to Expect at Level 1.

2-hour Refresher Workshops in Hyde Park, Richmond Park, Dorking or Guildford::

If you have already learnt basic Nordic Walking techniques and would like to move on to Level 2, you can join the afternoon module of Day 1, ie from 1330-1530, cost £20. See What to Expect at Level 2.

New 2-day Intensive Courses in Hyde Park, Richmond Park, Dorking or Guildford::

We have also found that busy people prefer not to have to commit themselves in advance to a series of weekly sessions. A 2-day course devoted to learning Nordic Walking (with a choice of weekend or mid-week dates) is for many a better option. You can choose to learn in London’s Hyde Park or Richmond Park or in Dorking or Guildford in Surrey.

As one of our clients you will receive free membership of our Nordic Walking Club. This will enable you to:

1. •  make contact with Nordic Walking buddies in your area
   

2. •  purchase discounted high-quality Nordic Walking poles
   

3. •  receive our regular Newsletter
   

4. •  receive emails with details of walks and other events
   

5. •  enjoy priority booking on breaks and holidays
   

6. •  have access to instructional videos and workshops
   

The 2-hour modules, taken either separately or as part of a 2-day intensive programme, are as follows:

Day 1

1000 - 1200    Introduction and Level 1 techniques

1200 - 1330    Group lunch (not included)

1330 - 1530    Level 2 techniques

Day 2

1000 - 1200    Practising new techniques

1200 - 1330    Group lunch (not included)

1330 - 1530    Practice Walk

1530 - 1630    Farewell group tea and discussion

Cost: £75 including pole hire, video analysis, club membership; refreshments not included. £60 for people who have previously trained with us.

2010 Dates and Venues

Sat 27 and Sun 28 February     Hyde Park

Sat 27 and Sun 28 February     Richmond

Wed 24 and Thur 25 March      Hyde Park

Wed 24 and Thur 25 March      Richmond

Sat 27 and Sun 28 March         Guildford

Sat 27 and Sun 28 March         Dorking

Tues 25 and Wed 26 May         Guildford

Tues 25 and Wed 26 May         Dorking

Sat 19 and Sun 20 June            Hyde Park

Sat 19 and Sun 20 June            Richmond Park

Sat 24 and Sun 25 July             Hyde Park

Sat 24 and Sun 25 July             Richmond Park

To Book  

(Please read Booking Conditions)         

By cheque  made payable to ‘J Zaft’ to Flat 24, No 1 Ambrosden Avenue, London SW1P 1QQ to reach us one week before the course dates.

Online via PayPal’s secure system using your credit or debit card.

Before the Class: Please read What to Expect and What You Need

Once you have learnt the basics of Nordic Walking, come along to any of our regular day walks in the beautiful Surrey countryside close to London or join us on a weekend break to further practise your new skills. We will check your technique and give appropriate advice. You can also learn to Nordic Walk with us on a weekend away in The New Forest & Isle of Wight or even on one of our Nordic Walking holidays in Austria!

What Nordic Walking will do for you that ordinary walking does not do:

1. ❖     Improve your heart and lung function while engaging in a safe low-impact workout
   

1. ❖    Improve your posture
   

1. ❖    Burn up to 400 calories per hour
   

1. ❖    Strengthen your spinal discs and reduce back pain by gently rotating your spine with every stride,
   

1. ❖    Maximise your walking potential and improve your all-round fitness
   

1. ❖    Enable you to walk every day, even if for only 20 minutes, knowing that you are exercising 90% of your body’s skeletal muscles
   

1. ❖    Free up your joints and reduce the load on your knees, hips and other joints through the use of the poles and upper body
   

1. ❖    Release muscle tension from your neck and shoulders
   

1. ❖    Tone up your forearm, shoulder and chest muscles
   

1. ❖    Strengthen the bones of your lower and upper body, helping to combat osteoporosis   
   

1. ❖    Prevent the swollen fingers you may experience when out walking for the day
   

1. ❖    Strengthen the muscles of your wrist through the continual squeezing and releasing of the pole grip and stimulate your brain at the same time
   

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