It’s easy to overlook the lacing on your hiking boots: Many of us just tighten them up, double knot, and hit the trail. But a number of common boot lacing techniques can keep your feet snug for long ...

Instead of the usual metal eyelets most shoes are equipped with, speed hooks are metal hooks which make lacing, as the name implies, speedy. Rather than having to fuss about, threading each lace ...

Any seasoned rambler will know that a good pair of hiking boots is the key to a successful (not to mention, comfortable) adventure. But, if you're new to walking, or need a little guidance, look no ...

What is the best way to lace your shoes? This seemingly simple question, rooted in everyday life, can provoke passionate argument–and prompt a mathematical response. Three common lacing styles. Here ...

Tying your running shoes. It’s something so simple, yet so many runners still do it incorrectly. While it should be easy to properly knot your shoes, there’s more than one way to tie a standard ...

Unlike most everyone else in the world, Burkard Polster gave this question a lot of thought, often at night. "Instead of counting sheep, I might count lacings," said Polster, a mathematician at Monash ...

The knotty problem of choosing the optimum way of lacing up shoes has been solved by a new mathematical proof. There are many millions of different possibilities but ...