Following up on Counsellor Kuge’s previous article about his passion for running, I would like to write about Nordic pole walking in this article. I was an active runner myself, participating in various races from my 30s to my mid-50s. I started feeling that running was somehow taking a toll on my body, and I switched to walking after encountering Nordic pole walking (hereafter Nordic walking) about ten years ago. While it has become common to see people walking with poles t