Pete, I just received my new EXEL Urban Skier Nordic Walking Poles, following your clear directions I was in 4-wheel drive in about 30 min.  I am absolutely out of this world AMAZED at what these Poles and the AMERICAN NORDIC WALKING SYSTEM can accomplish. I have a story about how I just recovered functionality […]

Mike Terrell is an outdoor writer/ski writer and wrote up a great article about Nordic Ski Walking for the Traverse City Record-Eagle newspaper. When skiers and snowshoers are deprived of snow, Mike Terrell recommends Nordic Ski Walking. Mike has learned from experience that collapsible walking poles are far inferior to REAL one-piece Nordic Walking Poles. […]

Hi, Pete, Bought my SWIX carbon nordic walking poles last year, deciding to finally make a head-on assault against my rheumatoid-osteo-miniscus-short-boomer syndrome a-n-n-n-d I am surviving! Seriously, your personal phone assistance in helping me order the right poles for my height/weight/abilities really insured that the equipment would assist, not impede my efforts. For every weak […]

Thanks Jim Neff, from Michigan Skier, for letting your readers know more about Nordic Ski Skiwalking: “SKIWALKING.COM and the American Nordic Walking System is the place to go for the hottest new fitness activity in the country. Can’t get to a ski hill? No problem, just grab your SkiWalking fitness poles and head out for […]

SWIX of Lillehammer, Norway, is one of the most recognized and award-winning companies in the ski biz. Our SWIX Nordic Walking Poles are made right along with the world’s best ski racing poles. SWIX makes quality one-piece poles that are the most durable in the industry. And all of our walking poles come with comfortable […]

Happy Holidays! Next week is Thanksgiving. We were hiking every day with our poles on the dunes, trails, and 2-tracks here in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Last week it started to snow and we have been Nordic Skiing (cross country skiing) every day since. Nordic Walking and Nordic Skiing are kissing cousins. Both are […]

All of us at SKIWALKING.COM and the American Nordic Walking System are extremely grateful for all of our happy customers. We ship fast. We have the #1 rated poles in North America. We are honest about one-piece poles being ideal for all ages and all fitness levels – the best poles for athletes, fitness walking, […]

Mom will LOVE her new walking poles. Be sure to find poles for Mom that are safe, user-friendly, durable and trustworthy. Poles to avoid – poles made in China with cheap/flimsy twist-locks or flip-locks often prove to be un-safe, not durable and not trustworthy due to the poles not holding their settings. Collapsible poles often […]