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class="alignnone" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="680" height="420" src="https://www.nordicwalkingfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Nordic-Walking-and-Health-680x420.jpg" class="entry-image attachment-post" alt="Nordic Walking and Health" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" /></a><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.nordicwalkingfan.com/nordic-walking-and-health/">The Health Benefits of Nordic Walking</a></h2></header><div class="entry-content"><p>  Nordic walking has health benefits in common with other forms of exercise walking, with or without poles. However, the actual poles and techniques used in Nordic walking seem to bring together a unique combination of benefits, and act as a prism magnifying the overall health benefits. 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</script></div> </div></section> </div><div class="home-bottom widget-area"><section id="featured-post-4" class="widget featured-content featuredpost"><div class="widget-wrap"><h4 class="widget-title widgettitle">Equipment</h4> <article class="post-196 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-equipment tag-poles entry" aria-label="Choosing a Nordic Walking Pole"><a href="https://www.nordicwalkingfan.com/choosing-a-nordic-walking-pole/" class="alignleft" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.nordicwalkingfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Choosing-a-Nordic-Walking-Pole-150x150.jpg" class="entry-image attachment-post" alt="Different models of Nordic Walking Poles" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" srcset="https://www.nordicwalkingfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Choosing-a-Nordic-Walking-Pole-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.nordicwalkingfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Choosing-a-Nordic-Walking-Pole-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.nordicwalkingfan.com/choosing-a-nordic-walking-pole/">Choosing a Nordic Walking Pole</a></h2><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://www.nordicwalkingfan.com/tag/poles/" rel="tag">Poles</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>  Foreword There is no formal, legal definition of what exact characteristics constitute a Nordic walking pole, or stick. 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