Showing posts with label equipment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label equipment. Show all posts

Monday, 3 March 2008

Another Freebie!

And another offer this month from PhysioRoom.com Ltd. This time, buy any Vulkan or Sorbothane item during March and get a FREE Vulkan Drinks Bottle worth £2.99.

This applies to:
• Vulkan
• Sorbothane

Running Freebies

If you are thinking of buying products from the 1000 Mile range, then have a look at PhysioRoom.com Ltd who are including a High Visibility Snap Band worth £4.99 absolutely FREE with orders of these products this month.

This includes many ranges:

• Mueller
• Compeed
• Thuasne
• 1000 Mile
• Cho-Pat
• Nathan
• Noene

Friday, 22 February 2008

Compression Socks?

What is it with these long compression socks that people like Paula wear? I saw several people in the Helsby Half Marathon sporting these lovelly socks, but they aren't something I've ever considered.

Maybe I like my comfort too much, but a compression sock when I'm out doing a half marathon doesn't sound appealing. Let me know if you have tried them, but at the moment I'm just not convinced!

The idea behind them is that they squeeze the leg and help force blood back up to the heart. Does this work? I thought that your heart actually pumped blood less hard when running as it relied on the compression of the muscles to return the blood - this is supposed to be what causes fainting in the funnels at the end of the race.

So why do we needs compressions socks? Do they work - let me know your thoughts.