Nordic Walkfit

06/20/2026

You can see the difference Nordic walking provides with slimmer waists and toned arms and backs. Nordic walking turns your standard walk into walking with crunches, lat push downs, and all over arm contractions.

The more you walk, the more you’ll notice a more compact waist and slimmer firmer arms. It’s not just about weight loss but muscle gain too! Whether the number on the scale changes or not you will see and feel the differences all over your body!

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

We love a good throwback. It’s fun to see the weather, the trails, and the people as time creeps on. So here are some pictures snapped during the second week of June in 2024, 2025, and this year.

Flip through for some fashion statements and fun group poses!

See if you can find the familiar faces that join us season after season and year after year. (I know I see at least one across all years!) And if you’re one of them, let us know in the comments!

06/17/2026

While Nordic walking poles and hiking poles look similar they are not built for the same purpose!

Hiking poles’ main use is for staying stable on challenging terrain. They also keep your hands at heart level helping with swelling on long treks and they reduce some impact on your joints. They are made to decrease effort.

Nordic walking poles on the other hand are created with fitness in mind. They allow you to walk faster and harder with lower joint impact increasing your workout in intensity and overall muscle use creating a full-body workout. They are made to allow for an increased cardio effort.

Hiking poles lack the structure to perform the plant, push, propel technique, while Nordic walking poles can still be used to stabilize on rough terrain or with limited mobility.

06/16/2026

We love exploring Ottawa’s beautiful & scenic conservation areas and learning all about our local wildlife and biodiversity!

06/16/2026

Faith, we couldn’t have said it better ourselves!

We’re so glad you have found joy, fitness, and community in joining Nordic WalkFit.

Thanks for taking the time to write such a lovely message to the WalkFit team.

The Testimonial:

Thank you for organizing a wonderful winter season.
Having an organized activity such as Nordic walking provides one with a wonderful opportunity to exercise with others who make “staying fit” a priority.
As well, I so appreciate your leadership, enthusiasm, encouragement and planning.
In addition, you have an amazing team in Nadine, Ardeth, Sara, Debbie, Sarah and Tracy. Please extend my thanks to them. ~Faith S.

06/15/2026

Getting everyone’s schedule to match can be difficult! By signing up with Nordic WalkFit, you get to hand over the calendar to us.

You and your friends want to be more active but somebody has to take the reigns when it comes to picking a trail, organizing carpools, and finding a date that works with everyone. And nobody wants that! We’re already planning daily walks (Monday through Saturday) to varied trails, so why not hitch a ride on our calendar?

Your group of friends simply has to choose a day and time that works for them and then you never have to think about it again. Until signing up for next season that is!

06/14/2026

Nordic walking poles are for more than just walking! They’re a great tool to provide balance and stability while stretching and strength training. Consider how much longer you can hold chair pose with the security of poles in your hands to give a quick balance check!

06/14/2026

We love a good throwback. It’s fun to see the weather, the trails, and the people as time creeps on. So here are some pictures snapped during the first week of June in 2024, 2025, and this year.

See if you can find the familiar faces that join us season after season and year after year. And if you’re one of them, let us know in the comments!