I want to help you rediscover the pleasure and joy of putting your body to good use. As children we all experienced and relished that joyful experience and called it play. The true meaning of exercise is “put to use” – not put to abuse! Far too many popular exercise prescriptions actually put the bodies of people who just want to look, feel and function better to dangerous and unnecessary abuse! I believe this is why so many people have been completely turned off by exercise despite the fact we all understand the many health, fitness and quality of life benefits of regular physical activity.

No matter what your age, shape, ability, present physical condition or fitness goals, Exerstriding can work for you the same way it has for so many others since 1988. I want you to show you just how easy and fun (yes, FUN!) exercise can be when you use my poles and easy-to-learn techniques to work smarter - not harder, and just how good it can make you feel to simply put your entire body to “good use” on a regular basis. That’s what Exerstriding is all about. You don’t have to pant breathlessly, sweat profusely or endure sore, aching muscle to reach or maintain your fitness goals. You simply need to put your entire body to good use on a regular basis. I hope you’ll let me show you how.

If you do, you’ll discover that when exercise actually feels good and at the same time produces desirable changes in the way you look, feel and function, you’ll stop asking “how often do I have to do this” and become so positively addicted to the way good use total body exercise actually cultivates energy and makes you feel stronger and more alive, that you’ll want to take your body out for a health and quality of life promoting total body walk as often as possible.

Stay well,

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“I’m glad to see that walking with fitness poles is catching on. I came across them about a year ago through a friend of mine, national fitness authority Tom Rutlin. Tom has made it his personal mission to make walking the most efficient workout possible. Tom saw the potential benefit of using poles with walking and has since pioneered their development and use.”– Dr. Andrew Weil, author of Healthy Aging and integrative medicine expert

“Tom Rutlin is a true Ambassador for Nordic Walking. He is a man of integrity who always puts Nordic Walking and the furthering of the Nordic Walking movement ahead of his own commercial gain. I wish there were many more Tom Rutlins in our Nordic Walking world because it would be a much better and nicer place…” “To say that Tom Rutlin is not the originator of the activity we know as Nordic Walking because he called his creation Exerstriding, is like saying that the English are not responsible for developing the modern game that Americans know as Soccer because the English called it football and not Soccer!” – David Downer, author of Nordic Walking Step By Step

“A walking evangelist of the highest order, Rutlin not only wants everyone to walk, he wants them to make it the most efficient workout possible. To do that, he’s convinced, we should all be walking with poles...they can increase the calories you burn by 30% to 40% and reduce the impact on your legs. But these benefits won’t come without good technique – which is why Rutlin spends more time teaching than selling.”
-- Mark Fenton, host of the PBS series, America's Walking.