The 3 levels of Nordic Walking
It is widely accepted that Nordic Walking falls into 3 recognisable categories :-
(2) Fitness Level
(3) Sports Level
These different levels are appropriate for trainees different levels of physical ability and their individual aims.
HEALTH LEVEL
The majority of Nordic Walkers fall into this level. The low intensity of this type of training means it is accessible to anyone. If you are a regular social walker, simply by adding a set of poles you can increase your heart rate substantially without any great perceivable increase in effort. The reason behind this is the inclusion of the upper body muscle groups during the activity. The resulting health benefits are enormous, as not only are you utilising and toning 90% of the body's muscles...but you are also increasing your overall effort in such a way that will provide long lasting benefits.
 | Thousands of people are experiencing the benefits Nordic Walking brings to weight management and overall fitness. Wouldn't you like to be one of them ? |
FITNESS LEVEL
Fitness level Nordic Walking targets the more intermediate level of fitness and is designed to train students at a slightly higher intensity than the health level.
As well as the benefits expereinced within the Health Level Fitness level Nordic Walkers will also experience improvement in aerobic capacity and endurance.
SPORTS LEVEL
This is the most challenging of the Nordic Walking levels and targets those athletes who wish to train within the 80% -95% Max HR zone.
 | It is often called the anaerobic zone and includes aspects such as interval training...fartlek...hill training and is particularly demanding. Nordic walking is particularly useful for this kind of training as the technique utilises 90% of the body's muscles in a supported way, thus no particular muscle group is isolated or strained. |
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