Getting More People, More Active, More Often: PETERBOROUGH

Join Active Edge Solutions and Get Back INTO A healther lifestyle!

Everyone, young or old, needs to lead an active lifestyle to stay or become healthier. By increasing your activity might have a postitive and immediate impact on you and your loved one's lives. You will start to feel better about yourself, increase your energy levels, improve sleep patterns and be better able to cope with stress and anxiety.


Active Edge Solutions is on a mission to persuade more people, to be more active, more often. Are you up for it? If you are, why don't you sign up for one of our GET BACK INTO a healthier lifestyle courses this autumn. Nothing to loose, but a few pounds, lots to gain, a healthier lifestyle - 'Priceless'.


Many health guidelines suggests we should take up to 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity, five days a week, this would be enough to improve your health. 'Every little helps' – whether you Fitness Walk for 5 minutes, go to the gym for 10 minutes or Nordic walk for 20 minutes. Once you've experienced the thrill of getting active, you'll soon find you're reaching that recommended daily levels of 30 minutes.

At your Active Edge Solutions fitness classes or personal training, you’ll find the encouragement, support and the motivation you need to help you increase your activity levels.

We're here to encourage you. So remember, whatever time you can fit in, it all adds up to a more Peterborough people, being more active, more often.

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Next Week's Greeniversity Courses

Next Week’s FREE Greeniversity Courses:

Wednesday 1st September
Knitting for Beginners
A fun and friendly knitting class for those who wish to learn and make new friends

Thursday 2nd September
Nordic Walking Taster Session & Fitness Walk
Learn an innovative walking technique then tone up on a fitness walk

Thursday 2nd September
Art and History Teaching Skills Workshop
A workshop designed to teach how to teach – ideal for budding Greeniversity tutors!

Friday 3rd September
Creative Peterborough Networking Event
Become up-to-date with the creative and artistic side of Peterborough

Friday 3rd September
Nordic Walking Taster Session & Fitness Walk
Learn an innovative walking technique then tone up on a fitness walk


For further details, to enrol on any of these free courses or to chat on our forum go to:
http://www.greeniversity.org.uk/
Greeniversity is the free and easy choice for learning green skills and making friends

Peterborough Nordic Walkers!

Calling Peterborough Nordic Walkers






We have some fantastic Nordic Walks for you all this week. Hope you will have the time and wish to come along for some wonderful Nordic walking this week.


Nordic Walk 1 - Nordic Walk for Active Workplaces on TUESDAY 24th August. Usually we meet at the Peterborough and Stamford District Hospital Thorpe Road and this week we will be starting Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire click here for > Details


Gables listed building - Peterborough

Meet at the Thorpe Meadows, map/grid ref: 142: TL 174 985 at 17:20 for a 17:30 start. Park in the FREE Thorpe Meadows car park opposite the Ramada Hotel. We will walk on the Meadows or the Boardwalk and back.


Full details are posted here MEETUP Please come along and join us for a great walk on Tuesday, starting at 9:30am. It will be about 2 - 3 miles.


Nordic Walk 2 We will also meet on WEDNESDAY 25th August starting from the Royal Hoskoning, Rightwell House, Bretton, Peterborough.


Meet at Rightwell House, Bretton, Cambs, at Royal Hoskoning (Rightwell House). A great walk, the walk through Highlees Spinney and Bretton Park will be approx 2-3 miles.

Full details are posted here MEETUP. Please come along and join us for a great walk on Wednesday.


Nordic Walk 3 We meet every THURSDAY evening walk from Werrington Sports Centre, Thursday 26th August although this week we will meet up at Bretton Centre.



Bretton Centre, Car Park, Rightwell, Bretton, Peterborough. If you wish to come along then we shall meet at the FREE Bretton centre car park, near the phone store.


Full details are posted here details click here> MEETUP. Please come along and join us for a great fitness and weightloss Nordic walk on THURSDAY evening, starting at 6.30pm. It will be about 4½ - 5 miles.


Nordic Walk 4 Meet us on FRIDAY morning for our well-being and weightloss Nordic Walk full details click here> : MEETUP

We meet up every Friday at Bretton Park for our regular Nordic Walk and this week we will meet up at Werrington Sports Centre.

