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Meet-Up Nordic Walking Group
2023-07-29 11:35 The Meet-Up Nordic Walkging Group began June 2023. This is a casual informal group of Nordic Walkers who meet every Friday at 8:00am. We meet at the Andover Senior Center Playstead Parking-Lot located...
Nordic Walking Free 1-Hr Session #2
2023-04-17 10:00 Today (Monday, April 17, 2023), we held our second Free 1-Hr Nordic Walking session at the Playstead Parking next to the Andover Senior Center. It was a Typical New England Day, a slightly chilly 48F ...
Nordic Walking Free 1-Hr Session
2023-03-20 10:00 Today (Monday, March 20, 2023), we held a Free 1-Hr Nordic Walking session at the Playstead Parking next to the Andover Senior Center. It was a Gorgeous New England Day 40F,  25% Humidity and Sunny, S...
Nordic Walking at the Harold Parker State Forest 4th Dec, 2022
2022-12-04 21:07 This was the longest Nordic Walk Denise and I have ever done at the Harold Parker State Forest. The Forest continues to be Gorgeous and one of our most favorite goto place for a good ponderous hike. T...
Nordic Walking at the Memorial Forest in Sudbury
2022-11-13 20:42 Well Denise and I did the actual and real Nordic Walking. The rest of the fine bunch were the hardiest New England women there ever were.  We hiked (ahem Nordic Walked!!) about 8.62miles in pouring ra...
Nordic Walk to End Alzheimer's, Oct 2, 2022...
2022-11-03 13:00 Denise recently participated in the 3mile Walk to End Alzheimer's event in Andover. This was in honor of her Mom, Rita Boucher, who suffered from the debilitating affects of Dementia.  The COVID y...
3-Day Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk, Aug 26, 2022
2022-11-03 12:08 Our Star Student Mary-Jane recently completed a 3-Day (60-mile) Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk (Ahem, Nordic Walk!!).  We remain amazed at what an Avid Nordic Walker she is. Of-course she uses the ...
Still Alive and Nordic Walking, Sept 25, 2022...
2022-11-03 11:29 Yup, Still Alive, Well and Nordic Walking!! Denise and I continue to take whatever opportunity we get, to Nordic Walk out in our Gorgeous New England Country Side.  We were out recently, Nordic Walkin...
We are still Alive and Well, June 7, 2022...
2022-06-07 09:12 Denise and I continue to hike atleast 2 times a week.  Mostly the local reservations (Harold Parker, Ward, AVIS). Last to last weekend we were in the White Mountains (at SubSig, SubSig.org).  I must a...
Next Nordic Walking Adventure Class, like Spring, is around the corner.
2022-02-14 17:45 Greetings you young and restless at heart New Englanders!!     The air is fresh and Spring is around the corner. We are offering our next Nordic Walking Adventure Sessions beginning April 7. Contact...
First 2022 Class, Fourth Hike!!
2022-01-27 10:00 What a differece a week makes in the Northeast.  Whereas last week was a balmy 34F, this week was a chilly 14F.  As usual it was a gorgeous and sunny, albeit a bit chilly day. But nothing the hardy Ne...
First 2022 Class, Third Hike!!
2022-01-20 10:00 The one thing that keeps New Englander's young and active is the constantly changing weather. One gets natural exercise as a way of life in New England.  To get out of the house, one has to put fl...
First 2022 Class, Second Hike!!
2022-01-13 10:00 Boy, what a difference a week makes.  We finally got some snow and it was nice and cold(31F) to keep the snow crisp and dry. There was not enough snow to break out the snow-shoes but definitely enough...
First 2022 Class, First Hike!!
2022-01-06 19:48 NordicWalkMA launched its First Official Class for 2022!! January 6th, 2022, 10:15am.   First of all, Good Riddance 2021!!  We all hope that the craziness is behind us.  Happy New Year!!!  Well Sort...
Denise's Nordic Walk Presentation at Andover's Robb Center
2022-01-04 14:00 Denise gave a very well received presentation about the History of Nordic Walking at the Robb Center in Andover.  There were about 20 participants. It was an hour long presentation with show and tell ...
Our Official First Class!!!
2021-12-02 10:00 NordicWalkMA launched its Official First Class!! December 2nd, 2021, 10am.   We met at the Head Quarters of Harold Parker State Forest and started hiking from there.   We had 3 wonderful students ...
Why Nordic Walking is Great for Women Aged 65-74...
2021-12-01 10:43 Hot off the Press!! There was a recent study published which indicates that one can improve the level of vitamin D in the blood and the quality of life among women aged 65-74, by (drum roll please) .....
Mary Jane walked 60 miles to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer!
2021-11-29 17:19 Mary Jane has trained countless hours to prepare for the November Breast Cancer walk in California which was held earlier this month. Part of her preparation included taking a class in Nordic Waking. ...
Nordic Walking at Harold Parker
2021-11-04 09:00 We had a later start, 9:00am.  We hiked from Harold Parker State Forest Headquarters to Salem Pond.  The foliage was beautiful.  The lower spots of the trail were a bit wet which took some creative ma...
The Art of Nordic-Walking at Andre's Institute of Art
2021-10-21 09:00 Andre’s Institute of Art (https://andresinstitute.org) was a delightful Nordic-Walking excursion.  The art and the imagination on display was a good exercise for the mind.  I chose this venue for the ...