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Aug 20, 2008 12:00 am US/Central
Back To School: Clothes To Make Fitness Fun
(Lady Footlocker)
Cathy Lang is a an industry leading fitness veteran. For more than a decade, she has helped women customize their workout for their gear.
Lang has worked as an NFL and NBA trainer and now as a spokesperson for Lady Foot Locker, she offers these tricks to help women maximize their time and dollars when hunting for back to school items that offer trendy fashions combining sport and style.
Here are some interesting Facts about sneakers:
- On
Jan. 24, 1899
, Humphrey O'Sullivan received the first patent for a rubber heel for shoes
-The state of
California
now requires many students to meet certain physical fitness criteria
-42 percent: Percentage of children 12-17 who participated in sports as of 2003, which was the most popular extracurricular activity. About one-third of children this age participated in club activities and 29 percent in lessons-source U.S. Census Press Release Back To School 2007-2008
-Jacob The Jeweler created a diamond-encrusted Allen Iverson "Question" sneaker with 246 white-gold diamonds. It sold in
2004 in
the Eastbay catalog holiday gift guide for $65,000.
- Rocky Balboa wore Converse. The "Rocky Steps" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art have his bronzed soles set in concrete.
-
Jordans
are released on Saturdays so that kids don't skip school to get 'em.
- Nike Air technology was born in 1979.
Tips:
Fashion Rules
!-Make the fashion, not the fitness the focal point. Outfitting your student in stylish gear will not only increase their chances of being awarded "Best Dressed," but will make them more likely to participate in the activity that corresponds to that outfit.
Play to your child's strengths
. So what if your kid doesn't run to the paper to read the box score? Offer your tech-savvy student a challenge that is fun for them by incorporating gadgets and technology into their wardrobe.
Specialist or Multi-tasker
? Is your student athlete a modern Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders or Michael Jordan playing a variety of sports or are they dedicated to one sport in particular?
-Always consider the activity for which she will use her new shoes.
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