FREE car parking is available at the Werrington Sports Centre, Staniland Way, Werrington Peterborough. Do join us for this Nordic Walk, it will be approximately 3 - 3.5 miles.

Nordic Walk 5 is part of our newest Learn to Nordic Walk group and we will meet up at Thorpe Meadows for our fifth class. We'll meet up at the Thorpe Meadows, map/grid ref: 142: TL 174 985 at 17:20 for a 17:30 start. Park in the FREE Thorpe Meadows car park opposite the Ramada Hotel.

We will be working on techniques to equip you with skills to enable you to join our regular Nordic Walks for health, fitness and weightloss.

Learn to Nordic Walk details of click here> MEETUP .

When: FRIDAY, August 27, 2010

Time : 6:15 PM

Where: Thorpe Meadows ,Peterborough, United Kingdom

Arrive at 6:00 pm to sort out equipment (poles) ready to start at 6:15 pm.

We look forward to meeting you this week for one of our amazing Nordic Walks in Peterborough, we hope that you can make the time this week for your Nordic Walking experience. Should you have friend who would like to learn to Nordic Walk then do ask them to get in touch soon about the next Active Edge Solutions Learn to Nordic Walk course.

Nordic Walking Meet ups

This widget is great it shows all the local meetups, locally, nationally and globally. Take a look at all the Nordic Walking Meetups that are going in the next week or so in Peterborough, I do hope you will join us soon for another fantastic Nordic Walking Meetup. For more information about Nordic Walking Improvers or Learning to Nordic walk do get in touch. Visit: Active Edge Solutions Look forward to seeing you soon warmest regards, Sue Burnett, Personal Trainer, British Nordic Walking Instructor (INWA).

Nordic Walking Week

by Active Edge Solutions




Monday - First Nordic Walk of the week and introduction to Nordic Walking for Peterborough Women's centre. A nice gentle introduction to Nordic Walking. For some reason it was promoted on the website as a cardio workout, which it is but perhaps not quite in the style of an Aerobic workout. The way that Nordic Walking differs to this type of workout is that it is lower in impact and big in results you get the cardiovascular system working effectively but it doesn't feel like hard work and you are not dripping buckets at the end.

Tuesday - Took us to the Peterborough and Stamford District Hospital on Thorpe Road for the Active Work Places program for Nordic and Fitness Walking, week 8 of their 12 week program. Our route took us along Thorpe Road, down to the rowing lake, we saw rabbits galore as we praticed throwing our poles to improve our techniques. Next week the vote was to start the walk at the meadows. Ladies and gents do join us again next week for another fun Nordic and Fitness walk.

Wednesday - Our second Living Sport - Active Work Places fitness session this week took us to Bretton, this time Royal Hoskoning our aim at week 8 was to complete a continuous loop of Bretton Park without stopping. We Nordic Walked we talked and took a totally terrific trip to complete the circuit of Bretton park. The invitation was extended to the YMCA to join in for a Fitness walk. Check out FUN FITNESS FRIDAY for the YMCA
The day progresses to another Nordic Walk at the meadows this time with the U3A, with the passing of the poles and a new route perhaps a slightly extended route the small U3A posse of Nordic Walkers were enjoying their new found Nordic Walking skills. Lots of fun was had by all

Thursday - Nordic Walk Improvers at Werrington, was yet again another totally terrific adventure, we took an intrepid trip, through Cuckoo's hollow and along a grassy banked dyke for a 3.74 mile Nordic walk. Thrush, blackberries and a heron were some of the delights we saw on our intrepid tour. Janet was amazed to know of this new route and totally surprise at my knowledge of the local countryside, she never ceased to be amazed by Nordic Walking and our intrepid adventures. Next week we are going for it - 4 mile challenge here we come!




Friday - - Nordic improvers at Bretton Park. Our Nordic walk was a great circuit that took us on a reverse trip through the park to the east, heading along the network of cycle paths that link up our city in abundance. We took a brisk Nordic Walk along the route, through a treelined section, under a pass to complete our loop back to the park. According to Linda we took over 6000 steps during our walk. Linda who was our pedometer monitor and took it all in a her stride! Our fitness was also measured in terms of how far we could now go before energy levels started to feel a little low, the general concensus was much further and everyone was happy and finished on a high note. A BIG WELL DONE everyone!

