Exercise

EASING POST-WORKOUT SORENESS: Savoon Fitness tru-Copper Compression Socks

September 21, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Are your legs aching from being on your feet or exercise? Anti-Fatigue Graduated Compression Socks improve blood flow and lessen the burden on your tired legs, regardless of the source of strain. Before you think compression socks mean trading out stylish legwear for looking like you got grandma legs, Savoon Fitness tru-Copper Compression socks look like regular black knee socks, but they are thicker than a tight or dress sock but not as thick as sports sock. The secret is they have invigorating anti-fatigue properties that enhance blood circulation and oxygen production, which support active muscles to reduce soreness and swelling. This makes Savoon Fitness tru-Copper Compression socks suitable for wearing for exercising, running, sports, outdoor activities, or wearing them to work under pants or under knee-high boots with a skirt.

Comfortable, breathable socks fit under yoga pants, pantsuits, and under boots to energize and invigorate your legs all day

WHO NEEDS COMPRESSION SOCKS

There are lots of reasons for your legs to be under enough stress to benefit from compression socks including:

Exercise, sports, cycling and running. “Leg Day” workouts and the day after.
Health issues including Shin Splints, Edema, Diabetes, and Varicose Veins
Sitting during a long flight or other travel
Pregnancy
Working a job that requires being on your feet all or most of the day including nurses, teachers, hairdressers, or sales, being a hostess, waitress, cashier, or working in a warehouse your legs can get tired from standing. Your legs can also tire from sitting in one position too long working at your desk.
You frequently wear high-heel, non-supportive shoes

Wear even heeled boots all day comfortably with Savoon Fitness tru-Copper Compression socks

WHY COMPRESSION SOCKS HELP

Compression Therapy increases blood circulation which in turn relieves arch pain and reduces foot swelling. Graduated compression reduces the risk of blood clots, which can occur even when sitting for prolonged periods of time, such as during an overseas flight.

While running, cycling, playing sports or exercising, compression socks reduce muscle fatigue and promote faster muscle warm up. They also aid in muscle recovery post-workout, sports or outdoor activities such as hiking.

But compression socks are not just useful for sports, they can help those on their feet all day such as nurses, teachers, and chefs. Savoon Compression socks fit discretely under scrubs or pants to help you work comfortably all day.

A good stretch that does not sag or pinch during exercise

WHY CHOOSE SAVOON COMPRESSION SOCKS

Savoon Compression Socks are made of a comfortable nylon and copper blend, the graduated compression stockings (15-20 mmHg) have ventilated breathing channels that improve blood flow and provide the feet with oxygenated blood. Increased blood flow relieves arch pain, foot swelling, and post workout inflammation.

Comfortable, ventilated material is thicker than a tight but thinner than a sport sock, it fits easily into a boot or shoe

Savoon Compression socks also contain tru-copper, compression socks with copper have become popular amongst athletes because they are associated with improved recovery time and increased performance. Copper also makes for an anti-bacterial fabric that is also moisture wicking, they help keep feet dry, cool and odor free.

Savoon socks contain copper which has anti-microbial properties and aids in muscle recovery

They come with two sets to a pack, so you can wear a pair one day at the gym and the other pair the next day to alleviate any post-workout day soreness.

MY EXPERIENCE: PUTTING THE Savoon Fitness tru-Copper Compression Socks TO THE TEST

To test the socks, I tried three different circumstances: I wore them to the gym with Yoga pants, under a pantsuit at work and they fit discretely under knee-high boots, so they can be worn with boots and a skirt with or without tights. I paired them with black tights for a streamline monochromatic look. My go-to boots have a 3″ heel, so my feet are often sore after a day of standing and walking.

The Savoon socks fit under my over the calf boots, narrow toe boots so I can wear them comfortably all day

The socks stay up and are comfortable without pinching or feeling too tight. My feet felt more relaxed during the day, not as sore and I am not as aware of stress point on my feet, ankle, and toes, and my calves and knees are more comfortable and my calves don’t cramp up at night after a long day on my feet or after a tough workout.

Compression toes keep feet comfortable by enhancing circulation

FOR FITNESS

At the gym, they make my warm-up stretching, yoga and stationary biking more comfortable and post workout, I feel less soreness after my workout or if I wear these socks the day after to ease post-workout achiness. The socks stay dry and odor free even after a tough workout session.

CONCLUSION

Avoid leg soreness after a long day on your feet or post-workout achiness with Savoon Fitness tru-Copper Compression Socks which improve blood circulation and oxygen delivery to active muscles and joints in the legs. The two pairs to a pack provide a pair for wearing during exercise and a pair to wear the next day to recover. Don’t be tempted to skip a workout because you will have to spend the next day on your feet all day, Savoon Fitness tru-Copper Compression Socks help you recoup quickly even when working out days in a row.

