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NordicWalkingUSA added the blog post 'Nordic Walking and Nordic Running During Deer Season'13 hours ago

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NordicWalkingUSA created the event Pre-VASA Kids Cross Country Ski Event Coming To The Reindeer Run Nordic Center Empire, MichiganJan 27

NordicWalkingUSA created the event FREE Nordic Walking Clinic Coming To Pilates Studio - Saturday, January 31st at Noon - Frankfort, Michigan (NO Snow and NO Skis Required)Jan 27

NordicWalkingUSA added the blog post 'Nordic Walking and Nordic Snowshoeing In Northern Michigan'Jan 17

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NordicWalkingUSA updated the event FREE NORDIC WALKING LESSONS - WINTER TRAILS DAYJan 9

Grand Traverse Region - The Nordic Walking Capitol Of North America

Those of us that have discovered the many wonderful benefits of walking with Nordic Walking Poles are often greeted by others with comments like "where is the snow" or "did you forget your skis". Given the huge benefits of walking with poles these silly comments are easy to overlook. Over 7 million Europeans are walking with poles - in the cities, in the country and up in the mountains.

Walking with poles can burn up to 40% more calories than regular walking. Check out correct Nordic Walking technique from The American Nordic Walking System and WWW.SKIWALKING.COM based in Glen Arbor, Michigan: http://www.skiwalking.com/getStarted.asp

For additional info about Nordic Walking check out the Nordic Walking Blog: http://nordicwalkingusa.blogspot.com

Walking with the perfect length poles and the correct technique can also help to radically reduce the stress to the shins, knees, hips and back. The poles also help to improve balance and stability.

Real Nordic Walking Poles are equipped with metal tips for use on trails, the beach, snow and ice. They also come with removable boot-shaped rubber tips/paws for use on pavement and other hard surfaces.

Don't get scammed by cheap twist-locking adjustable length/telescoping/collapsible poles. One-piece poles are safer, lighter and much more durable than twist-locking poles. Quality one-piece poles can be found in Glen Arbor or online at WWW.SKIWALKING.COM

Nordic Walking is a great way to get out enjoy the great outdoors!

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Nordic Walking and Nordic Running During Deer Season

It is deer season here in northern Michigan and our favorite trails in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore are pretty much off limits. During deer season we hit a local soccer or football field. After a casual warm-up of at least 4 laps with poles around the goal posts (200+ meters a lap) at Level 1. See the American Nordic Walking System for Level 1 description: http://www.skiwalking.com/getStarted.asp Next we do about 12 - 20 laps… Continue

Posted on November 20th, 2009 at 10:00pm —

Nordic Walking and Nordic Snowshoeing In Northern Michigan

NORDIC WALKING AND NORDIC SNOWSHOEING HELP TO ELIMINATE SHIN, KNEE, HIP AND BACK PAIN We are surrounded by beautiful trials - ideal for winter Nordic Walking and Nordic snowshoeing. There is NO excuse to not get outside and put in some healthy miles during the w… Continue

Posted on January 17th, 2009 at 12:00am —

Celebrate “Winter Trails Day” With Nordic Walking, Nordic Running, Nordic Snowshoeing and Cross Country Skiing

Winter Trails Day is January 10th, 2009 – a great day to launch your Nordic Walking, Nordic Snowshoeing or Nordic Skiing campaign. Regardless of the weather, one of my favorite Nordic Sports will be doable this coming Saturday during "Winter Trails Day". For those deprive… Continue

Posted on January 7th, 2009 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

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At 6:15pm on January 8th, 2009, Daar Fisher said…

Hi NordicWalkingUSA, I’m the Internal Communication Director for the Michigan FairTax Assn. As you’re aware, our state legislature has recently enacted the Michigan Business Tax [MBT] as a response to ending the Single Business Tax [SBT] (a gross receipts tax). Our goal is to inform Michiganders about a proposed Michigan FairTax alternative that would both simplify, and stimulate, Michigan's business / jobs climate in order to stem the mass-emigration of businesses and families currently taking place.

The proposed Michigan FairTax would REPLACE the income tax and current sales tax, with a consumption tax (sales tax at point of retail sale). Under this plan, no more state tax will be withheld from Michigan wage-earners' paychecks. What's more, every Michigan resident-family will receive a monthly "prebate" check, in amount based on family size. This will ensure that NO Michigan family will EVEN BEGIN paying the MI FairTax on goods / services unless, or until, they exceed poverty-level spending.

Under the MI FairTax plan, points of collection are substantially reduced to just retailers, many of whom are already collecting sales tax. Because service providers must account for income tax withholding and compliance costs, their prices carry a hidden tax which a FairTax will make visible. (Business-to-business purchases would not carry the tax, as this would, again, hide the cost of taxation in prices.)

Because of the "prebate" (advance rebate calculated as .0975 x $ [poverty level spending per family size]) to ALL Michigan-resident households, the MI FairTax rate would effectively be 0% on all monthly family spending to the poverty level; thereafter it's 9.75%. A reasonably inferred average effective rate would be ~5.5% (see p.2 of pdf brochure, also review an economic analysis [pdf] on MI FairTax effects prepared by the Hillsdale Policy Group).