128 129 Many medical publications have shown that physical exercise is a fundamental aspect in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, because it improves the tolerance to glucose and the sensitivity to insulin. Besides, in the metabolic forms it reduces the risk of developing the diabetes disease. On this basis, diverse specific studies have assessed the impact of Nordic Walking on the metabolic syndrome and on diabetes mellitus, showing the beneficial effects of this sport as a real therapy. For this reason Scuola italiana Nordic Walking has established the project “Nordic Walking Diab”, a real specialisation course for the instructors who want to bring their activities to the Associations of diabetic patients and/or to the Diabetes Centres, to propose this sporty practice not only as a tool for well-being but also as an efficient care tool. The project involves the organisation of tours during which the participants are guided from a technical–sporty point of view and at the same time they are educated in the correct management of diabetes through the glucose monitoring. Thanks to Dr Carlo Casadio, MD, Counsellor for the Emilia-Romagna Region of ADI (Italian Association for Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition) and Counsellor for the Province of Ravenna of FMSI (Italian Sports Doctors Federation). THE NORDIC WALKING DIAB PROJECT under pressure Throughout Italy there are many routes with different difficulty levels to practice Nordic Walking. On the Wikiloc.com website you can find a complete list of routes, with maps, length, differences of heights, difficulty and a short description of each itinerary. As we have said, Nordic Walking can be exercised really by people of all age groups, according to the intensity with which it is practised and according to the level of difficulty of the itinerary: you can start from going out in T-shirts and shorts to wander in town, until arriving to the most articulated itineraries that require a good level of training, as those of Parco della Vena del Gesso Romagnola, one of the most evocative Italian routes, in the province of Ravenna, between Faenza and Brisighella. Parco della Vena del Gesso Romagnola offers 4 diverse routes for Nordic Walking: • Itinerary 1 History and geology • Itinerary 2 Landscape and geology • Itinerary 3 Landscape and athletic • Itinerary 4 Landscape, geology and archaeology It is about a network of short circuits that can be combined together with special signals with the details as regards difficulty and distance. The itineraries allow you to visit the most interesting parts of Parco della Vena del Gesso park, through history, geology, and wonderful panoramas of Brisighella. The type of routes encourages progressively longer training circles, facilitating training and gradually improving the coordination and the physical stamina. Each itinerary starts and finishes at a car park where you can leave your car. Free Nordic Walking poles at the Brisighella Tourist Information Office and Ca’ Carnè Visitor Centre. WHERE TO PRACTICE NORDIC WALKING under pressure
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