.www.lloydspharmacy.comPolar RS200, £95 The RS200 is designed specifically for running and as a result has stacks of features useful to both beginners and serious athletes. It has features unique to Polar including Own Zone which uses heart-rate variability during your warm

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of the pack belying its size. The pack is extremely rugged and contains numerous pockets and bungees. Our tester found the fit snug and secure and, while the shoulder straps were a bit tricky to adjust on the fly, it was a generally stress-free running

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to provide you with lots of grip on rough paths when hauling up hill, but thick enough to stop large stones and tree roots hurting your feet. Excellent all-round performance considering this is a more general off-road shoe. Lots of heel grip for descents