Muscular and metabolic responses to different Nordic walking techniques, when style matters
31 Mar 2025
Due to poling action and upper body engagement, Nordic walking (NW) has additional health benefits with respect to conventional walking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in muscle activation and metabolic responses between NW, performed with the technique suggested by NW instructors, and with some modifications in the way to move upper limb and poles.The study population was 10 (5 males, 5 females) NW instructors (mean age 37.7±12.0 years, height 1.70±0.08 m, body weight 61.5±7.3 kg) with at least 2 years of experience in NW. The study was divided into topics such as: kinematics, poling action, muscle activity and metabolic responses. When Nordic Walking is performed with the suggested technique, it allows reaching higher metabolic intensities and generally higher muscling activations. Greater acute response to correct Nordic Walking technique demonstrated here lead to hypothesise that by controlling and correcting individual technique through a period of training may lead to enhance the benefits coming from its practise.
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