PHYSorg.com: PHYSorg news tagged with: running http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. To each his own: Consumers and self-designed products From running shoes to ceiling fans, consumers are becoming the designers of their own products. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research looks at the ways consumers compare their creations to those designed by professionals. http://www.physorg.com/news170352193.html Other Sciences Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:10:02 EST news170352193 Pounding the pavement: Traditional training methods are still safer, more effective (PhysOrg.com) -- Race season is here again, and that means more first-timers on the marathon/triathlon circuit. Officials from some of the biggest marathons and triathlons in the country are reporting record numbers of participants, many of whom are first-time competitors. http://www.physorg.com/news163267682.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:08:56 EST news163267682 Optimum running speed is stride toward understanding human body form (PhysOrg.com) -- Runners, listen up: If your body is telling you that your pace feels a little too fast or a little too slow, it may be right. http://www.physorg.com/news156695698.html Biology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:35:50 EST news156695698 'Fridges and washing machines liberated women': researcher The advent of modern appliances such as washing machines and refrigerators had a profound impact on 20th Century society, according to a new Université de Montréal study. Plug-in conveniences transformed women's lives and enabled them to enter the workforce, says Professor Emanuela Cardia, from the Department of Economics. http://www.physorg.com/news156087800.html Other Sciences Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:43:36 EST news156087800 Aussie study challenges claims for hi-tech running shoes Australian researchers have admitted they had found no scientific proof that hi-tech running shoes improve athletic performance or limit injury. http://www.physorg.com/news156063767.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:03:07 EST news156063767 Running slows the aging clock, researchers find Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from Stanford University School of Medicine that has tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years. Elderly runners have fewer disabilities, a longer span of active life and are half as likely as aging nonrunners to die early deaths, the research found. http://www.physorg.com/news137689356.html Medicine & Health Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:02:36 EST news137689356