Spreading the Word
December 15, 2008

Linda Lemke, LEKI Nordic Walking instructor and coordinator for Hoigaard’s Outdoor Women program in Minnesota, came to Fifth Avenue last April not to have breakfast at Tiffany’s but, instead, to teach CBS Early Show weatherman Lonnie Quinn and hundreds of thousands of viewers the basics of Nordic Walking.

Linda is locally known as the Nordic Walking Queen in the Twin Cities, where she specializes in getting women outdoors and active. A fitness walker for 24 years, she added Nordic Walking Poles in 2004 and has personally experienced the increased overall fitness level achieved from Nordic Walking. Last summer she introduced over 450 people to Nordic Walking in the Twin Cities through classes, corporate health and wellness demos, public demos and the weekly Nordic Walking Tuesdays with Hoigaard’s events.