Nordic Walking - A New Form of Adapted Physical Activity (A Literature Review)

Morgulec‐Adamowicz, Natalia; Marszałek, Jolanta; Jagustyn, Piotr

doi:10.2478/v10038-011-0009-7

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“…NW can be used by active athletes as part of their fitness training and also by patients during physiotherapy (Jakubec et al, 2009;Kocur, Deskur-Śmielecka, Wilk, & Dylewicz, 2009;Morgulec-Adamowicz, Marszałek, & Jagustyn, 2011). Apart from load to cardiovascular system, articular and muscular system must also be considered.…”

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“…The advantage of this physical activity is that it is a simple and natural movement, based on natural walking, similar to basic human locomotion. NW as a form of exercise is, due to its attractiveness, becoming increasingly more utilised in the areas of sports, recreation, tourism and physiotherapy (Morgulec-Adamowicz, Marszałek, & Jagustyn, 2011).…”

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Impact of walking speed and slope of the ground on axial force of poles in Nordic walking

Pšurný¹,

Janura²,

Krejčí³

et al. 2013

Acta Gymnica

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BACKGROUND: Nordic walking (NW), due to its attractiveness and convenience of equipment, is becoming more popular and utilised in the areas of sports, recreation and physiotherapy. Some of its impacts on load to the body have not yet been sufficiently explored. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine the impact of walking speed and slope of the ground on the magnitude of axial forces, transferred to the poles by upper extremities during NW. METHODS: The study was participated in by 17 healthy subjects, aged 25.9 ± 3.6 years, who went through 12 independent measurements on a treadmill in various speeds (6.0; 6.6; 7.2 and 7.8 km · h -1 ) and slopes (0; 5 and 7.5%). These measurements provided us with values of basic spatiotemporal variables, characterizing NW performance and force variables, acting on the poles. RESULTS: Increased walking speed led to increase in cycle frequency (p < .001) and increase in peak poling force and average poling force (p < .001). Poling time reduced with increasing speed (p < .001). Increase in slope of ground had no significant impact on the magnitude of time and dynamic variables. CONCLUSIONS: Increased walking speed during NW increases the force, generated by the upper extremities on the poles. During NW it is possible to prefer walking speed rather than to change the slope of the ground for those patients, who are indicated to strengthen upper extremities.

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Impact of walking speed and slope of the ground on axial force of poles in Nordic walking

Pšurný¹,

Janura²,

Krejčí³

et al. 2013

Acta Gymnica

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“…Tyto svalové kontrakce zlepšují kloubní stabilitu potřebnou k zajištění posturální stability těla. Takto lze vhodně zapojit 70-90 % svalů těla (Morgulec-Adamowicz et al, 2011). Navíc se jedná o aerobní aktivitu, kterou lze snadno nadávkovat s ohledem na aktuální zdravotní stav dotyčného.…”

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Význam pohybové aktivity seniorů v prevenci pádů

Jančíková¹

2015

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Abstrakt Abstract The aim of the article is to shed light on the issue of falls among the elderly and the importance of physical activity in the prevention of falls. Due to the aging of the population, the occurence of falls is increasing. The article provides an overall summary of the most frequent causes -both internal and external -of falls among the elderly, and possibilities for their prevention. It also discusses gait disor-

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“…NW, when performed regularly, provides an array of health benefits for the young, the elderly, or for persons with various health problems, especially those suffering from chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, obesity, and hypertension (Morgulec-Adamowicz, Marszałek, & Jagustyn, 2011;Tschentscher, Niederseer, & Niebauer, 2013). The increased metabolic and cardiovascular demands during NW compared with normal walking has been often explained by the additional recruitment of the upper body musculature for propulsion (Church, Earnest, & Morss, 2002;Schiffer et al, 2006).…”

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Development and validation of system for measuring poling forces during Nordic walking

Krejčí¹,

Jakubec²,

Pšurný³

et al. 2013

Acta Gymnica

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BACKGROUND:Recently, the popularity of Nordic walking (NW) has been rising steadily. Many scientific studies researched the promising and beneficial effects of this form of physical activity. However, only a few studies provided data about the forces acting on the poles. We did not find a commercially available system that enables the measurement of the poling forces. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper was to develop and validate a system for measuring the poling forces during NW. METHODS: Strain gauge force tranducers were mounted below the grips of standard NW poles. The transducer signals were amplified and converted to digital form for transmitting to a personal computer. Special software was developed for processing the measured data and the calculation method of output variables was described. Validation of the system was performed using a Kistler force plate. Poling cycles with peak force of about 150 N were imitated by pressing the pole over a force plate. RESULTS: A function sample of the measurement system was constructed. Validation yielded the mean absolute error of 1.1 N in case of poling cycles without pole impacts or 3.0 N in case of poling cycles with impacts. CONCLUSIONS: The validation result of our system is comparable to the results of similar systems used for measurements during cross-country skiing. The system enables independent measurement of the poling forces on both poles and the duration of measurement can be up to one hour. The system provides a tool that can be used to answer a number of questions that researches raise about NW. Understanding of the biomechanical and physiological aspects of poling action can constitute a scientific basis for promoting, teaching and training of NW.

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Nordic Walking - A New Form of Adapted Physical Activity (A Literature Review)

Cited by 46 publications

References 26 publications

Impact of walking speed and slope of the ground on axial force of poles in Nordic walking

Impact of walking speed and slope of the ground on axial force of poles in Nordic walking

Význam pohybové aktivity seniorů v prevenci pádů

Development and validation of system for measuring poling forces during Nordic walking

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