More and more interesting gadgets have recently appeared on the market. Here are some of them:

Sensoria’s smart running socks monitor the way your feet strike the ground, warning you if you are at risk of injury and also how to correct your stride. ‘Flaws in your gait are a common cause of injury,’ says physiotherapist Sammy Margo.

The Sensoria socks detect how your foot lands, and conductive fibres then relay this information to a small clip-on device on the ankle. This sends information to your phone, which can issue real-time audio warnings and advice if needs be.

These socks cost around £130 ($199).

Lechal trainers have touch technology in the insole that not only counts your steps and estimates calories burnt, it also gives you directions so you can stick to a route. The shoes are based on ‘haptics’ — touch technology that gives you physical feedback from an electronic device, like a games console controller that vibrates if you crash a car in the game you’re playing.

Once you’ve programmed your route into a mobile phone app, the shoes vibrate on either the left or the right to tell you how to reach your destination.

Available to pre-order from around £100.