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KEENFIT, THE WALKING POLE COMPANY, WALKS A PATH TO DUBAI
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The new take on nature’s best form of exercise, walking, has found its path to Dubai. Keenfit, has launched pole walking in Dubai, offering free pole walking clinics and clubs as well as instructor training, to bring this highly effective form of exercise to the UAE so that we can all “walk our path”.
Keenfit Dubai LLC has been launched in the UAE by Canadian and former marathon runner, Joanna Macdonald. Pole walking originally started in Scandinavia and the concept is currently sweeping across North America as people realise that exercise can be fun, beneficial and easy to do, without the old “no pain no gain” mentality.
Pole walking is an ideal activity for men and women of all fitness levels, and ages as they learn about its many benefits, ranging from increased energy and weight loss to improved posture and better cardio health. According to recent studies, adding poles to your brisk walk will increase calorie burning by 40 percent, aerobic benefit by more than 20 percent and add years to your life.
Joanna Macdonald explained, “A regular walk does not engage the upper body which contains half the body’s muscle mass. Once you add the uniquely designed, patented Keenfit walking poles you’ve introduced a full-body work-out.”
Joanna continued, “Pole walking is great if diagnosed orthopaedic problems prevent you from running anymore, as happened to me. Walking is the most natural exercise for the body. The poles help support the knees by taking the pressure off and the a spring system in the middle is activated when you plant the poles. They also give good back support and realign you so you’re balanced on both sides.”
Passionate about health and holistic wellbeing, and in order to set Dubai on the right path, Joanna, a certified trainer, is providing pole-walking clinics free of charge. She teaches how to use the poles effectively and safely, to boost exercise and enhance fitness results. A further bonus of the clinics is a way to make new friends and acquaintances. Joanna believes that once people realise that exercise is fun as well as effective, it becomes a part of their lives, which in turn helps overall wellbeing in coping with the busy, stressful environment of life in the 21st century.
Currently, clinics are available at the following locations:
Dubai FREE Clinics
Joanna provides demonstration poles for people to try and once the basic skills have been mastered, walkers are encouraged to purchase their own poles so that they can “set forth” by themselves, or go on to become certified Keenfit instructors and start their own network of pole walking devotees.
The Keenfit poles are lightweight and height adjustable and are even available in a compact travel version, the size of a walking umbrella that can be easily packed in a suitcase.
Background to Keenfit
Keenfit Dubai LLC is founded and owned by Joanna Macdonald. It is part of an international company established in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, in 1998. The Keenfit philosophy encourages you to walk tall and be as balanced as you can both physically and emotionally while continuing to “walk your path.”
Keenfit’s mission is to inform, inspire, empower and support people to become accountable for themselves so they can find balance, live in peace and walk as their true self.
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