Do Running Shoes Make Us Run the Risk of Injury?

Runners spend $20 billion annually on running shoes, with many lacing up pairs that can cost as much as $200. But is all this fancy footwear really a good investment? A new musculoskeletal study finds that running...

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Pink Balance Walking Poles featured on the Bonnie Hunt Show!

Our friends at Foot Solutions are hosting a great promotion on Nordic Poles!  Here is a video clip from the Bonnie Hunt show about it!...

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What is Athlete’s Foot?

Athlete'sFootAthlete’s foot is an often found infection of the skin, usually on the foot, and is caused by fungus. The most common cause of the infection is Trichophyton. The ringworm fungus “tinea” can be...

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GPS-Equipped Shoes Keep Track of Wanderers

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To limit the chaos after an at-risk person walks away on his or her own, two companies have teamed up to produce a shoe embedded with Global Positioning System technology. Developed by GTX Corp. and Aetrex Worldwide, the shoe is dubbed the Ambulator, and it...

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Aetrex iStep Foot Scanning System

This is a video from Aetrex about their iStep Foot Scanning System. Aetrex's proprietary revolutionary digital foot scanning system. Consumers simply step on the scanner and using thousands of barometric sensors and patented infrared foot scanning technology, their feet will receive a complete mapping, or...

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