York Nordic Ultralight Folding Walking Poles – Travel Ready – with Rubber Feet, Baskets, and Bag

If you walk for exercise, GET THESE POLLS!!
Using these polls lets you engage your arms and shoulders while you walk. At first, you think, “this doesn’t seem to require any effort.”The NEXT DAY, you realize, “OMG! My arms, shoulders, and upper back REALLY feel it!”Nordic walking is super low strain but remarkably functional exercise. On one hand, you are “just walking.” But now you are walking with both your lower body and your upper body. Here are a few tips:1. Keep the straps reasonably tight but comfortable. This helps you maintain smooth arm motion, like walking, without “picking up” or “carrying” the sticks as you swing your arm forward each step.2. Watch the video! Once you see someone doing it, you get a clear idea of the method. It will also make height adjustment intuitive.3. You MUST twist each segment to tighten each joint. MUST, MUST, MUST. Otherwise, the joints will be loose and wobbly. Some reviewers complain about wobbly joints. This ONLY happens when you forget to twist each joint until it is tight. How do you know it’s tight? You should not be able to pull a joint apart without untwisting it first.4. These are NOT “hiking” polls. For that, you need Trekking Poles, not Nordic Walking polls. Each type is great for its purpose, but Hiking/trekking poles are fundamentally different from Walking poles. We do both, and have both kinds.5. Keep the contact info for the company: their customer support is awesome. Once again, some reviewers who have complained seem to have run into issues that Customer Support would have straightened out in two seconds.***** Five stars for quality.***** Five stars for customer care.

Compact Nordic poles but sections do not stay tight
I really wanted these foldable York Nordic poles to work despite other reviews that the sections may not stay tight. I returned the first pair as the bottom section on one pole did not tighten completely and it would not stay tight. With that pair after less than a minute of walking I had to stop and re-tighten or the boot would be in the wrong direction. I ordered a replacement set and this second pair seemed to fully tighten, but once again after a couple of minutes the boot on one of the poles would twist. With the second pair it was the middle section on one pole that would not stay tight. I tried a couple of times over multiple days to hand tighten the poles and even used a grippy glove, but that middle section on one pole continued to loosen after a few minutes. I looked at the internal tightening mechanism and it is likely that an adjustment of the plastic expanding insert would keep the sections locked. As others have indicated this problem of sections that will not stay locked is likely a quality control issue, particularly as one pole in each of my two orders stayed locked. I tried to call the company but could not get through to a live person and I did not want to spend more time sending text messages or e-mails to see if there is a permanent fix for the problem. I decided that it was not worth investing any more time in a product that seems to have a fundamental problem. Some people seem to be satisfied with these poles but if I can’t trust the sections to stay tight or I have to spend too much time fiddling with the adjustment, they are not the travel poles for me. If you order these poles put them together as soon as you get them and try indoors to make sure that the sections will lock appropriately.

worth every penny and beats other brands
I’ve hikes 50+ miles since buying these and they were worth every penny.Let’s start by saying I am 100lbs so That’s how I’m rating the sturdiness and strength of the poles.Pros:•they are collapsible! (Which was my #1 determining factor for buying them)•extremely comfortable grip, handles and wrist strap•comes with a 5yr warranty•comes with rubber feet and snow baskets•has velcro to keep poles together when collapsed•sturdy•good grip on surfaces (even snow and ice!)•amazing qualityCons:•if you don’t screw on the snow baskets securely, they will fall off (like mine did, and trust me, it’s impossible to find that piece in the snow one you’ve realized its lost)•I can feel the stretch cords within the poles vibrate excessively each time I place the trekking poles down which sends vibrations through my arms (not a huge deal, just tends to get annoying)This brand and model beats all the others. My boyfriend bought a different brand of trekking poles the same time as me and they are literally falling apart already, so your research is over! Buy this one and you won’t be disappointed!

Set them up for clients and they love them.

El producto es de muy buena calidad. Desafortunadamente en el paquete sólo llegó una punta de hule en lugar de dos para cada uno de los bastones!!