Talk:Nordic walking

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[edit] Discuss!

This is a very interesting article, I'd love to discuss how to make it better. For example, I came up with the idea of incorporating weighted clothing with this, ideally beginning with wrist weights, although vests and backpacks and shoulder weights could work. They would require some modifications in gait, but would add variety to training progressively off and on. Tyciol 15:48, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm a little disturbed by the fact that someone keeps changing the page to make it sound like telescopic poles are a second best choice. The copy they put in sounds suspiciously like a commercial site that sells single length poles. If your product is really competitive you wouldn't have to market this way, now would you? Let's keep Wikipedia as a reference source not an infomercial! -- —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.94.193.219 (talk • contribs) .

Response to above comments: I don't think the person was "marketing" one-piece poles. The person sounds like they know what they are talking about. Have you tested poles? Adjustable poles are NOT as safe as one-piece poles - ask the hundreds of backpackers that have tumbled when their telescoping poles collapsed unexpectedly. I have tested adjustable poles and they are heavier, clunky (make annoying noises from their twist lock systems)and some don't hold the position they are set at.

Ever seen a ski racer with adjustable poles? I'm giving nordic walking poles as Christmas presents and they won't be adjustable/telescoping/adjustable poles.

SWIX and Excel make the world's best ski racing poles and they tell the truth about one-piece nordic walking poles being better - lighter and safer. -- —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.103.6.114 (talk • contribs) .

Wikipedia does not have an opinion on anything. If there is a broad, general consensus that that certain kinds of poles are better than others, we should cite sources for that; if there is not, we should include both points of view and avoid supporting either opinion ourselves. Of course, citing sources is crucial again. -- Schnee (cheeks clone) 20:12, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inappropriate tone

I moved the "inappropriate tone" tag up to the top of the article - I'm pretty sure that lines like "Mind you, there is a difference in Tom Rutlin's technique and the "scandinavian" Nordic Walking technique." aren't what you'd expect in an encyclopedia. I'm also getting the feeling that the article may not be entirely neutral; pole walking was certainly done before 1988, although it wasn't called "nordic walking" then. Someone who knows more about this than I do should rewrite this article. -- Schnee (cheeks clone) 20:12, 27 November 2006 (UTC)