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Weighty Matters: Running Shoes & Body Weight
By Runner's World on 04/08/2009 16:37:06
How your body weight can help you pick the perfect shoe

Running shoes are designed to help protect our bodies from the impact force of each footfall. These forces are proportional to a runner's weight, so a 15-stone person, for example, produces 50 per cent more force with each running stride than

RW Sports Watch Test
By Rob Spedding on 22/06/2005 10:04:42
Have perfect timing with these sports watches. RW reviews Casio, Nike, Adidas, Timex and Suunto

-210 can also log how far you run and help pace you. It requires a bit more thought than a GPS SDM, as you have to programme in your stride length and work out how many strides per minute will help you hit your time goals. If your feet strike the ground

RW Speed-and-Distance Monitor Test
By Runner's World on 15/01/2007 17:27:21
RW tests products from Polar, Nike, Garmin, Navman, Timex and Suunto

recovery since your last run. The S3 stride sensor measures cadence as well as speed and distance, and the package can help you train to increase your stride length and cadence for a faster, more efficient run. Best of all, though, the accompanying Polar

Mini-Test: Speed and Distance Monitors
By Runner's World on 22/06/2005 15:27:29
Here are three of the latest additions. RW tests the Polar S625X, Timex Speed and Distance Monitor and Garmin Forerunner 201

speed and distance facility uses a pod mounted on top of your shoe, which counts and measures strides (based on an initial calibration over a known distance) to calculate speed, pace and distance. Once calibrated the calculations appear to be unerringly

RW's Treadmills Reviews
By Sean Fishpool on 08/07/2000 11:23:51
11 treadmills tested

; programme memory; electronic stride control to stop belt slipping; 12mph; 51x142cm; 0-15°; 2.5HP; non-foldingWarranty 3 years parts and labourPros Excellent heart-rate control; good on-screen instructions; clear display; smooth and stable; fast top speed

Shoepaedia: Key Running Shoe Terms Explained
By Runner's World on 04/08/2009 12:21:46
In-depth explanations and diagrams to help you understand more about how running shoes are constructed

not offer the support a runner needs because it doesn't properly wrap and support the foot. Improper fit can even lead to plantar fasciitis. Fit tip Not only does your foot slightly lengthen as it hits the ground with each stride, it also spreads out, so

Treadmills: Features that matter
By Sean Fishpool on 08/07/2000 11:32:19
From speed to safety...

stride and natural side-to-side movement of runners, treadmill belts are expanding in width and length. Fifty-centimetre-wide belts are becoming common, and no good belt should be narrower than about 43 or 45cm. The length of the running area should

Best Racing Shoes
By Rob Spedding on 15/06/2005 12:19:40
Just a few grams off your shoes can lead to serious improvements in your race times. Reach light speed in these 8 racing shoes

to the Complete Heras and you could drop up to 1 minute 14 seconds.Diadora Mythos Racer – £65Weight 237gDiadora claims that the spring in its new range of shoes can extend each stride by two metres – so, in theory, a light weight Diadora racer should

How To Choose A Sports Bra
By David Mitchell on 18/11/2008 12:51:33
A supportive sports bra is one of the most important pieces of running kit a female runner can buy - here's all the advice you need to find the perfect fit

-to-side. This can result in discomfort, chafing and strain on the breasts' supportive tissue – the Coopers ligaments – which in turn can eventually lead to sagging.In fact, the SASI research also shows that on average, a woman's breast moves 9.08cm with every stride

Reader To Reader: Shoe special
By Jane Hoskyn on 25/02/2007 18:05:23
Three Reader To Reader questions for the price of one this week, all on the ever-hot topic of shoes

If there's one bit of running kit that really matters, it's those bits of moulded polyeurethane on your feet. So this week we've picked out three niggling shoe queries from the Gear forum. Lend us your thoughts...Q1: The washing machine conundrum

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