Free Nordic Walking Classes Coming to the Wellness Expo at Baker College on Tuesday, February 26, in Cadillac, Michigan

Empire, MI, February 26, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Pete Edwards and his Nordic Walking Poles are helping to empower individuals from across the USA to start walking again, walking more and walking much more effectively. Walking with poles can help to burn 20 to 40 percent more calories than plain old walking according to the Cooper Institute. The poles also help to radically improve balance and stability. They also help to radically reduce the stress to the shins, then knees and the back. All documented by hundreds of thank you cards and happy customer emails that Edwards, the owner/founder/head coach at www.skiwalking.com and the American Nordic Walking System receives.

That type of success is why Edwards' Nordic Walking Poles and the free classes he teaches are a perfect fit with the Wellness Expo coming to Baker College on Tuesday, February 26, in Cadillac, Michigan from 3pm - 8pm. The goal is to help inspire people to make a change to prevent obesity. Edwards has successfully helped thousands of Americans do just that - make a healthy change to their lifestyles. Doctors, Physical Therapists and other health and fitness experts will be on hand to encourage participants during the Expo.

Walking with Nordic Walking Poles can help to make an existing walking campaign become more effective. The poles can also help those in desperate need of exercise launch a long overdue successful walking campaign. The poles "empower" many individuals to walk comfortably and with confidence again for the first time in years. Every day Edwards has new customers successfully using his walking poles instead of a cane or walker. The poles are even more comfortable than pushing a shopping cart.

All it takes is a pair of durable one-piece Nordic Walking Poles that are sized correctly for an individual's specific height. Edwards is the leading Nordic Walking coach in North America and he only recommends one-piece walking poles. He warns against cheap/flimsy 2-piece and 3-piece collapsible poles that are currently flooding the market from China because they rattle, vibrate, gradually collapsible or fail altogether due to the twist-locks and flip-locks that are neither user-friendly or dependable. Edwards specializes in equipping everyone with the Perfect Length Poles and coaches them in the correct technique for their specific level of fitness. All his poles come with a free Nordic Walking DVD and printed instructions.

When using the perfect length poles and the correct technique Nordic Walking’s winning combination of improved posture, a unique 4-Wheel-Drive type action and shock absorbing benefits are helping many individuals to walk comfortably again. Edwards' Nordic Walking Poles are helping individuals with balance issues, knee issues or new knees, hip issues or new hips, back issues (including those with rods in their back), weight issues, multiple sclerosis (MS), parkinson's (PD), diabetes, neuropathy, arthritis, bursitis, scoliosis, lumbar stenosis, fibromyalgia, post polio, osteoporosis, stroke recovery, cancer recovery and other limitations to walking. Edwards' Nordic Walking poles are helping thousands of Americans get off the couch, successfully get outside, start walking safely and effectively launch much needed walking campaigns.

The SWIX and EXEL Nordic Walking Poles that Edwards carries are no longer just for expert skiers deprived of snow during the summer for ski simulation training. They are ideal cross trainers for runners and participants in all sports. They are successfully helping thousands of individuals in re-hab. In Europe doctors write prescriptions for Nordic Walking Poles. And the poles are helping individuals burn more calories and drop the pounds. All of Edwards' poles are equipped with durable metal tips for trails, grass, dirt, the beach, the sand dunes, snow and ice. Removable rubber tips are also included for use on pavement, sidewalks, carpet, tiles, indoor and outdoor tracks, in the mall and on any type of hard surface.

Walking poles could help someone you know with their fitness campaign, improve their balance, help with their recovery and/or assist with their fight against obesity.