Klaus Schwanbeck’s Bio

Dr.Klaus Schwanbeck
President

 

Nordic Pole Walking is more effective than regular walking without poles and is suitable for everyone

“Everybody, at any age or fitness level can Nordic Pole Walk for fitness and fun.

In 2008 I was invited to Canada to teach Nordic Pole Walking at the Sunnybrook Health Science Centre and the rest is history.

I am from Berlin, Germany where I have spent the past twenty years launching nationwide health and wellness programs.

For more than twenty years, I was looking for a physical activity that everybody could perform; especially people, who are not used to do or don’t like a regular exercise program like running, joining a gym, cycling, swimming etc. It was during this time that Nordic Pole Walking began in Europe.

This form of exercise intrigued me and more than a decade ago, my wife Dr.Sabine Schwanbeck (MD) and I incorporated NPW as a physical activity for our patients in our doctor’s office in Berlin, Germany. Nordic Pole walking was a wonderful physical activity to support different therapy programs, normally based on medication.

Our patients immediately discovered the instant improvements. They felt physically strong, their endurance improve and their back and neck pain diminished. Others showed positive results with their blood pressure reading and our Diabetic 2 patients show decreases in their blood sugar levels. These positive results could allow us to reduce medications drastically.

When I came to the Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto I brought with me many years of successful health promotion. My scientific background in Sports Medicine and long years of training experience as a national coach for Germany’s Track & Field team allowed me to understand the true benefits of this form of exercise. My experience along with all of the clinical studies supporting Nordic Pole Walking allowed me to initiate an Employee Wellness Program at Sunnybrook Hospital. The news of my Nordic Pole Walking Wellness Program has spread and continues to spread to many medical and Health Facilities throughout Toronto and Canada.

The Canadian Diabetes Association, numerous walking clubs, health and wellness centre along with the general public have recognized the great health benefits of this most popular outdoor sport in Europe. Today in Europe there are more than 10 million Nordic Pole Walkers and I am so pleased to see this sport start to grow in popularity in Canada.

With Canadian friends and a team of health and business professionals who recognized the potential of Nordic Pole Walking Canada we have established Nordic Pole Walking Canada Inc. and we are all committed to improve health and fitness for the broadest segment of Canada’s population.

Nordic Pole Walking Canada develops holistic health programs, certifies Nordic Pole Walking Instructors and provides high quality nordixx-poles and equipment for affordable prices. We are looking forward to teaching and motivating everyone to begin Nordic Pole walking as their regular physical activity.