Gear and Clothing for Walkers
Buying guides and advice in choosing walking clothing, shoes, socks, hats, shirts, pants, sports bras, pedometers, heart rate monitors, backpacks, fanny packs, water bottles, treadmills, and other items walkers use.
- Clothing: What to Wear (171)
- Packs and Water Carriers (58)
- Shoes for Walkers
- Treadmills
- Heart Rate Monitors (46)
- Pedometers
- Walking Poles (86)
- Maps - GPS - Compasses (21)
- Music and Videos (29)
- Books and Magazines (37)
- Safety and First Aid Gear (17)
- Lights and Reflective Gear (19)
- Strollers and Baby Gear (9)
- Sun, Skin, Insect Bite Care (17)
- Dog Walking (27)
- Ellipticals (5)
- Gifts and Holiday Walking
- Stores for Walking Gear (12)
- Various Gear (4)
- Fat Monitors (6)
What Not to Wear Walking - Bad Walking Gear
Some fashions really don't work for walking comfortably. Here are the things you shouldn't wear walking.
Money Saving Tips for Fitness Walkers
When it's time to tighten your belt, don't scrimp on the time you spend on building fitness, or your belt may need loosening as your waistline expands! But you can save money on walking gear and walking events with these thrifty ideas.
10 Essentials for Walkers
Get started on the right foot with the essential gear you need to get up to speed for fitness walking.
Walking Products I Don't Recommend
Just because the infomercial targets walkers doesn't mean you should buy these "walking products." These are shoes and gear I don't recommend buying.
Walking Buyer's Guide
What do you need for walking? Our guide to walking shoes, walking clothing, treadmills, pedometers, walking poles, and other gear for walkers.
What Not to Wear Walking - Fashion Police Edition
Are you really going to wear that? The Fashion Police help warn you away from bad walking fashions.
Before You Buy Walking Weights or Weighted Shoes - Better Ideas to Burn More Calories
Walking weights and weighted shoes promise to burn more walking calories and tone more muscles. But you risk injury with putting weights on your ankles, feet, and wrists. Here are better ideas for toning and burning more calories while walking
Invest Your Refund in Walking
What a better investment than your health? If you have some extra money to invest, here are ideas on ways to invest them in your walking gear and walking experiences.
Active Gifts for Children
Keep the kids moving with these fun active gifts.
What Are Your Walking Essentials
What is essential that you take along on your fitness walk? What is it that you can't step out the door without when you go walking?
2012 Readers' Choice Awards
Readers nominate and vote for their favorite walking gear and walker-friendly races.
2011 Readers' Choice Award - Nominations
The 2011 Readers' Choice Awards nominations will be accepted from Jan. 13 until 11:59 P.M. EST Feb. 4, 2011.
Nominate Treadmills - Pedometers - Walking Shoes Use our simple Nomination Form to nominate your favorite home treadmill, pedometer, activity monitor, walking shoes and trail shoes (see categories below). Our experts will choose 3...
What I Take Walking - Essential Walking Gear
What do you like to take along on your walk? Here are items I take.
