Richard Mellon

Urban Poling Inc.

Urban Poling Inc. is an award-winning company that develops and distributes evidence-based specialized ACTIVATOR and Urban Poling Poles for rehabilitation and fitness. Urban Poling Inc. promotes the health and rehabilitation benefits of Urban Poling aka Nordic walking. Their innovative walking poles have inspired people from our the world—from couch potatoes to elite athletes remain active. Involving more than 700 retailers and 5,500 fitness instructors and therapists internationally. Urban Poling Inc. is the largest equipment distributor and nationally acclaimed instructor & rehabilitation training center in North America for Urban Poling aka Nordic walking. Their training programs are CCU approved by 9 fitness and health associations in Canada and in the USA with ACE, FAI and ACSM and ProCert with FSBPT (Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy). Urban Poling Inc. developed the evidence-based and patented Activator Poles, a specialized walking pole for rehabilitation, people with conditions effecting balance and stability, older adults and post surgery, which physiotherapists, kinesiologists, occupational therapists and surgeons have heralded as an outstanding new therapy tool and prescribed as best practices for rehabilitation.