Now's the Time to Enjoy Ice Skating

Nike's new N-Dorfin recreational ice skate makes the world of ice skating open to all skating enthusiasts as it hits retail stores around the world this week. If your looking for a winter workout but you've had to choose between hockey skates, figure skates or speed skates -- none of these may be appealing.

Nike solves this problem with their N-Dorfin skates. The new skates are developed with comfort, style and warmth in mind. Nike say's "We've opened the door to the sport of leisure skating--Not ice hockey, Not figure skating, Not speed skating but "Leisure skating" as in: no break-in period, one pair of socks even on the coldest days, no foot-massage therapy required after ten minutes of gliding". www.nike.com

Stephanie Oakes is a fitness correspondent for Discovery Health Channel, a contributing editor for USA Weekend Magazine and the LA Times, and appears on NBC's 'Today in New York'. She can be reached at soakes@beststuff.com.