Saturday - Private Nordic Walking introduction for a young lady who was looking to do something new, and came across Nordic Walking just by chance. The day started at 08:30 am, a nice breeze off the water by the lakeside, some sunshine warmed our skin and the opportunity to show my new T-SHIRT - With this session under her belt she will join our Learn to Nordic Walk group on Friday to continue her Nordic Walking Journey - This was topped by a Nordic Walk to have a picnic in the meadows by the sailing lake. A nice mixture turned up, a couple from the U3A complete with off-spring, children, grand-children and cousins - Phillipa, Margaret, Roy, Conny, Colin started our Nordic/Fitness walk, as we set of the rains came down and we had to cut our walk short so we didn't get too wet. A good time was had by all, next time it will be fine. Join us soon to start your Nordic Walking Journey. Contact: Active Edge Solutions to find out where you begin.

Map My Success...

Successfully mapped GPS route kindly donated by a regular Nordic Walker.
Recently I came across some really useful tools and in the absense of my own personal GPS gadet which let's face it are quite an expense and probably one most of us cannot afford or justify the expenditure on such a technical gadget.

Have you ever noticed that many people afford them despite the poverty they plead. Not me, when things improve it would be a useful investment, a great motivational tool and enable me to better do what I do.

So, let's look at how some FREE devices that can help you in the meantime to log your route, keep records of your workout and keep motivated towards your success.

Here are three great tools for success in mapping your routes, each one will help you to map your route easily and effecively whether you cycle, run, walk or cross-country ski ( aka NORDIC WALK) -

Useful tool number one: Mapmyrun

Useful tool number two: Mapmywalk

Useful tool numher three: Mapometer.com

All useful tools to help you with your success and I'm certain there are many others out there, these have been recommended by regular clients and associates for ease of use. I encourage you to try them out for yourself let me know how you get on and perhaps give me some feed back on these and other tools you might use. Take care, have fun and keep actively doing what you do!

About Active Workplaces - Active Workplaces - LIVING SPORT

About Active Workplaces - Active Workplaces - LIVING SPORT

Active Workplaces is a program where your company can benefit from a program of free fitness led classes. This will also help to motivate your staff, improve wellbeing, encourge them to become more active and improve their health through this exciting program. Each instructor is qualified to a high level and the programs offered are varied so there is something for everyone. Eg. Nordic Walking, Jogging, Running, Women's only fitness, Aerobics, Circuits, Football fit to name but a few.

In times such as these everyone is challenged and want more from their staff and this can have an impact on your staff and workforce. In many companies moral is at all time low.

One way to motivate your staff and encourage them to improve their health and fitness is to arrange an Active Workplaces Fitness session for your company it will really help boost your staff their moral and help them to deal with their stress levels.

Earlier this year in February Sue Burnett YMCA Qualified Personal Trainer delivered her first active workplace fit session to Hampton College, the staff found the session was fun, lively and invigourating. It was just what they needed to help them switch off from the stress and strains of the day.

Some of the fun fitness sessions that Sue Burnett is currently offering various programs which include GYM Fit Friday for the YMCA and an introduction to Nordic Walking to various companies in Peterborough. These are really going down a treat.

To arrange your Active workplace Fitness session contact Ejaz Moghul at Living Sports About Active Workplaces - Active Workplaces - LIVING SPORT or if you have used your 12 sessions and would like to arrange more for you company then contact Sue Burnett http://www.activeedgesolutions.co.uk/ direct to arrange private company group fitness sessions. Hope to see you at an Active workplaces fitness session real soon.

Greeniversity Courses

This Week's Greeniversity Courses
Here are a range of courses available this week at the Greeniversity, isn't it about time you signed up for your course?

