Stress Management and Students
February 5, 2012 – 11:00 pm | No Comment
Being a student is something that most of us would identify with. Each one of us is a student in our own way. At every step in our life we learn something, and get to know some of the best ways we can make our life better. Yet there are cases where the students get overly stressed and make things difficult not only for themselves but also for others. This happens due to various factors and particularly  [...]

Read the full story »

Home » Archive by Tags

Articles tagged with: nordic walking poles



Ingenious Ways To Melting Pounds Away
August 18, 2009 – 9:40 pm | 12 Comments
Ingenious Ways To Melting Pounds Away
Sticking to the below said nifty techniques one would be able to burn calories to the hilt. Pole Walking: As simplistic as inculcating a pair of sticks, preferably a set of Nordic poles to your daily walking ritual will not only bolster upper body strength and fortitude, really engaging the core muscles, decreases the stress on the knees and makes the workout effectual by burning 20-45% more calories than the regular walking routine alone undertaken at similar speed. The lighter weight, grip-able, cushioned rubber-tipped Nordic poles are the idyllic and potent additives to your daily walking ritual. This can be done by firstly holding the poles attempting not to grip the handles too tightly, keeping vision straight ahead, head up with neck relaxed, one need to lean forwards very slightly from the ankles and not the hip area. The front foot should land heel-first while pushing off the toes of one’s back foot. Now swinging one arm forwards from one’s shoulder, not the elbow  [...]