The Committee

Chairman : Kathleen Barry.

Kathleen is the Founder/Member of Dublin Phoenix Nordic Walking Club. She is a Doctor working in Public Health Medicine and a Qualified Nordic Walking Instructor. She believes in the importance of Preventative Medicine and wishes to bring Nordic Walking to the Community. She believes that Nordic Walking is suitable for all age groups, young and old, fit and unfit, from the regular exerciser to the proverbial “couch potato”. Because it feels easier than regular walking anyone who is able to walk normally could benefit from using two poles to get a full body workout.

Kathleen can be contacted at : Club@NordicWalkers.ie

Secretary : Freda Kerr.

Freda has always had an interest in leading a healthy lifestyle, getting outdoors as much as possible and being close to nature for relaxation.  She finds Nordic Walking to be a most natural and pleasurable way of exercising. It is exercising without thinking about it. She also likes the social aspect to it, which other modes of exercise do not have. It gets people together, out having fun where they can talk and walk. Freda particularly enjoys Nordic Walking in the wonderful setting of the Phoenix Park, with its many grasslands, woodlands and wetland areas. There are a great variety of walking routes to choose from including open grassland with distant views of the mountains, on well made paths through the woodlands or through the Furry Glen with its lake and stream.

Freda can be contacted at  Info@NordicWalkers.ie

Treasurer cum Membership Officer : Adeline Mooney.

Adeline has always enjoyed walking and on discovering the benefits of Nordic Walking she decided to join the Club and to take an active role in its development. She exercises on a regular basis in the gym, but finds her walk every Saturday morning to be a great start to the weekend. She looks forward to her walk and talk and also enjoys getting her “green exercise”.

Adeline can be contacted at: Join@NordicWalkers.ie

Events Organiser : Bryanna Alton.

Bryanna was a dermatologist whose current work is in well-being in aging. She has enjoyed a variety of exercises over the years including tennis, skiing, walking, water-skiing and windsurfing. She is delighted to have come upon Nordic Walking as it affords moderate outdoor whole-body exercise in a variety of locations, in the company of the group or alone, and the only equipment needed is a pair of Nordic Walking poles and appropriate shoes.

Bryanna can be contacted at: Events@NordicWalkers.ie

There are also 2 additional Committee Members who have voting rights but no specific role. These are Marie Foy and Susan Byrne. 

Acknowledgements:

We wish to give a special thanks to two people who are not members of Dublin Phoenix Nordic Walking Club because they have been, are still are, very supportive to our Club.

The first is Joy Teo, who is our visiting Nordic Walking Instructor. Joy delivers the Introductory Nordic Walking Training Workshops for potential members before they opt to join Dublin Phoenix Nordic Walking Club.

Joy has been teaching people how to use Nordic Walking poles since 2005 and is an INWA Nordic Walking Instructor and Coach. Apart from facilitating us with our workshops she teaches regularly around Dublin so if you would like more details about her classes you could email her at: joy@nordicwalking.ie.

The second person is Paddy O’Sullivan who has taken most of the photos for this website. Paddy has recently retired from teaching and has now time to develop his interest in photography. He has invested in a Canon SLR digital camera and has very kindly agreed to come to Phoenix Park for each of the seasons to photograph the flora and fauna and of course the walkers too! We hope to be able to keep you updated as the seasons change and our club grows. Paddy can be contacted at: photos@nordicwalkers.ie

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