Nordic Walking in Wellington

Nordic walking is walking with specially poles that have angled tips to allow you to create extra momentum by using your arms.  Your hands are attached to the poles by a comfortable strap which protects your wrists and allows you to propel yourself with a full arm ‘thrust'! 

So what's good about Nordic walking?

• Uses up to 90% of your body muscles
• Nordic walking burns up to 46% more calories than normal walking
• Nordic walking poles decreases impact on joints of lower body
• Strengthens and tones your core, upper back, shoulders and arms
• It's an activity that positively promotes social interaction!

The routes selected for our Nordic walking events have been tried and tested by Sandro Roth, who brings with him 15 years of cross-country skiing experience from Europe, as well as qualifications in Exercise Science. Sandro is an internationally qualified Nordic Walking Trainer, owner of Nordic Academy New Zealand and works as a Personal Trainer. Sabine is an internationally qualified Nordic Walking Instructor, who studied Sports & Exercise Science in Austria and also works as a Personal Trainer.

If you would like to come Nordic walking please choose an event from our website or booklet, and contact Sandro or Sabine via email to book your place.  We have 10 pairs of Nordic walking poles that can be borrowed for each event.

Nordic Walking poles can be purchased from the following suppliers:

To check for event cancellation, call 0272 481 095 (Sunday mornings only)

For additional information and resources, log onto the Nordic Academy website below.