Just Do It – but don’t tell anybody!

This is a great article from the Washington Post about a shoe that prevents arthritis.

A division of biomechanical engineering at Stanford University is working on this project. I will let the article tell the story.

The sneakers are a cool go-go white with the Nike logo. They look like the real Nike; they feel like the real Nike. But they are actually experimental shoes in disguise -- specially manufactured by Nike for a study aimed at thwarting the onset of arthritis in the knee.

But Nike, the trend-setter in athletic shoe chic, is not interested in developing a commercial version of the shoe at this time. Even though Nike worked with the researchers on the project and donated 220 pairs of test sneakers to the study, it has decided not to explore the shoe's potential development. As Nike spokeswoman: "This was a one-off project and not something that we are currently pursuing."

My first thought was typical, Nike doesn't want to be associated with an 'old' product, but then the prospect of the 50-plus being mugged for their trainers came to mind. On second thought Nike, forget the idea.Dick Stroud