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The author [Malin Svensson] is internationally recognized as a leading authority on Nordic walking. The practice of Nordic walking was introduced in Finland in the early 1930s as an off-season training method for the cross-country skiers. But it's only in the last 10 years that the sport has taken off internationally. Preliminary research and testing on the physical effects of Nordic walking were done in Finland in 1996. That same year, Nordic walking was established in its present form, when Suomen Latu (an organization focused on improving physical fitness among Finns), the Finnish Sports Institute and the Finnish polemaker Exel joined forces.
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Walking On a Nordic Mission
The author, Swedish-born fitness trainer Malin Svensson has been on a simple mission for 20 years, first ...
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