Your Nordic Walking Classes
Your local INWA Nordic Walking instructor (Mervyn S Foster) is offering classes in the St Ives/Fenstanton and surrounding areas, but is willing to run classes anywhere in Huntingdonshire if required..
Nordic Walking is a simple, effective and natural activity. And it is a fun, sociable way to achieve an outdoor fitness session, instead of going into a gym.
LEKI Nordic poles will be provided for the classes. To participate in our classes you will be required to fill out a short Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ - see over).
Beginners course
This course takes you through the skills you need to master in order to exercise at the Health and Fitness Levels.
It includes how to develop speed, increase exercise intensity and to develop up hill and downhill technique. The walks start at about 1 mile to 3 miles during the sessions.
The course includes:
- Coaching with equipment (poles)
- Warm up and cooling down stretches,
- Practising of the Nordic Walking technique
- Feedback on performance.
Lessons 1 and 2:Introduces you to this sport, by demonstrating the technique and gets you going. By the completion of these classes you will be at the Health Level.
Lessons 3 and 4: Refines the basic techniques and focuses on the full body workout. These classes will take you up to the Fitness Level. At the end of this class you put it all together and show your technique.
Each class will include a warm up, coaching, walks to practise the technique and finishing with a cool down.
The classes are held in Fenstanton where there are asphalt paths and grass. I suggest footwear should be trainers with a good tread, with some support in the heel and lateral support to accommodate the long stride in Nordic Walking.
Clothing should be layered and on the cool side. With 40% more calories being burned, things warm up quickly.
Group classes
Four session course: 1½ hour per session(max 12 people) total cost £35
Personal training
After completing the Beginners course you can join a class for an improvers sessions to enable you to check on your technique.
Join a class for extra tuition: £6 per class subject to max group, pay as you go or buy a Nordic Walking Card for 5 or 10 sessions (Use of poles included)
One-to-one Personal training
Booked individually and subject to availability: £60 for 3 x1½ hours classes (Use of LEKI Nordic Walking Trainer poles)
Groupsof 2 and 3 subject to availability:£45 for 3 x 1½ hours classes
Regular Fitness Walks
Participantsput together with others to arrange their walks or can be led.Plus Improvers Classes at £6 per session led by Instructor.
Nordic Walking Cambs 01480 878111