Watch the INWA video ! On Sunday, 3rd of October, International Nordic Walking Federation (INWA) participated in TAFISA World Walking Day for the first time. We started the virtual relay in New Zealand, where June Stevenson passed the baton despite the lockdown. Then we proceeded with Australia together with Hans Wrang, INWA Board member, inRead more
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WORLD WALKING DAY – 24 H AROUND THE GLOBE : Be active for a cause of your choosing and pass the baton! On 3rd of October 2021 at 10.00 AM (your local time) participants from all over the world, people and organisations, will pass the baton across all time zones from east to west inRead more
INWA PRESS RELEASE 20-8-2021: According to the recent decision of the International Nordic Walking Federation (INWA), the Polish Nordic Walking Association (PZNW) has been granted the rights to organize the World Nordic Walking Championships 2022 in Poland. Aki Karihtala – President of INWA: INWA is the largest federation in the world with member organisations inRead more
After intensive discussions we are pleased to announce that the Polish Nordic Walking Association (PZNW) has been approved by the Board of INWA as the new exclusive member association to represent INWA in Poland.INWA , the world’s largest Nordic Walking Federation, operates in over 20 countries and welcomes Poland to its international member organisation. AkiRead more
The 2021 national senior citizen walking referee training course will be held in Weihai from May 16th to 19th. Nearly 120 trainees from Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Fujian, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Guangdong, Hainan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Shaanxi and other places participated in the training. Leaders such as Sheng Zhiguo, executive vice chairman of the ChinaRead more
Since many years, INWA organizes worldwide WORLD NORDIC WALKING DAY in the month May. Also this year, we promoted this day because Nordic Walking is a fantastic outdoor sport, it is also easy to start from your front door. Despite the Corona troubles, a lot of activities have been been organised by our members, walkersRead more
Research published in April 2021 shows that “Patients with COVID-19 who were consistently inactive during the 2 years preceding the pandemic were more likely to be hospitalised, admitted to the intensive care unit and die than patients who were consistently meeting physical activity guidelines“. The research paper shows that being inactive is a higher risk than theRead more
Nordic Walking won the Silver Medal at the International Leisure Congress of China!World Leisure Conference is supported by United Nations and was founded already in 1952. The main function of the conference is to select Quality of Life enhancing concepts that are suitable for all the regions, all-seasons and all the people.Congress and the prizeRead more
Today, December 15th 2020 we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of INWA. This morning we started at 08.30 Central European Time with a great Anniversary Zoom meeting with our National INWA Meber organisations and National Trainers and INWA instructors from all over the world. President Aki Karihtala was surprised with not only a Happy Birthday Song,Read more