Nordic stride 2 thrive

15/03/2026

🥾 Evening Nordic walking beginner courses are starting in Belper this April.

✨ Fun, social, and a fantastic full-body workout in the outdoors

🌅 Monday & Tuesday evening sessions at various times from 17:45 – 19:15 start in April and it's £52 for a block of x4 hour long lessons. You'll be in a small group for quality instruction and poles are available to borrow within the price.

👉 Places are limited, so to book and for more details please email nordicstride2thrive@gmail.com or message me on 07967 727780

NORDIC WALKING BENEFITS:

💪 Use 90% of your muscles, by using upper body equally as hard as lower body

Improve & correct your posture

Strengthen your lower back & core muscles

🫀 Increase your cardiovascular and aerobic fitness

Strengthen your core muscles, essential for everyone, this is where the power for movement originates in the body

Alleviate pressure on knees/hips/ankles for the duration of your hikes

🏃‍♀️ Increase uphill speed by ⅓ with correct technique

05/03/2026

Spring is in the air 🌱🌞

The regular Nordic Ambles group enjoyed hearing the birdsong and seeing the wild daffodils and castle ruins today. So many pretty places in and around Belper.

If you want to join in future, why not sign up to one of our new EVENING beginner courses to learn the skills, the first starts Tuesday 7 April. Once you are trained you can join a regular group. More details are available from the events section of the Nordic Stride 2 Thrive FB page or email nordicstride2thrive@gmail.com

Hope to see you soon and share some the these hidden gems with you 🤩

02/03/2026

Belper Health Hub

FREE Nordic walking taster

Come and explore a new skill ready to get out an active in Spring with a regular Nordic walking group.

💪 You get a whole body work out with Nordic walking
👌 Tone your core and upper body at the same time as your legs
👍 Improve your posture
🫶 A great cardio workout

Feedback from people trying Nordic walking for the first time:
"Really good, well explained and enjoyable"
"Interesting and certainly an effective way of speeding up my walking"
"Can already understand the benefits... I have started to notice and correct my posture after just two sessions."

Join us for a beginner friendly Nordic walking taster session with Corinna, a British Nordic Walking trained instructor. Walking poles provided. Please wear closed toed shoes suitable for walking on grass and tarmac. Local beginner courses start 7th April.

Tuesday 31 March 6pm at Belper Health Hub

Limited places, pre- booking essential, email Corinna at nordicstride2thrive@gmail.com or tel 07967 727780 with your height (so I can check my poles are long enough for you).

01/03/2026

FREE Nordic walking taster

Come and explore a new skill ready to get out an active in Spring with a regular Nordic walking group.

💪 You get a whole body work out with Nordic walking
👌 Tone your core and upper body at the same time as your legs
👍 Improve your posture
🫶 A great cardio workout

Feedback from people trying Nordic walking for the first time:
"Really good, well explained and enjoyable"
"Interesting and certainly an effective way of speeding up my walking"
"Can already understand the benefits... I have started to notice and correct my posture after just two sessions."

Join us for a beginner friendly Nordic walking taster session with Corinna, a British Nordic Walking trained instructor. Walking poles provided. Please wear closed toed shoes suitable for walking on grass and tarmac. Local beginner courses start 7th April.

Tuesday 31 March 6pm at Belper Health Hub

Limited places, pre- booking essential, email Corinna at nordicstride2thrive@gmail.com or tel 07967 727780 with your height (so I can check my poles are long enough for you).

28/02/2026

Help get in shape for summer

Come and learn a new skill ready to get out an active in Spring with our regular Nordic walking group.

💪 You get a whole body work out with Nordic walking
👌 Tone your core and upper body at the same time as your legs
👍 Improve your posture
🫶 A great cardio workout

Feedback from people trying Nordic walking for the first time:
"Interesting and certainly an effective way of speeding up my walking"
"Can already understand the benefits... I have started to notice and correct my posture after just two sessions."

Located at Whitemoor Rec, Belper, DE56 0HB. Poles are provided. Small group tuition (min of 4 max of 6). Just £52 for a block of x4 hour long outdoor sessions.

24/02/2026

Interesting article related to the Ageing Well event I was part of in January. It’s important to build social networks coupled with getting out and about, and making this part of everyday life - it keeps you young!

Four GP surgeries in Belper united police, fire, hospital, voluntary and community partners in a one‑stop event designed to help people stay active, independent and less likely to develop frailty.

23/02/2026

Is anyone up for this? I’ll be running more variety of walks after my evening beginner courses in Spring.

20/02/2026

More 😃 happy and resilient folks trained in the 10 steps of Nordic walking, smiling despite the weather ☔️❄️ - that’s what Nordic walking can do for you!
The January- February classes finished yesterday. Look out for more including Monday & Tuesday evening taster sessions and classes coming soon…

13/02/2026

It's competition time at British Nordic Walking. Which photo do you think I should enter for the instructor photo of the month?

It needs to be something that best reflects the spirit of my Nordic Stride 2 Thrive walks. Choose photo 1, 2 or 3 in your comments.

I look forward to hearing from you 😀

06/02/2026

Beat the winter blues!

Come and learn a new skill ready to get out an active in Spring with our regular Nordic walking group.
💪 You get a whole body work out with Nordic walking
👌 Tone your core and upper body at the same time as your legs
👍 Improve your posture
🫶 A great cardio workout

Feedback from people trying Nordic walking for the first time:
"Really good, well explained and enjoyable"
"Interesting and certainly an effective way of speeding up my walking"
"Can already understand the benefits... I have started to notice and correct my posture after just two sessions."

Located at Belper Meadows Cricket Club. Poles are provided. Small group tuition (min of 4 max of 6). Just £52 for a block of x4 hour long outdoor sessions.

22/01/2026

Another lovely group of folks braved the weather today for a taste of Nordic walking.

Feedback included: ‘Really good, well explained and enjoyable’ and ‘Interesting and certainly an effective way of speeding up my walking’

If you’d like to be added to the waiting list for future taster sessions then let me know on 07967 727780 or email nordicstride2thrive@gmail.com