Trevor Jones is pleased to announce that his online Nordic Walking Class recommenced at 12.00pm on Thursday 7 January 2021.

The classes will take place via Zoom every Thursday until 25 March. Contact Dot Brown on 0131 443 1665.

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When we are able to return to face-to-face activities:

Classes are run by our Instructor, Trevor Jones, and take place on Thursdays from 12:00-13:00

This weekly group is run by Edinburgh Branch of Parkinson's UK.  The Instructor is fully qualified and very experienced authority, Trevor Jones.

Places are available for Edinburgh Branch members and care partners.   Sessions are free and poles are provided.

Time: Thursdays, 12 noon till 1pm

Meeting Place: The Meadows, Edinburgh.  We meet at the Pavilion Café, Jawbone Walk, EH9 1JU

If you wish to take part, please contact Dot Brown in the first instance, either by email via: weirbrown@gmail.com or 0131 443 1665.

Bill Wright comments, “I took the training course in Nordic Walking (NW) a year ago and although I haven’t done as much as I wished, when I do, I find it invigorating and therapeutic. The major benefits are in my posture, left arm mobility, cardiovascular fitness and co-ordination. After the initial training, NW is a bit like marching, you swing your arms up before bringing the pole down onto the ground. This gives the upper body exercise as well as the legs and, if like me, you have one arm which doesn’t work so well when you are walking, this gets it moving! Once you get the hang of it, there’s also a range of weekly walks run by Trevor. These vary in length and fitness level required: my favourite is Portobello Beach on a Thursday morning – a bracing walk along the beach for an hour starting at 10am.”

Trevor’s website is www.getmefitquick.co.uk/nordic-walking.

You can see the Edinburgh Branch in action in a short short video on the Nordic Walking page of the Branch Website