Bodyglide

So today's post is going to a relative shorty, not a whole lot that is interesting, but comes as I have been on the  unfortunate end of today's post.

Chafing is a horrible thing that will undoubtedly rear it's ugly head at us in every athletes tenure.  Runners will typically get these on their feet, racquet sports or things where you grip something can cause them to occur on the hand.  Or even poorly made clothing can case this. 

Usually water blisters occur from a lot of rubbing, and are called friction blisters.  They'll usually fill with water and they suck to have because they throw a wrench in training plans.  Sometimes this occurs when you're breaking in shoes, especially if you haven't done it properly and they're super stiff.  You can also get it from having damp socks which will also increase the friction.  These problems are easily fixable by getting tech socks that help to wick away moisture, or just giving it time and breaking in your shoes slowly.  But when that isn't enough and you need a bit more to decrease the friction to the point you don't blister? What do you do. 

The first time that I used bodyglide was actually when I first started playing golf and had what can only be described as a death grip on my clubs.  Suffice to say I always got blisters, and it sucked.... LOTS.  Usually a little bit of sports tape over them and I would just suck it up and keep on going but it reaches a point where you just don't like going through that.  My sis let me borrow some of a sample tube and it can only be described as the block of what feels more or less like solidified lotion.

Three sizes for your conveniance

Directly from the companies website, they say it helps prevent and relieve hotspots on feet and chafed, chapped and cracked sin.  Good for before or after activity.  It penetrates the skin and creates an invisible barrier against friction and moisture without clogging pores or trapping perspiration.  Feels "dry" to touch. Essentially all the marking mumbo jumbo says that when you rub two surfaces together not only are they dry, but it will slide rather than rub.  This is a relief for repetitive sports like running where it's the same motion over and over again.  I got some blisters this week, had to lay off the running but then put some of this stuff on and it really does help.

So for the runners here, usually in between your toes, or anywhere that looks kinda red after your run, put some on and you should be good.

You can usually find these are your local sport stores or get them online.