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The Nike+ FuelBand was an activity tracker worn on the wrist and compatible with iPhone, iPad, or Android devices. As part of the Quantified Self movement, the FuelBand allows its wearers to track their physical activity, steps taken daily, and amount of energy burned. The information from the wristband is integrated into the Nike+ online ...
NikeFuel is a proprietary unit of measurement for tracking fitness activity developed by the athletics company Nike, Inc. The exact formula for the measuring unit was proprietary and depended on the device or service tracking it. The general idea is that activity and movement — whether tracked by a wearable electronics device, GPS tracking ...
Footnotes / references[ 2 ] Lululemon athletica inc., commonly known as lululemon (/ ˌluːluˈlɛmən / loo-loo-LEM-ən; styled in all lowercase [ 2 ]), is an American-Canadian multinational premium athletic apparel retailer headquartered in British Columbia and incorporated in Delaware, United States. [ 4 ] It was founded in 1998 as a ...
In track, Joyner won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate track and field competitor in 1983 and in 1985, and was awarded the Honda-Broderick Cup, given to the nation's best female collegiate athlete in 1985. [8] [9] [10] Joyner graduated with a bachelor's degree in history in 1986. [11]
The "Just Do It" campaign went out to a range of media outlets including merchandise, outdoor billboards, print media, and graffiti art. Throughout the campaign, Nike enlisted a range of people from varying ethnicities and races, as well as numerous notable athletes, in order to attract customers and promote the image of Nike as being reliable ...
Nike shared a sneak peek of its track and field uniforms for the 2024 Paris Olympics and women athletes were less than impressed by one of the designs.
The Nike Cortez is the first track shoe released by Nike in 1972, and is therefore thought to be a significant aspect to the success of the company. The Nike Cortez was first designed by Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman, [2] aiming to produce a comfortable and durable running shoe for distance training and road running.
In 2010, Blake Bevin, a self-described "science geek", created a prototype of self-lacing shoes, inspired by Marty's Nike MAG; once the user steps in, a sensor records the pressure of the foot on the sole and activates two servo motors, which apply tension to the laces, thus tightening the shoe.