Nordic Walking

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Supervised Nordic walking for 6 months improved aerobic capacity and muscle strength in adults with obesity, according to a recent study. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

Adults with overweight or obesity had improved aerobic capacity and muscle strength after 6 months of supervised Nordic walking and maintained the improvements during 6 months of unsupervised training, according to study data.