About
NordicFit+ is run by Marion Endt-Jones in Manchester. Marion is a qualified INWA Nordic Walking Instructor and Fitness Instructor.
Marion Endt-Jones
INWA Nordic Walking Instructor
Welcome!
I have been teaching, consulting and coaching in non-fitness contexts (most recently as a Part-time Lecturer in Arts Management & Museology at the University of Manchester and German teacher), but my interest in Nordic Walking goes back to training as a ski instructor in Germany in 1996/97 (my license is approx. BASI Alpine Ski Level 2 Instructor equivalent). I began Nordic Walking in the summer of 2004 with my local ski club, as a social off-season activity, and have been Nordic Walking ever since - 20 years in total! I qualified as an instructor with British Nordic Walking in July/August 2016.
I am a firm believer in the health benefits of Nordic Walking: since my active skiing days it has helped me through being diagnosed with degenerative arthritis (left knee) and with MS, as well as during and after pregnancy. I am passionate about passing on the benefits, including all the fun!
Teaching Nordic Walking to a wide range of people and seeing the massive difference it has made to their health, fitness and wellbeing - as well as experiencing the improvements it has brought to my own health - has deepened my interest in how exercise can help people manage a variety of health conditions. That's why I qualified as a Level 3 Exercise Referral Specialist in 2018.
We founded our community group, South Manchester Nordic Walkers, in March 2019 to make Nordic Walking accessible to even more people in South Manchester.
Having lived and worked in Manchester since 2004, I currently live in Withington with my husband and two daughters.
Marion's Fitness Qualifications
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INWA Nordic Walking Instructor
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Level 3 Diploma in Exercise Referral
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Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Walking
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Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing (Gym)
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TQUK Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
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DBS Clearance
What do South Manchester Nordic Walkers stand for?
Affiliated with an internationally recognised body
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Our Instructor and Walk Leader are trained by British Nordic Walking CIC (a Community Interest Company/social enterprise) to the standards of the International Nordic Walking Federation (recognised in over 40 countries).
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Our Instructor and Walk Leader abide by the British Nordic Walking Code of Conduct and the INWA Code of Ethical Practice.
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Our Instructor and Walk Leader are committed to high-quality teaching based on the latest international research into the technique and health benefits of Nordic Walking, kept up-to-date by regular CPD training.
Caring about health and wellbeing of the local community
South Manchester Nordic Walkers work with Maggie's Manchester, buzz Manchester Health & Wellbeing Service, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester Walking Festival, Greater Manchester Moving and Manchester City Council to get the community active, to enhance people's physical, mental and social wellbeing, and to increase the use of local parks and green spaces.
Professional, open, friendly and inclusive
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We aim to help people of all ages and fitness levels achieve fitness and wellbeing according to their individual goals, while promoting and passing on the benefits of Nordic Walking as an all-encompassing fitness concept, improving physical, mental and social wellbeing.
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Our instructor has experience teaching people living with the following health conditions:
Osteoarthritis
Hip and knee replacements
Upper and lower back pain
Slipped disc
Osteoporosis
MS
Parkinson's
Functional Neurological Disorder
Fibromyalgia
CFS/ME
Breast cancer and other types of cancer
Type 2 diabetes
Atrial fibrillation
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Hypotension (low blood pressure)
Raynaud's syndrome
Anxiety
Depression
Stroke
Intermittent claudication
