Nordic Walking

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

BBC

Health & Fitness, Science

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

We all know that walking is hugely beneficial for our health and wellbeing, but we can get even fitter, and use nearly twice as many muscles, by introducing some poles and a simple technique. Join Michael Mosley as he delves into the science of Nordic walking to find out how it can enhance our walks by burning more calories and helping to ease back pain. He speaks to Dr Jennifer Reed from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute about her research, which has demonstrated why Nordic walking is one of the best forms of exercise for improving your heart health. Our volunteer Jessica picks up some poles and transforms her regular walks into a full-body workout. Series Producer: Nija Dalal-Small Editor: Zoë Heron A BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio 4.

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0:41.0	We would all like some quick and simple ways to improve our health, but we're inundated with
0:48.7	often conflicting advice.
0:50.5	So if you're going to try just one thing to improve your mental and physical well-being, what should it be?
0:57.0	Maybe playing a musical instrument to boost your brain power, or a spoonful of olive oil to help your heart. How about doing some volunteering to
1:06.8	improve your immune system? I'm Dr Michael Mosley and this is just one thing where each episode will explore one
1:15.2	thing you can start doing today to improve your health or life in ways you might
1:20.4	not expect.
1:22.4	Ooh I'm on my daily early morning walk,
1:26.0	but today I've made a simple change to my routine
1:28.0	that could burn more calories, wet more muscles
1:31.0	and boost my quality of life.
1:32.0	I'm Nordic walking.
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