Don't knock 'til you've given it a fair chance, OK?
It happens every time I head out on the paved trails just steps from where I live in Indiana to log some miles. Somebody inevitably shouts something at me from their car as they pass by. I’ve heard everything from “Where’s the snow?” to “Are you asphaltThose comments, which used to make me cringe, now make me laugh. I totally get it. After all, I am a bit of an enigma, namely because I’m walking with a pair of poles.
So it makes a lot of sense that I fell in love with the snow-free version of the sport. Also, because the, it's fitting that I like it, since I’m 51 percent Finn. When a leading ski pole manufacturer—that also makes poles for Nordic walking—invited me and a few other journalists a few years ago to learn the sport during a weekend trip to Vermont, and even train with some members of the Canadian nationalFor three days, I learned the basic Nordic walking technique, which is not much different than simply walking, besides the fact that you have poles in your hands. Opposite arm moves with opposite leg.
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