So, anyone that has read my blog for any period of time knows how much I like my KT-Tape. As a side note- I am a guy.
How are these two related you ask? Well, the instructions on the KT-Tape Website clearly say:
“Hint: Tape that is still strongly adhered to skin after 5 days may be loosened with baby oil for 15-20 minute”
Well, I had noticed that it was sticking very well to the calluses on front (the pad? That part where a fore-foot striker hits the grounds with..) and the heel of my foot. I didn’t really think anything of it however. Well on Friday night, I pulled the KT Tape off from the previous weekend (put on saturday night, and worn through the beach-run.) Well, it seemed it was VERY well attached as it pulled out a part of the callus! (Sorry, I have really ugly feet…)
It literally pulled a sliver of callous out all the way down!
When I looked at the tape –
Skin left on the tape after I pulled it off
It seems they mean it with the baby-oil to loosen everything up!
So, if you are going to leave your KT Tape on for many days – remember to use the baby oil to remove it!
I run, because I am a runner. Having realized that I have always "been a runner" - even when I went years with out running, I am learning how it has integrated itself in all aspects of my life. When I started running in highschool, my perspective on life changed. Funny that I didn't realize how much it had affected it until just recently.
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