Introduction to Walking

SPORT NAME: Walking
SPORT TYPE: | fitness sport | recreational sport | competitive sport |

International Organizations:

ENTITY: International Volkssport Federation
NAME IN ENGLISH: International Federation of Popular Sports
NAME IN GERMAN: Internationaler Volkssportverband
ESTABLISHED: 1968 (by Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria and Germany)
WEB SITE URL: ivv-web.org | Link |
ARTICLE: de.wikipedia.org

ENTITY: IML Walking Association
FORMERLY KNOWN AS: International Marching League (IML)
DESCRIPTION: organizes non-competitive multiple-day walking events
WEB SITE URL: imlwalking.org | Link |
ARTICLE: Link |

National Organizations:

Austria: Österreichischer Volksportverband (ÖVV)
Belgium: Belgisch Volkssport Verbond / Fédération Belge de Marche Populaire (BVV/FBMP)
Belgium Flanders: Vrije Vlaamse Recreatiesporten (VVRS) / Vlaamse Wandelfederatie (VWF)
Belgium Wallonia: Fédération Francophone Belge de Marches Populaires (FFBMP)
Canada: Canadian Volkssport Federation | walks.ca |
Czech Republic: Klub Českých Turistú (KČT)
Denmark: Dansk Motions Forbund (DMF)
Finland: Suomen Latu
France: Fédération Francaise des Sports Populaires (FFSP)| ffsp.fr |
Germany: Deutscher Volkssportverband (DVV) | dvv-wandern.de |
Greece: Volkssport Association Greece
Hungary: Komárom-Esztergom Megyei Természetbarát Szovetseg
Iceland: Sport for All Iceland
Italy: Federazione Italiana Amatori Sport Populari (FIASP)
Japan: Japanese Volkssport Association (JVA)| ivv-jva.com |
Liechtenstein: Volkssportverband Schweiz-Liechtenstein (VSL)
Luxemburg: Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Marche Populaire (FLMP)
Netherlands: Nederlandse Federatie voor Volkssport (NFV)
Norway: Norges Folkesportforbund (NFF)
Poland: Polska Federacja Popularyzacy Turystyki (PFPT)
Slovakia: Klub Slovenských Turistov (KST)
South Korea: Korea Athletics Promotion Association
Swedeen: Svenska Folksportförbundet (SFF)
Switzerland: Volkssportverband Schweiz-Liechtenstein (VSL)
Turkey: Tarim Mahallesi (TM)
United Kingdom: British Walking Federation (BWF) | bwf-ivv.org.uk |
United States: American Volkssport Association | ava.org |

Walking Web Sites:

ENTITY: The Walking Site by Patty C
WEB SITE URL: thewalkingsite.com | Link |
WEB SITE ARCHIVES: thewalkingsite.com | Link |
| 2001 | 2011 | 2021 | Today |

ENTITY: Walking Connection Adventure Travel
WEB SITE URL: walkingconnection.com | Link |

ENTITY: Very Well Fit: Wendy Bumgardner Walking Articles
WEB SITE URL: verywellfit.com - wendy bumgardner | Link |

Disciplines:

Race Walking
- https://racewalk.com/
- https://racewalking.org/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racewalking
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Racewalking
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Racewalking_competitions
- https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Walking/Racewalking
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Race_walking

Nordic Walking
International Nordic Walking Federation

Volksmarching
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksmarching

Freestyle Walking
https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Walking/Freestyle_Walking

References:

- askaboutsports.com - walking - archive
- walking.about.com - 2002 archive
- wikipedia.org - walking - article
- wikipedia.org - walking - category
- wikipedia.org - walking events - category
- wikipedia.org - longest walks - list

Pictures:
commons.wikimedia.org - walking - images category

Directories:
- curlie.org - sports - walking - directory
- curlie.org - sports - walking events - directory
- curlie.org - sports - walking tours - directory
Archives to be added
- http://dmoz.org/Sports/Walking/
- http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Outdoors/Walking/