- THE URBAN POLE 300 FITNESS EDITION SHOWN ABOVE ARRIVES WITH ITS' OWN INSTRUCTIONAL DVD.

- THESE SUPERIOR QUALITY POLES WERE DESIGNED BY FITNESS WALKING PIONEER TOM RUTLIN AND A PANEL OF CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS.

- THE URBAN POLE IS A TELESCOPING ALLOY POLE ALLOWING FOR DIFFERENCES IN HEIGHT FROM 4'2 TO 6'2.

- CUSHION GRIP TIP (FEET) PROVIDES TRACTION AND ABSORBS VIBRATION.

- HANDLES ARE DESIGNED TO FIT YOUR HANDS COMFORTABLY AS WELL AS PROVIDING SOME SHOCK ABSORPTION.

URBAN POLING 101 - HEALTH BENEFITS

- URBAN POLING INCREASES HEART RATE BY 5 - 17 BEATS /MIN. WHEN COMPARED TO NORMAL WALKING. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 13 % WITHOUT THE PERCEPTION THAT YOU ARE WORKING ANY HARDER.

-URBAN POLING PROVIDES AN INCREASE IN CALORIE USEAGE BY AS MUCH AS 46% OVER NORMAL WALKING. ( COOPER INSTITUTE RESEARCH QUARTERLY FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT 2002 PUBLICATION.)

- URBAN POLING CAN HELP TO RELEASE MUSCLE TENSION AND PAIN IN THE NECK AND SHOULDER REGIONS.

- DURING URBAN POLING THE UPPER BODY MUSCLES MOST ACTIVELY INVOLVED ARE THE FOREARM EXTENSORS AND FLEXORS, THE REAR DELTOIDS, THE LARGE PECTORAL MUSCLES AND THE BROAD BACK MUSCLES.

- URBAN POLING WILL UTILIZE ABOUT 90 % OF THE BODIES MUSCLES COMPARED TO ABOUT 65% WHILE NORMAL WALKING.

- URBAN POLING EXERCISES THE CORE MUSCLE GROUPS . IT WILL SURPRISE YOU HOW MUCH YOU WILL NOTICE THE ABDOMINAL MUSCLES WORKING.

- URBAN POLING REDUCES THE LOAD ON THE KNEES AND JOINTS BY OFF LOADING SOME OF THE STRESSES TO THE UPPER BODY. ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON J. RICHARD STEADMAN OF VAIL COLORADO SAYS "WALKING WITH POLES CAN REDUCE ACCUMULATED FORCE BY ABOUT 6 TONS OVER THE COURSE OF A MILE." "HELPING TO PERSERVE HEALTH JOINTS."

- URBAN POLING BURNS ABOUT 400 CALORIES PER HOUR COMPARD TO 280 CALORIES PER HOUR WHEN WALKING.

- URBAN POLES CAN BE USED ON ALMOST ANY SURFACE FROM ASPHALT TO GRASS TO SNOW . THE POLES CAN HELP TO STABILIZE YOU ON SLIPPERY SURFACES.

- PERHAPS BEST OF ALL URBAN POLING IS SOCIAL.

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