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Nordic Walking is very different from walking, hiking or running as various other people have pointed out. It deserves its own activity type under foot sports.
There also exists a competitive scene for Nordic Walking so it's not a niche at all.
Furthermore, it would be nice to view other people's Nordic Walking routes as the terrain type does matter for this sport
This is my second comment to support Nordic Walking as a specific Strava activity. The app Running (adidas runtastic) has integrated Nordic Walking as a sport type since several months.... Stava, as the leading sport app, must react and also integrate Nordic Walking among the activity panel.
Il est vraiment dommage que la marche nordique ne soit pas considérée comme une activité sportive alors que les compétitions en France et dans de nombreux pays se multiplient !
I too would like Nordic Walking as a separate sport. Like many others I record the exercise as a walk. However by using Nordic Walking Poles I can walk quicker thus giving a false reading on any segments I cover on my walk.
If anyone hasn't tried it I would recommend giving it a go. By using poles you are giving more of your body a workout. Plus you get there quicker.
NW is so much different than normal walk. We get 6 types of categories for rocket/padel sports plus few ones which are basically in place activities, yet cannot properly track training for dozens of kms.
Effort level is much greater than normal walk thus fitness level should be adjusted accordingly.
Some of the other forums suggest that NW activities should be marked as hiking, but if this should be a case in strava, I would love some official recommendation.
I do most of my fitness walking as Nordic walking, whenever I have my poles with me. It is a much different caloric and energy expenditure, and deserves to be logged accordingly, for accuracy.
