Gill Stewart
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Gill Stewart

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Gill has been teaching Fitness since the early 80s and was one of the first females in the UK to introduce weight training classes for Women rather than body builders! Her passion for holistic health and a whole body approach to fitness led to her being involved in the development of one of the first Exercise referral programmes in the UK. She continued to specialise in Health and exercise promotion via innovative programmes which encouraged people to be more active by having fun. During her career in the fitness Industry she has been in senior management roles for Local authority Leisure (and health promotion), large Health clubs chains and eventually an exclusive private club. Throughout these times she introduced several different unique concepts and became interested in exercise adherence and behavioural change. Gill discovered Nordic Walking whilst living in the French Alps and went on to act as a consultant for the first training company to offer it to the UK market. Her passion for Nordic Walking and belief that it has a significant role to play in both exercise uptake and rehabilitation has led to her being involved full time since 2007. She is currently the Programme Director for Nordic Walking UK and in conjunction with her highly qualified team have developed programmes for wellbeing, weight loss, ski fitness and exercise referral. Gill has personally taught Nordic Walking since 2007 and continues to train Nordic Walking Instructors. She has also contributed to several health and wellbeing publications and provides expert comment for magazines and press articles. Despite being a Grandmother in her sixties she is active daily and says " I act like a teenager and believe that health is not about strict exercise and diet but about loving life and having a balanced approach to being active and eating well........wine is definitely not on the banned substance list in my home! My mission is to help others to enjoy life to the full and to stay fit and active, whatever their age, fitness level or health issues!" Gill hosts walking festivals every year in Purbeck Dorset and is founder of the new walking exercise club WALX (walx.co.uk) which is taking the UK by storm
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    • Walk This Way

    • Practical walking ideas for fitness, health and happiness
    • By: Gill Stewart
    • Narrated by: Sofia Engstrand
    • Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 22-05-2025
    • Language: English
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