The choice of sticks for Nordic walking should be based on several criteria. First, the stick should have a comfortable handle, and secondly, the tip of the stick must be made of hard-alloy material. In addition, the stick should be equipped with a rubber nozzle, preventing its rapid wear. The nose of the tip for walking along the asphalt road should look back. And one more important aspect is the strength of the stick and its length. It should be calculated based on the weight and growth of its owner. Usually, the material for the sticks is carbon or aluminum.
Selection of sticks for Nordic walking
To find the optimal size of sticks for Nordic walking, you need to use one of two methods. You can calculate the length by the formula: (sole in cm + height) x0.68. The resulting value must be rounded. Or rely on visual choice. To do this, it is necessary to grasp the handles by placing the sticks in such a way that the tips are turned to the heels. The elbows must be moved closer to the body. The fold of the hand should form a right angle. If it turned out, then the length of the sticks for Nordic walking was chosen correctly. As a result, the stick should be about 50 cm less than the height of a person.
The longer the selected stick, the greater the physical load per person. That is, the length of the stick acts as a regulator of the load received during walking. In this regard, there is another important question as to how to pick up sticks for Nordic walking taking into account the necessary load. It is important to take into account the physical training of a person, his muscle tone and the length of his legs and hands.
If the length of the stick is insufficient, when moving, the body will bend behind it. This is wrong, with such a stick you can not make a full push from the ground and the step will not be wide enough, which leads to inadequate training of the back surfaces of the muscles of the legs.