Nordic Walking week commencing 13th November, 2017
Hi Walkers,
Seeing some fantastic speeds this past week! With the chilly mornings we all tend to speed up to get warm and it is great to see! The increase in speed has great health benefits for the entire body; Increased blood flow to muscles, more calories burned and Heart and lungs work harder and get stronger Why isn’t everyone Nordic Walking?!
I will be needing menu choices for all the walkers who are coming to the Christmas lunch at The Chequers in Westoning. The menu will be posted on our website: www.walk2fitness.co.uk. if you can send me your choices by November 17th, that would be fab. Thanks.
POP UP FRIDAY – 17th November, Silsoe Church – 5 miles – 10am
Meeting on the road alongside the Church on Park Ave, Silsoe (MK45 4EH)
We will walk from Silsoe, Wrest Park to Higham Gobion through lovely fields and woods, this walk is one with great views and flattish! Optional drink in Pub afterwards. £6
NORDIC WALKING CLASS COSTS:
All evening classes – £5
Moderate & Gentle Plus – £5 or £4 if you have your own Poles
Striders & Gentle – £5
Super G – £10
Long Distance and Pop Up walks costs dependent on Distance.
Private Sessions: £12.50 – £15
SPEED GRADING KEY:
1 = Striders (for the faster Nordic Walker, optional Hill running)
2 = Moderate (yet challenging)
3 = Gentle Plus (smidge slower than Moderate yet invigorating)
4 = Gentle (marginally slower than G+ class but energizing)
5 = HIT Nordic (High Intensity Training, Tough and exhilarating!)
6 = Super G (Very slow so extra care can be taken)
*BOOKING ESSENTIAL FOR ALL CLASSES MARKED BOLD BY 8PM THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WALK. THANKS.
THIS WEEK’S WALKS:
Monday 10am – Cranfield, Village Hall, Court Road, Cranfield (2 &3)
Tuesday 8:45am – Ampthill Park, West Car Park (1)*
Tuesday 9am – Ampthill Park, West Car Park (4)*
Tuesday 10am – Ampthill Park, West car park (2) & (3)
Tuesday 11:45am – Super G postponed
Wednesday 6pm – Evening classes returning in the Spring
Thursday 10am – The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine (2&3)
Thursday 6pm – HIT Returning in the Spring.
Friday 10am – Pop Up Friday – Silsoe (details above) – (2&3)* £6
Saturday 9am – Ampthill Park, West Car Park (4) No Instructor
Saturday 9:15am – Ampthill Park, West Car Park (1)*
Saturday 10am – Ampthill Park, West Car Park (2) & (3)
A BIG thank you to my Walk Leaders Gordon, Denise and Rachel for risk assessing and leading the Pop Up walk last Friday. A truly great walk which we’ll definitely do again! Thank you to all who came on the walk and for supporting our fellow walkers in the Christmas Fayre raising funds for charity. Lesley informed me that £2,195 was raised for Willen Hospice. Well done everyone!
Please go to the website www.walk2fitness.co.uk to view all the latest info and upcoming events and challenges. Please Book by 8pm the night prior to the walk you wish to attend.
If anyone has any suggestions or ideas for walks, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m only too happy to learn of new walks!
Many thanks,
Elaine
Pictures this week: Pop Up Friday walk in Aspley Guise, Great tree in Ampthill Park late afternoon, Badger Hill Tuesday