Category: Review

  • Fitkicks Make Great Treadmill Shoes

    Fitkicks Make Great Treadmill Shoes

    Ever since I got a treadmill desk, I’ve been looking for the ideal shoe to go along with it. With the new Fitkicks, I’ve come very close.

  • The Motus: Versatility in a Minimal Shoe

    The Motus: Versatility in a Minimal Shoe

    by Laird Harrison Vivobarefoot has a clever marketing scheme: sell shoes by telling people to go barefoot. Of course if you really want to feel the trail on the skin of your sole, you don’t need to buy anything. But I personally only know two people who have overcome their fear of broken glass, thorns and gravel. I want the biomechanical advantages…

  • The Ithlete HRV Monitor Helps Serious Athletes

    The Ithlete HRV Monitor Helps Serious Athletes

    If you don’t train hard enough, you won’t fulfill your potential as an athlete. But if you train too hard, you’ll hurt yourself. So how do you find the sweet spot in between? That’s where Ithlete comes in. This smart phone app monitors your heart rate variability to give you clues about when you’ve gone…

  • LaceLocker Keeps Your Shoes Tied

    LaceLocker Keeps Your Shoes Tied

    When I was a kid, my parents had one argument for why I should keep my shoes tied: If I didn’t, I would trip and hurt myself. In the five decades since getting that warning, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone trip on an untied shoe lace. But I’ve come close to crashing my…