13-07-2010:
The Business of Heritage
09:30 - 14:00
15-07-2010:
Happiness Through the Art of Meditation
19:30 - 21:00
17-07-2010:
Baby Cafe
00:00 - 23:59
17-07-2010:
Summer Fete at Eye Primary School
12:00 - 16:00
21-07-2010:
Drum Circle
19:00 - 20:30
23-07-2010:
Nordic Walking Taster Session
09:15 - 09:45
25-07-2010:
Bus Walk - Tea in the Village
12:00 - 17:11
26-07-2010:
GREEN on PUBLIC SPEAKING
18:30 - 20:45
28-07-2010:
Make Your Own Natural Beauty Products
17:30 - 18:30
28-07-2010:
Wildflower Walk
13:00 - 15:00

To sign up for any of these wonderful courses click on the Greeniversity and you can get your place reserved. Look forward to seeing you soon on a Greeniversity course. All the tutors are friendly and passionate about what they do, what are you waiting for, sign up for something new today! Enjoy your course.

Nordic Walking - New Territories

It was Thursday, our regular Nordic Walk night, 6.30pm. The would be Nordic walkers gathered in the car park at Werringtion Sports Centre, keen, ready and willing to walk. After the initial health checks that everyone was fit to go, no new aches, pains or illnesses we were ready to warm up. Poles in hand and ready for some Nordic Action.

Into the unknown the Nordic walkers went, the evening was light and for some it was the first lit walk of the spring. Their Nordic Walking had started in the dreary dark dank days of January, February and March. So you can imagine the their delight as Cuckoo's Hollow came into view for the very first time. Mallards, moorhens and ducks skimming the water, bullrushs long tall and punching proud heads into the light bright spring night. We practiced some Nordic technique down by the waters edge, not too close swimming was not on the agenda.

On we walked along a leafy wooded track, which blotted out the estate landscape. All we could hear was the point of the poles planting into the ground and the sounds of birds song lound and clear.

It became evident that the Nordic Walkers were delighted with the sights that came into view in the early evening light they remarked at how different it looked to what they had imagined on their damp dark and dank nights of the wintery months. The walk would not have been suitable for dark nights. Hence their joy, amazement and wonder. Even one of our group members who had lived in the area for 25 years was discovering new territories that he had not previously trod.

All too soon the time was marching on and we were approaching the end of the lesson and we had to return to the Sports centre. How far did we walk the group wondered. One lady had a watch with a garmin type device and she had plotted the route. 2.54 miles the walkers were delighted to have walked so far in such a short space of time. Energy levels increase the stresses and strains of the day had simply faded away. Everyone looking forward to the next one.


Do join us next time around, 6.30pm, Thursdays Werrington Centre. You will be pleasantly surprised, one Nordic Walker said " Sue can you find some more walkers to join us?" To which I replied "I will do my best, but do tell your friends and collegues now the evenings are light and the weather is better. It will be easier to pursuade the fair weather walker. The next taster session will be at Bretton Park, on Saturday the 01st of May. It is free but there is a small charge of £2.00 for pole hire." Tel: 01733 766 990 to find out more and how you can join in the Nordic Walking throng.

Extra Nordic Walk...

It gives me great pleasure this week to deliver an extra Nordic Walking Class. It will be held this Saturday the 20th of March at Bretton Park at 2pm. The class will start on time, make sure you arrive at least 10 minute before the start to allow pole distribution. Parking available by Peterborough Rugby Club. Do let me know if you would like to go. To book your place, either call me or send a contact request visit: www.activeedgesolutions.co.uk

Learn to Nordic Walk

your solution to back pain, shoulder and neck...

Tonight Peterborough people will be poleing about Werrington with INWA instructor, Sue Burnett from www.activeedgesolutions.co.uk. These learn to Nordic Walk classes start at 6.30pm Werrington Sports Centre. This is a fantastic launch of a brand new Learn to Nordic Walk program. The first of many to come. Excited students who will picking up their poles tonight in Peterborough for the very first time and are as keen as mustard to try one of the UK's fastest growing activites.

It has proved very popular in other countries such as the Netherlands http://www.holland.com/dk/ and Active Edge Solutions Owner Sue Burnett is confident that " it will become very popular as a fun easy to learn activity". So, don't sit on the fence any longer make Nordic Walking your new year's resolution to staying, fit, health and happy. So if you are looking for something to do, somewhere to go,you can now nordic walk it. Poles away!