Nordic walking – the healthiest sport ever? – A review

Abstract

Nordic Walking (NW) is a widely practiced sport that was originally intended as a way for cross-country skiers to get a year-round workout. However, it quickly proved to be easy, enjoyable and undemanding, which led populations around the world to train NW. Today, the sport is used as rehabilitation in most medical specialties, as it is considered to be safe, not creating barriers, inexpensive and has no side effects. This article presents a literature review on the effects of NW on patients' mental and physical health.

Keywords

• nordic walking
• sport
• training
• heart diseases
• neurological diseases