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Latest News - Nordic Walking For Health

Get the latest news from Nordic Walking for Health, including information about extended courses, regular instructed group walks at the three different levels of Nordic walking technique, free grant-funded sessions for eligible people living with health and wellbeing needs and refresher sessions amongst other events.

Instructed Nordic Walks at the health level – weekly on Thursdays & fortnightly on Saturdays

We've reached the Health level of Nordic walking technique - September 2018, Stanmer Park
We’ve reached the Health level of Nordic walking technique – September 2018, Stanmer Park

Three regular instructed Nordic walks for people at the health level of Nordic walking technique are now available: (i) every Thursday early AM – easygoing pace (ii) every Thursday late AM – moderate pace. The price of a Thursday walk will be either £17 or £20 per person depending on whether six or more places are booked across both sessions. (iii) fortnightly Saturday AMs – moderate pace. The price of a Saturday walk will be pro-rata from £17 up to a maximum of £22 per person if at least three places are booked. These instructed Nordic walks Read more »

Instructed Nordic Walks at the foundation level – 1.30 to 3pm Wednesdays

Nordic walking on the South Downs
Nordic Healthwalk in Nordic weather 20 January 2016

Weekly, instructed Nordic walks at an easygoing pace are available every Wednesday from 11.45am to 1.15pm, usually taking place in Stanmer Park, Brighton. These walks are primarily for people living with a long term health condition. The price will be pro-rata starting from £10 per person if six places are booked. The maximum number of places on each walk is six. Booking is on a first come, first served basis in response to a standard email that is sent out earlier in the week to people who’ve registered interest. You will Read more »

FREE weekly Instructed Nordic Walks on Wednesday PMs

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Nordic Walking – Stanmer Park, 3 Sept 2014

Free Weekly Instructed Nordic Walks from 1.30 to 3pm on Wednesdays The last of the free instructed Nordic walks on this Active Sussex funded scheme will take place next Wednesday 27 September in Stanmer Park, Brighton. From 4 October, these walks will continue to be available at the discounted price of £10 per walk or, if paying £90 in advance, ten walks for the price of nine, i.e. £9 per walk. The maximum number of places on each walk will be eight. As these walks have proved so popular, two slots Read more »

Live in Sussex with a long-term health condition ? Take up Nordic walking for free !

Nordic walking in Stanmer Park - August 2018
Nordic walking in Stanmer Park – August 2018. Photo by Maria Scard

From April to September, a free programme of taster sessions, beginner courses and weekly instructed Nordic walks/refresher sessions in Stanmer Park, Brighton, are available for booking if you live in Sussex with a long-term health condition, i.e. you: have defined health risk factors or self-reported health problems, e.g. overweight, high blood pressure, back pain, stress, anxiety, mild to moderate depression, including if you are a carer or bereaved live with certain long-term/progressive conditions, e.g. asthma & other respiratory conditions, long COVID, ME/chronic fatigue, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, asthma, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis & fibromyalgia Read more »