Nordic Ski Walking DVD
by David McMahon
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DVD details
Actor: Lise MelocheDirector: David McMahon
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Dolby, NTSC
Running Time: 70 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-05-01
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: xczone.tv
DVD Reviews of Nordic Ski Walking DVD
DVD Review: Badly Conceived, Badly Made
Summary: 1 Stars
Just got this today and watched it with mt wife. The two people involved are engaging and skilled, but the useful content could have been presented in about 8-10 minutes. Specific problems: (1) extremely amateur video production, no chapters (so you have to watch the entire DVD all the way through every time you want to look at a specific section), weird junk footage, intrusive music; (2) no clear sense of how to instruct - you mostly just get to watch two people do rather extreme x-c ski training without skis; (3) ugly, technically distorted footage used to attack "other kinds" of nordic walking - whatever those are. I'm pretty sure this is the worst instructional DVD I've ever seen, on any topic.DVD Review: For skiers and skaters, not walkers
Summary: 3 Stars
This may be a good tutorial if you are a skier or skater, but the small walking portion of the DVD at the beginning lacks any verbal description of proper form and technique. For example, one should push off with the poles and then on the forward motion loosen the grip. The people doing the walking are using proper form, but there is no explanation of the kinds of subtle movements that are important to getting the best workout.
During the intro portion of the DVD, the narrator takes pains to portray using poles for walking (what I would refer to as nordic pole walking) as inferior to "Nordic Ski walking" and calls the former "newfangled".
There is also a long interview with a biathlete in the middle of the DVD that doesn't serve any tutorial purpose that I could see.
Be aware this DVD has no chapters, so there is no easy way to skip around.
DVD Review: Correct and easily-understood guidance for improving their skiing technique
Summary: 5 Stars
Editorial: The xczone.tv Nordic Ski Walking DVD starts with an introductory lesson to simple Nordic Walking with a lesson by a International Nordic Walking Association instructor. The subsequent chapter progresses with Nordic Ski Walking demonstrations Olympic and Skiers that cover striding and bounding in both classic and skating styles on much steeper terrain and at higher heart rate zones.
"Cross-Country Canada enthusiastically endorses XCZONE.TV as a key resource for beginning and experienced skiers or coaches looking for clear, correct and easily-understood guidance for improving their skiing technique. As the National Ski Team coaches collaborated on the technical narrative, we can confirm that the theory and practice as depicted are carefully aligned with current and evolving doctrine." - Executive Director, Cross-Country Canada
DVD Review: Applied benefits
Summary: 5 Stars
I really liked the way this DVD demonstrated the real applications and benefits of nordic walking, ski walking, ski striding and ski bounding in a progressive format. DVD Review: Well thought-out and presented.
Summary: 5 Stars
The DVD is split into two parts: Nordic walking for beginners and traditional ski walking for more serious training. The program starts by `walking" a beginner through the new activity. I found this easy to follow and replicate outdoors. The format has been well thought out. Even a long time skier will learn new tricks to improve dry-land training in the second section of the disk.
Description of Nordic Ski Walking DVD
Starting with the trademark Natural Fitness Series, xczone integrates core fitness with the fresh air experience and a sustainable healthy lifestyle. Nordic ski walking is a great place to start. The DVD opens with an introductory lesson for beginners and progresses to more advanced nordic-SKI-walking and striding training for skiers. Xczone has been teaching nordic ski-walking for decades; demonstrating correct form and application of nordic ski walking in CDROM/DVDs since 1999. Nordic ski walking has formed the core of serious dry-land training for us since 1976, leading towards two Olympics in Biathlon. Xczone.tv has an unmatched pedigree in mentoring beginner and experts alike - results speak for themselves. The curriculum has been certified by the national sports governing body for coaching certification.General DVDs
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