Why do we swing our arms when we walk? Ask Steven Collins, a biomechanical engineer at Delft University in The Netherlands. Full story

Nike is still trying to make your running a yet more comfortable and bettered process. With this aim in view they brought out another and improved version of the Nike+ SportBand. Full story

Bad habits, for instance smoking, drugs, and alcohol abuse, develop quite easily because they have a very strong backbone – excitement of pleasure centers in the brain. On the other hand, it takes time do feel pleasure from jogging or taking a walk. Full story

Fitness, jogging and swimming in the swimming-pool not only strengthen health, correct figure and increase self-confidence. The scientists have proved that sports help to cope with everyday problems and manage stress. In this article I’ll tell you, what kind of sport activities can help to relax in this or that stress situation. Full story

Wristband Nike AMP+, a fashionable unisex digital watch is finally available. Let me tell you about it. First, it shows (what do you think?), what time it is. Secondly, Nike AMP+ lets you wirelessly control your iPod. The uniqueness of this wristwatch (“+”) is the fact, that this device also integrates with Apple's wee iPod nano receiver for Nike+ shoes. It allows you to wirelessly track and monitor your runs and progress. While you are jogging, the music is interrupted by a nice voice telling you the clock, the distance and the amount of the calories burnt during your training. Full story

Lots of women having varicose veins on their legs are afraid of exercising, because they believe, that physical exercises could make the problem worse. Exercises actually improve the blood circulation through your legs. Any exercises involving legs are good to prevent spider veins, the best and most efficient is exercising the lower calf muscles. Swimming, walking, bicycling, jogging, aerobics, step aerobics – if you do something from the list regularly, this is already varicose veins prevention. If you already have varicose veins, moderate leg exercises help relieve varicose veins and reduce the aching associated with them. The following exercises improve your leg strength and muscle tone, help promote circulation and, thus, help prevent and relieve varicose veins. Full story