Nordic Walking is UK’s fastest growing outdoor physical activity – it is easy, fun, social, effective, positive and uplifting. Nordic Walking enhances your natural walking experience by using a pair of lightweight specially designed poles that provides great support while increasing the effectiveness of exercise without the extra effort.

Mel brings you the most established, diverse and longest running Nordic Walking group sessions in the Cambridgeshire area and have a fantastic following of people of all ages, levels and fitness/non-fitness backgrounds. She is fully qualified with LEKI Nordic Walking, British Nordic Walking, Nordic Walking UK, and part of the International Nordic Walking Federation (INWA).  She is also a fully qualified and highly experienced Studio/Fitness Instructors and Personal Trainer, and are fully insured and first aid trained and she risk assess every single route she will take you out on with her lovely little dog Millie. Mel has been Nordic Walking regularly since 2006 and has totally embraced this wonderful outdoor activity in both her personal and professional life and wishes to share this wonderful way to get outdoor fit, healthy and active with you too.

“I really look forward to bringing you and your entire body immense outdoor fitness, health and well-being benefits with poles in both hands – and I hope it changes your life as much as it has done mine so come and try it with me very soon”. Mel and Millie xxx

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Learn How To Nordic Walk

Tuesday Afternoons, 1.45 to 2.14pm, Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, Little Paxton. Learn how to Nordic Walk with Mel on her popular two week induction course, in a group, to help you build up your confidence, stamina and technique in this amazing outdoor exercise form. It will also prepare you and your fitness levels for our regular weekly sessions that she runs or other exercise forms that you may be interested involved in.  She promises that this course will be a fun, easy, extremely effective and a totally enjoyable outdoor exercise experience that she knows you are going to LOVE.

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Nordic Walking For Health

Tuesday Lunchtimes, 12-1pm, Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, Wednesday Mornings, 11-12pm, Kimbolton and Friday Lunchtime, 12.30-1.30pm, Buckden.  This is a great Health Level session and suitable for everyone and all ages including the active older adult, those with hip, knees or back problems, if you are overweight or unfit, if you have medical conditions and those who walk with poles already but find the other regular sessions a bit too far, fast or intense.  You will still gain all the amazing health, wellness and fitness benefits of Nordic walking but will be able to take your time, enjoy the outdoors and socialise with other like-minded people too!  Price:  £6 per session including pole hire, pay as you go, no need to book, just turn up!

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Nordic Walking For Fitness

Monday Lunchtime, 12.30–2pm, Various Locations and Saturday Mornings, 8.30–10am, Various Locations.  Come and enjoy an lunchtime or early morning fresh air fitness blast with Neal, Mel and Millie in our stunning and perfect Nordic Walking coutryside.  These Nordic Walking sessions will take you on a different route each week so you can discover our local tracks and trails and get fitter, healthier and more active too. Routes average 5 to 6 miles in distance at a brisk Fitness Nordic walking pace (3.5 to 4.2 mph).  These NW Sessions Are Suitable for: Those who have Nordic Walked before and/or have taken park in the Induction to Nordic Walking sessions, the relatively fit and experienced walkers.  Unfortunately these sessions are NOT suitable for complete beginners to Nordic Walking, the unfit, or if you have injuries or health conditions (please refer to our Induction to Nordic Walking Sessions running – details above).  No Need To Book – Just Turn Up – Pole Hire Included – Price: £6 per session with or without pole hire.

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FitHaven Nordic Walking Weekenders

Nordic Walking Weekenders are a fabulous opportunity to take your poles and a partner/friend/on your own to another part of the country and enjoy fabulous scenery, excellent NW routes, relaxation, good food and lots of laughs.  So far to date we have have organised NW Weekenders in North Norfolk (Stiffkey), The Peak District National Park (Hartington) are the Yorkshire Dales National Park (Burnsall).  She runs at least two Nordic Walking Weekenders a year (in March and October) and they are really great fun as well as a chance to unwind, get away from it all and enjoy a weekend in the fresh air with the poles.

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Nordic Walking Weekender Testimonials…

Wow Wow Wow! What a BRILLIANT weekend we have just had, it is what Nordic Walking is all about, FANTASTIC Organisation (& Weather), FANTASTIC People & Company, FANTASTIC Venue & Location & FANTASTIC Walks. What more could we ask for!!! Mervyn & Sue (March & October Weekenders 2010)

We didn’t know what to expect as it was our first NW Weekender but we had an AMAZING time. Fantastic scenery and lovely people. Meg – our chocolate brown lab had a wonderful time too and that for us was the icing on the cake. Sarah & Darryl (October Weekender 2010)

Great Weekend, Excellent walks and Well organised. Jenny (October 2009 & March Weekender 2010)

We can’t thank you enough for giving us such a fabulous weekend.  The walks, weather, scenery and company were great.  The hills, styles and stonewalls were a challenge but gave us such a sense of achievement.  Roll on the next one… Gill & Frank (March & October 2010)

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