Leki Silent Paws

I have just received my shipment of leki silent Walking paws. i took them out for a test run, well not really a test run i was anxious to try them out so i changed from the power grip paws.
i started the walk from my front door which is your usual British pavement, it was difficult i couldn't get a good grip on the pavement, however when i got to the park it was so much better, the track is a rough with stones embeded in to asphalt so it gave better traction. but it was not as silent as i expected it to be in fact it was a whole lot nosier than walking with the ordinary carbide tip.
it was a good work out, but i am looking forward to seeing how long these paws last. the paws i got with my pole from pole about only lasted about 3days at a stretch .

smoking bush

whilst out on my walk in the winter we saw this tree that seemed to be smoking so we went in to investigate. but in the end we figured out it was most likely to be tree pollen.

My New Bliss

Yes i have found a new bliss in the form of Nordic Walking. I had been out of work for a few weeks when a friend of mine Suggested we take up walking in the park, I agreed and we started with just ordinary walking then we gradually added weights to our wrists. then one day whilst she was out grocery shopping she came upon the "sticks" and she convinced me to get a pair so i went off and got a pair.
i did loads of research on the web about nordic walking and have fallen in love with it ever since. for the first three months, i had no real strategy and wasn't sure i was doing it right but eventually i found a grove and stuck with it and lost a lot of weight by going out each morning to walk. now i absolutely love it.