LEKI Nordic Walking Traveller Poles

LEKI Nordic Walking Traveller Poles

LEKI Nordic Walking Traveller Poles
List Price: $129.95
Category: Sports
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Equipment Details

Manufacturer: LEKI
Brand: Leki
Model: TMNW2601-06
Product features:
  • Super lock system offers a secure adjustment hold with the least amount of torque
  • Rubber fitness lite tips are specially designed to provide traction on pavement and smooth surfaces
  • Carbide flextips are concave, cylindrical tips that provide a secure hold
Accessories:

Sports reviews of LEKI Nordic Walking Traveller Poles

Customer Review: Great upper body workout - this will be HUGE once word is out
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars

I bought Macalau poles (online) then thank god I went to an IDEA fitness convention where Leki experts had a booth. I found out that my online seller had no clue what he sold me. What I really needed was the Travelers poles for my use (NYC walking) .. Macalau poles have pointy ends used in trekking with dirt and rock trails. I am returning my Macalaus since I bought the Traveler poles from the convention. I learned a lot from Leki demos in person, but here at Amazon you are paying 20 bucks less for Traveler poles--- lucky for you! With that being said, you really do need instruction in how to use them. Most people will not realize that Traveler poles arm positioning is not what you think. You say to yourself: Why would you need someone to teach you to walk with poles? Well, because different poles have different arm movements. With Macalau, the arm bends a lot on every stride.. but with Travelers, the arm doesn't bend much at all and you are landing the poles BEHIND your stride. That is why the pole tips have a slant.. you are going to push off with an almost straight arm. This enables you to activate the back shoulder muscles which improve posture. The one reviewer seemed to think these poles were going to make his walking easier. These are made for fitness.. yes they take strain off the knees because you are pushing against gravity with the poles; they may assist with stability if you have those kind of problems, but you buy Travelers poles to work MORE muscles and burn more calories.. not to make walking easier! I bought mine to make walking a more balanced workout for the hour I spend. These poles are expensive, but what is staying healthy and preventing osteoporosis worth to you? This is a fun cross training workout and I will probably walk with my poles LONG after I give up step class, martial arts, and bellydance. For city use, these Travelers are a great investment. I telescope them down, put in my backpack and have my hands free for getting groceries on the way home. If money is an issue, buy the fitness poles that do not telescope and save yourself about 25 bucks. Note: It takes about 8 practice sessions to get the pole thing right so that eventually they don't drag but sort of aerodynamically lift before they come down again, so if it feels awkward at first, it will get better.
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Description of LEKI Nordic Walking Traveller Poles

LEKI's Nordic Walking Traveller Poles offer all of the traditional Nordic Walking performance, but in a compact, three-section version that fits into your luggage, gym bag, or briefcase. The poles feature 7075 Series heat-treated aluminum shafts which adjust from 80 to 130 centimeters. A unique Trigger System provides support and power transfer with a strap that completely wraps and supports the hand and wrist and easily releases from the grip without having to take your hand out of the strap. LEKI's Super Lock System allows the pole length to be adjusted with the least amount of torque (hand strength) and offers a very secure hold. Specially designed rubber fitness tips offer traction on pavement and smooth surfaces while the replaceable carbide flextips offer secure traction when walking off-road. An instructional DVD is included.

Specifications:

  • Series: Nordic Walking
  • Shaft: Aluminum
  • Grip: Nordic Trigger
  • Strap: Trigger
  • Finish: Ultra Sonic Finish
  • Basket: Nordic Walking
  • Size: Adjusts from 36-56 inches or 80-130 centimeters
  • Lifetime warranty against shaft breakage

About LEKI

LEKI, the world?s leading manufacturer of ski, hiking and trekking poles, had its start in Kircheim, Germany as a hobby of its founder, Karl Lenhart, an airframe mechanic and avid skier. Lenhart believed aluminum would make a superior ski pole compared to the heavy steel models available in the late 1940?s. After successfully creating lightweight poles for his friends, in 1954, the hobby became a full time business. LEKI originated the use of nylon webbing for straps and created plastic molded grips and baskets in place of metal and leather. Additionally, Lenhart developed an aluminum tempering process that produces pole shaft with incomparable strength, durability, and reliability.

In 1984, Klaus Lenhart, Karl?s son, assumed leadership and shortly there after developed the first dual-component grip. He is also responsible for improving adjustable pole-locking technology and grip innovations such as the Trigger Click-In system and COR-TEC, a material made of real cork and latex. As the ski market continued to flourish, LEKI began manufacturing hiking poles primarily for European mountain guides. The concept of using two poles as means of relieving stress on knee joints and the lower back appealed to climbers who also saw benefits in performance and safety. LEKI poles eventually caught on with the general hiking and trekking population that recognized and appreciated the preventive health benefits as well as the climbing support and stabilizing effects. In 1990, LEKI USA was incorporated. The North American market has embraced the company?s line of alpine, Nordic, back country, mountaineering, Nordic walking, and trekking poles. Like their European counterparts who have been loyal to LEKI for nearly five decades, North American outdoor enthusiasts know and appreciate LEKI quality and value.

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