New Workout Equipment (Soon To Be Hiking Equipment Too :)

So, in my last post I mentioned how I had purchased something new that I wanted to share with everyone.  This purchase has quickly topped my list of things I’ve purchased for working out, and I suspect it will be a top purchase for my hiking as well.  Before I tell you what I bought, let me tell you why.

One of the biggest complaints I had from my last long hike was chaffing.  I had brought along some medicated powder to use on my feet to avoid many of the problems there, and I ended up using it in between my thighs as well, though it didn’t help as much as I’d hoped.  I did get another product you apply, but I don’t think I applied it frequently enough or something because I’ve heard good things about the product, but didn’t have great success myself with that either.

My brother had it better, and I asked him what he did differently.  He said he wore spandex shorts in place of regular underwear, which was a trick he learned from running, where he had the same problems that were plaguing me on the hike.  So recently I went looking for spandex, but I was having a hard time finding any.

Enter my new favorite product.  I guess, technically, they are like spandex shorts, but they are designed to be worn as underwear.  And, mostly they seem to have been designed for runners, which makes sense to me.  They are called compression shorts.  They’re kind of expensive as underwear goes, but worth every penny.

I couldn’t find the actual ones I purchased here online, but if you want to see some that are very close to what I have, click here.

I’m very much looking forward to trying these out on the trail later this month.  I was starting to get chaffed badly from my workouts, and these shorts have put a complete end to that.  I suspect they will keep me from chaffing on the trail too.  I’ll definitely let you know after my hike, but for now I highly recommend these to anyone and everyone who gets even a little chaffed while working out.

And, if anyone out there has experience wearing these hiking, I’d love to hear about it.  Please leave a comment below letting me know what you think.  Thanks!

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