"You walked without me?"
Are you in a restrictive relationship with your walking partner and made to feel guilty if you walk without them? Is this cheating? Should you walk without them? If you find yourself feeling guilty when you walk without your partner, or sneaking around to do it, you need to stop and address those feelings so they don't inhibit your exercise program.

It's OK to Cheat on Your Walking Partner

Nominations are open for the  2012 Reader's Choice Awards. You nominate your favorite walking shoes, walking gear, and walker-friendly events and tours. Nominations are open through February 15, 2012. Then our walking experts select up to five nominees per category and you, the walkers, vote for your readers' choice. We have some categories returning from our first awards last year, and several new categories. Come tell us what you like best in each category.

• Fitness walking shoes
• Comfort walking shoes
• Trail shoes
• Pedometer
• Activity monitor/computer-linked pedometer
• App for Walkers
• Budget treadmill
• Premium treadmill
• Walking poles
• Walker-friendly marathon and half marathon
• Walking vacation tour company

I'm a skeptic. I also seem to have above-average difficulty in keeping my shoelaces tied, which is a bother for a walker. Even my comfort shoes need retied every time I get out of my desk chair. So I was amazed that Wonder Laces worked as promised and don't come untied -- even just using a plain old single-bow knot. Not only that, but they are made with elastic and expand and contract with your foot. I'm sold. Wonder Laces review

I also got a pair of Synch™ Bands to try. They are also made of elastic, but they are designed to not even be tied at all. Instead, you order them to the length of your lacing system and they secure with a Synch Clip. They come in a big variety of colors. I had difficulty with the synch clip concept. No matter how many times I viewed their video on what to do with any extra laces, I couldn't get the lace to stay in the Synch Clip reliably. These probably work great if you get them the right length for your Converse kicks, which is what they are designed for. The colors are super. But they don't work well as tied laces, they loosen immediately. So order them fit, and maybe you'll have better luck with the synching instructions than I did.

Disclosure: Review samples were provided by the manufacturer. For more information, please see our Ethics Policy.

When breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen For the Cure decided to stop funding Planned Parenthood for breast health exams on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, they set off a huge backlash. Update: Komen reversed their decision on 2/3/12.  Will there now be a backlash on the backlash?

Their Facebook page lit up with angry donors pledging never to support them again, and donations to Planned Parenthood replaced the lost funding within 24 hours. Two of my personal Facebook friends changed their avatars to anti-Komen symbols. Yet others strongly favored the decision and donations to Komen also rose 100%

With the flip-flop, will both sides stay mad at Komen and stop donating or walking their walks?