Friday Favorites: Are There Benefits to Pole Walking for Weight Loss?
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Published 2024-06-21
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All Comments (21)
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I love this channel!
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Love your videos. You inspire smaller channels like us a lot!
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When I go backpacking, trekking poles help to keep me from faceplanting on the trail!
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Having poles while walking or hiking can make it safer and more comfortable for the obese, older people, and accident prone. On uneven surfaces it’s a second chance save from a bad fall.
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I have been walking with "Activator Poles" a few times a week for a few years. I "hall walk" daily too in my apartment building. Walking inside leaves me with no excuses...raining, too cold, too hot. Age 74 female.
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Lovely topic, thanks for the talk! Especially at 5:07 - to hear that Nordic Walking can improve sleep quality made it worth watching.
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It seems like Nordic walking would tend to make people who feel infirm or unstable walk more. That's a definite plus.
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Walking with poles is not the only way to burn more calories vs. walking alone. Rucking (walking while carrying a weighted backpack or wearing a weight vest) is also a very good way to burn more calories if you have limited time to spend on exercise. Better yet, combine both hiking poles and weighted backpack and walk at a brisk pace in the woods give you multiple physical and emotional benefits all at once.
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Спасибо!💚💛❤
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Pain. Chronic, severe, undertreated pain keeps me from moving as much as I wish.
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I always listen to podcasts on my long walks :D and I also really enjoy starting my day with yoga :) finding what movement you enjoy is key ^^ thank you for sharing <3
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Nordic walking is not only fun but buns more calories ,works your whole body, and makes senors feel more confident
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3:32 "Depends on your Pole Handling Technique." -- that's what she said.
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Dr Greger, can you advice on how to build decent muscles on Vegan diet? I don't seem to see any vegans having adequate amount of muscles. Most look sick and frail. I'm worried about loss of muscles and bones due to lack of good quality protein
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Why isn't monty python's video listed in the cited sources?
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If they are the same weight with more lean mass, then it should be just as good as weight loss because it means they lost fat
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190, 61 year old. I walk 2 hours a day. I don't own a tv. Who cares if its enjoyable?! Thats a stupid criteria for health. Be unhealthy for awhile. THAT is unpleasant. I was 322 in 2021. I use a walker in the basement daily. Walking works. Laziness is a death sentence.
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Cycling makes you happy. So cycling for transportation is a three-fer. You cut CO2 emissions, you improve your physical health, and you improve your mental health. This is a far superior aspiration than to try to get people to exercise for the sake of exercise only.
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Then there's the Tarahumara, Mexican Indians, who run for miles just for the enjoyment of it.
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Hey, I'm from Poland. Anybody wanna walk me?
