A Bit of Nordic Walking & A Bit of Hiking
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Claire W.
Local trails provide options for busy holiday weekends.The annual Boulder Creek Festival on Memorial Day weekend brings tens of thousands of people to town, and many of them park on our street. Therefore, we didn't want to drive anywhere that would have required relinquishing our parking spaces (we live in a historic district without off-street ...
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Cross-Country Skiing vs Nordic Walking
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Claire W.
Appropriately timed for winter consideration, The Guardian, a leading British newspaper, compared cross-country skiing and Nordic Walking in a short article by Sam Murphy, who rated both activities with up to five stars. His evaluation: Aerobic and cardiovascular fitness: X-C, 5 stars vs NW, 3 stars. Upper body strength: X-C and NW, both 4 stars...
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Ice Skating
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Ruth K.
Last week my daughter told us she had been skating at a new rink in Torreon, Mexico. The ice was soft and her skates were dull, but she is a good skater and likely performed better than average in a Mexican crowd. My brother in the United Arab Emirates has shared photos of an indoor ski hill there call Ski Dubai. Those of us who live where winte...
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Kids on life's roller skates
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Rosalie L.
If you want to experience first hand kids determination - take a kid to the roller skating rink. I had that privilege about a month ago. I was surprised. I believe you will be too if you sit and watch the kids skate with a notepad and pencil in your hand and you write down what you observe. The group of kids having the school party ranged in...
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Ski Area Work Roads Make Great Nordic Walking Paths
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Claire W.
The work roads that snake across ski areas serve as routes for snowcats and snowmobiles in winter, for construction and maintenance vehicles in summer, and perhaps also for mountain biking in the off-season. I like them for Nordic Walking. Wide, relatively smooth and ascending (or descending) relatively gently, they lend themselves to walking wi...
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City public rinks opening for ice skating
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Christine E.
The Chicago Park District’s ice skating rinks open for the 2008-09
season Friday, Nov. 28, the day after Thanksgiving. Skating season runs
through Saturday, Feb. 28, weather permitting.If you bring your own
skates, ice skating at all Chicago Park District ice rinks is free.
Skate rentals are $5 at all rinks except for Daley Bicentennial, w...
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Kayaking Tips - Kayak fishing
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WhiteWhaterLovers ..
Don't buy everything at once. Get used to your gear before adding the fishfinder, live bait well, adjustable rod holder, and GPS Get a good seat. Invest in a thermal molded seat (not foam cushion) for maximum comfort Get a gunwale. Having a gunwale on a fishing kayak will let you mount a rod holder, fish finder, compass, and so on Get the ...
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Boulder Poised to Discover Nordic Walking
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Claire W.
I live in Boulder, Colorado, renowned as one of America's fittest cities. It steadily leads various lists of the best cities for runners, cyclists, rock climbers, and so on. The city operates three enormous recreation centers, the University of Colorado has its own, and the phone book lists nearly two dozen private fitness centers, enterprises g...
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Boulder Newspaper Features Nordic Walking
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Claire W.
Paper's intro flawed, but better than nothing I'm thrilled that today's "Fit!" section in the Boulder Camera, my local newspaper, included a cover feature called " Sticking With It: Nordic Walking Amps Up Energy Expenditure." I have subscribed to the Camera since I moved here nearly 20 years ago and view its attention as posi...
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