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That is a hypothesis investigated by Stephen Piazza and Sabrina Lee at The Pennsylvania State University in University Park. Their work was published in The Journal of Experimental Biology, an abstract of which is available in PDF form. A key finding? Sprinters’ toes were almost one centimeter longer than non-sprinters’ toes. A likely benefit of …
The presenter in a video on the Web says that Jeff Fiddler, M.D., walks in two-hour intervals on a treadmill while doing his work as a radiologist at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Fiddler has already lost weight and gotten more energy from walking while working at his desk, which appears to be specially designed to fit …
Do you enjoy walking tours? Are you going to Singapore soon? Then check out this extensive article about walking tours in Singapore. Where have you enjoyed a walking tour? Please leave a comment here. Thanks!
I read a press release today that reminded me to treasure my ability to walk and run. The release covered a new device that helps Parkinson’s disease patients to walk and thereby improves their quality of life tremendously. Called a GaitAid, the device combines a pants-clip unit with special glasses and earphones that give the …
When I blogged about Vibram FiveFingers shoes, I did not appreciate the depth of the movement toward barefoot walking, barefoot running, and “barefoot shoes” (as many people call them). Then I learned about and blogged about the Nike Free 5.0, and I realized that Vibram was not the only shoe manufacturer interested in combining the …
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Would you train in Nike Free 5.0 shoes? Notice that I did not ask whether you would run or walk all the time in these shoes. According to an excellent WIRED article, Nike developed the Nike Free collection of shoes by using wafer-thin pressure sensors and high-speed video cameras to perform the most comprehensive investigation …
Would you run in Vibram FiveFingers footwear? Some people swear by them. Others question whether people who have always worn traditional shoes can handle the foot strike (on the ball, not the heel) promoted by these shoes. When I first saw them, I thought that they could come in handy while climbing up and down …
“What is a walking taco?”, you ask? It is the name — coined by Scott Burggraf writing in Examiner.com — of a meal meant to be consumed during casual walking. It gets its name from the fact that the starting point for the recipe is a small bag of Fritos-brand corn chips. Crunch the chips …
A video on the Web illustrates the dangers of walking while text-messaging. American College of Emergency Physicians has warned: Don’t text or use a cell phone while engaged in any physical activities that require sustained attention; such activities include walking, biking, boating, rollerblading or even intermittent-contact sports such as baseball, football or soccer. And Staten …
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Examiner.com has an article about downloadable walking tours of Paris. The four tours listed in the article are: Mythical Paris Monumental Paris Paris River Seine Village Pairs To me, one of the benefits of becoming a better walker is being able to focus more on the scenery than on the walking. Where have you walked …