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Did you know that your town could use a passport to promote fitness? That is exactly what the town of Webster, New York, has done. No, the town on Lake Ontario does not ask participants to use a U.S. passport. Instead, Webster created its own passport for its walking trails. The concept is simple: You …
You might use or be familiar with the Nike + iPod Sport Kit, which lets you use an iPod nano to track time, distance, pace, and calories burned when running or walking (in Nike or other shoes). This kit also lets you hear real-time, spoken feedback through your iPod nano about your workout milestones. Well, …
How coincidental is this? An article at MedGadget.com that referenced Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” music video appeared yesterday, the same day that Jackson died. The article discussed an IEEE “Presidents’ Change the World” competition award-winner — an electronics-tiled floor that lights up its squares (hence the music-video reference) based on a person’s movements and a …
There was a crazy race last night in Buffalo, New York. It was intended for women in stiletto heels, to benefit the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance. It started at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. And it was only 0.5 kilometers long. It was called ShoeFly’s 0.5K Stiletto “Run”. According to one of the photos here, at …
TourSpot is a relatively new company that delivers walking-tour guides to some large U.S. cities via your cellphone. The company’s software, available initially for the iPhone and eventually for other cellphones, uses GPS technology to identify where you are so that it can tell you where to walk next on your walking tour of a …
Would you pay $55,000 for a treadmill? What if the treadmill maker were to claim that the treadmill enables “people to improve mobility and health, recover from injury and surgery more effectively, overcome medical challenges that limit movement, and enhance physical performance”? That is the claim made by AlterG, Inc., the maker of the $55,000 …
I was reading a story titled “City Park’s walking track one of Valley’s true gems” today at PittsburghLive.com. The story was written by someone promoting the walking track at the city park in Monessen, Pennsylvania. The writer, who was born in 1934, wrote, “I estimate that probably a quarter of the 26,000 miles I’ve walked, …
Okay, here’s the deal. Not everyone can run an ultramarathon, which many define as a 100-mile race. And not everyone may run an ultramarathon. Take the famous Western States 100, for example. According to an article today online at the San Francisco Chronicle website, the Western States 100 severely limits the number of participants, especially …
Are you training for a marathon and feeling down these days? Read this article about 60-year-old marathoner Mark Stodghill from Duluth, Minnesota. In the past thirty-one years, Mr. Stodghill has finished 219 races that are at least 26.2 miles long. And his plan to finish a marathon in Montana in August will let him reach …
I just learned about what is called “hut-to-hut hiking” through a USA Today news article. Apparently this has become quite popular in Europe but is just now catching on here in the USA. The concept lets one walk for several days without carrying tents, sleeping bags, cooking gear, and lots of food. How? The “hut” …