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NORDIC WALKING IN SENIORS:
A BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW
Cristina González Castro
Asoc. para la promoción de la salud Ipar Izarra Nordic Walking Bilbao (Spain)
www.nwbilbao.com / Tel. +34 693354161 / cg-castro@hotmail.com
Introduction
Given the aging of the population there
is aneed for effective physical exercise
interventions. Nordic Walking (NW)
adds a pair of poles to the normal
walking pattern propelling us forward
(Arrankoski & Kettunen, 2011). It is a
novel physical activity with important
advantajes in the health promotion
environment (González Castro, 2013).
Material & methods
Literature review.
Seniors practicing Nordic Walking
No conflict of interest
Reference list
Arrankoski, T. & Kettunen, T. (2011). Il Moderno Nordic Walking. In movimento per tutta la vita. Lempaala
(Finland): Askel.
González Castro, C. (2013). El Nordic Walking como ejercicio físico a prescribir en pacientes afectados de
linfedema secundario al cáncer de mama. Apunts, Medicina de l’Esport, 48(179), pp. 97-101.
Takeshima et al. (2013) Effects of Nordic Walking compared to conventional walking and band-based resistance
exercise on fitness in older adults. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 12(3), pp.422-430.
Conclusions
NW is proposed as a safe physical
activity to implement as an
intervention for seniors and improve
their quality o life.
Results
6 studies were found (n=406). NW
interventions improved functional
capacity and quality of life
parameters even when compared to
other types of physical activity
(Takeshima et al., 2013).
IMPROVED PARAMETERS:
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
AEROBIC CAPACITY
STRETNGTH
BALANCE & FLEXIBILITY
BLOOD PRESSURE
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS
QUALITY OF LIFE