Elderly people from Estepona participate in Torre del Mar in the Provincial Council’s Nordic Walking Days 2026

Fifty students from the Municipal Sports Schools enjoyed this activity that combines exercise, wellness and conviviality.

The City Council of Estepona reports that about fifty students of the Municipal Sports Schools of Physical Activity for Seniors, participated last 22 in Torre del Mar, in one of the ten Days of Nordic Walking Adapted for Seniors, organized by the Provincial Council of Malaga, within the Seniors in Sport Program, which is attached to the Municipal Sports Delegation.

The estimated total participation was about 230 people from different localities: Cuevas Bajas, Riogordo, Alfarnate, Villanueva de Tapia, Humilladero and Estepona.

The students from Estepona, who were accompanied by two municipal sports technicians, performed different physical exercises and a 6 kilometer route with poles, enjoying their sports practice and the good weather of the town of Malaga, in a day that each year brings together hundreds of participants in a healthy and friendly atmosphere.

Nordic Walking is a sports discipline that combines the use of poles with walking, and allows to work simultaneously the upper and lower train, being a complete activity, low impact and especially suitable for improving endurance, coordination and posture, as well as to prevent injuries.