Sierra Club Ventana Chapter

Sierra Club Military Outdoors provides FREE expert training for Veterans and their family members. If you have any family member who served, then you are eligible to attend this free training. If you have NO ONE in your family who served, you are welcome to reach out to the organizer to discuss options.

Please read the entire description before registering.

This session:
Learn individualized, anatomically optimal, strategies for enhancing performance and confidence on the trail. Uphill: Improve power, endurance, posture and spine function. Downhill: Develop skills for feeling safer and preserving joints – Save your knees! Short beautiful coastal practice walk included.

When PoleWalking, you feel invigorated, taller and more confident! Join us to learn skills and techniques to help improve balance, endurance, spine function, walking gait and posture. Easy-to-learn techniques can help people navigate everyday obstacles and strengthen muscles that support your joints.

Top quality poles and special balance tips provided upon request. Learn which poles fit you best and will help you achieve your goals. Easy pace and gentle practice.

Here are more BENEFITS of Learning Optimal Use of POLES:

1. Achieve, maintain, even regain mobility
2. Reduce risk of falling
3. Use your upper body muscles to improve strength and help preserve your joints
4. Reduce stress on knees, hips and spine
5. Maintain & restore spine function; improve bone density
6. Poles are sporty (and FUN), so encourage compliance and use
7. Improve performance on a variety of terrain – expand your capabilities & horizons
8. Using poles encourages focus so that you can more easily achieve these many benefits
9. Enjoy the outdoors, connect with your buddies and get great exercise!

Who can benefit from learning these skills?
Hikers, Walkers, and anyone with mild to moderate mobility issues/challenges benefit from learning these skills. Additionally, this class will benefit anyone preparing for or recovering from joint surgery as well as those with Parkinson’s, MS, peripheral neuropathy, arthritis, diabetes, etc..

The triple win of poles is that (1) you’re able to engage your whole body while walking and (2) you can connect with your buddies while (3) enjoying the beautiful outdoors.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED, CLASS SIZE LIMITED. Because of the limited class size, please only reserve a spot if you truly intend to come. If you have to cancel, please advise the leader so another veteran can benefit from this training.

This is the Sierra Club Link for Registering. You can indicate your desire to attend by RSVP on this site, but you are not registered until you click the link and fill out the registration form. Thank you for your cooperation!