WHERE TO BUY IT

Find Savoon Fitness tru-Copper Compression Socks at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07223C99G

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Style Chicks received the Savoon Fitness tru-Copper Compression Socks in exchange for our unbiased review and received compensation for our time and effort. However, our experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% ours.

StashBandz® Sport Running Belt/Travel Money Belt

April 20, 2017 · Leave a Comment

I seem incapable of “traveling light”, even while exercising. On short walks and quick errands, I have my phone, ID, license, keys and some cash. At the gym, I want my phone, gym membership card, ID, keys and earbuds. I also don’t like leaving jewelry or cash behind in the gym locker. StashBandz Sport Running Belt solves this problem.

Carry essentials without a bag by wearing StashBandz

WHY THE STASHBANDZ BELT IS NECESSARY

Since only the Queen of England and select Golden Girls can fashionably pull off carrying a handbag everywhere, that leaves the rest of us needing a place to keep our stuff when at the gym, running or exercising. Some resort to stuffing items like ID in the top of socks or wearing a fanny pack, which is cumbersome and unattractive. And at the gym or while running, a fanny pack is unacceptable. So I’m excited to get the StashBandz that discretely holds my things while I workout.

StashBandz holds my wallet, sunglasses, phone, keys, lipstick and cash

StashBandz FEATURES

TRIM LOOK: The belt fits over yoga pants, shorts, or jeans. It has a snug but trim line spandex material similar to Spanx, but it does not feel too tight.

Slip StashBandz on over leggings, yoga pants & jeans

SUPERIOR MATERIAL: The material is anti-bacterial and does not chafe runners. The belt slips on like pants, or it can be pulled on over the head and placed around the hips and lower waist.

StashBandz is made of an anti-microbial non-chafing material that provides a slim look

StashBandz is made of an anti-bacterial, non-chafing, breathable material that provides comfortable support

NO MUFFIN TOP: It provides some “support” like spandex, so it gives a slimline look, which I like.
POCKETS: The Tubular Spandex hip belt is 6″ high with four wide pockets around the entire band circumference. These pockets can accommodate items such as your phone, iPod, medical devices, wallet, earbuds, money, ID, pepper spray, keys, small candy, breath mints, lipstick, power bar, EpiPen, asthma inhaler, glasses, sunglasses, even a slimline flask.

Need cash, phone, and keys? Store them in a StashBandz

Need to carry cash, phone, ID, lipstick and keys? Store them all in the four pockets of a StashBandz

HOLDS LARGE PHONES: the larger pockets hold extreme sized cell phones like the iPhone 6 Plus or Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One, and Note 2-4.

HOW THE StashBandz BELT LOOKS

The belt comes in several colors: Black, Ivory, Aqua, Hot Pink, Neon Green and Royal Blue. It fits over the top of leggings, yoga pants, or jeans and under a top. It can be completely concealed by a top if desired. If worn so it can be seen, it looks like one is wearing layered tops or if wearing leggings, it looks like part of a color blocking design.

StashBandz slips easily over leggings, yoga pants and jeans & keeps your phone safe but accessible at all times

HOW SECURE IS THE StashBandz BELT?

There are four wide pockets for large items These open at the top with a fold over flap to lock-in items safe and secure and prevent items from slipping out when exercising or bending or dancing.

StashBANDZ concealed zipper pocket holds valuables and cash safely

Going to a party, clubbing, dancing, a concert or other event you want to keep cash and valuables securely on your person without carrying a bag? Use the StashBANDZ hidden zipper pocket for extra security when concealing valuables in crowds

For extra security, choose the black, ivory or aqua color belts that come with extra invisible zipper pockets to make it nearly impossible for even a skilled pickpocket to steal your valuables.

Hide cash and ID in a secure zippered pocket

Perfect for college students to keep cash, keys, phone, pepper spray and a school ID with them at all times without having to carry a bag around campus when not in class

StashBandz USES

RUNNING OR WORKOUT: While you are running, walking or in an exercise class at your gym, you have nowhere to place your phone, earbuds, gym ID, wallet, cash, keys or other valuables that you don’t want to lose or leave behind in your car or gym locker. Even when not running or exercising, a belt that holds your ID, phone and keys are very helpful when you don’t want to have to carry a handbag yet you want to keep valuables close to you.
Buffet and cafeteria style restaurants or college cafeterias settings, so you can carry your valuables and ID without worrying about leaving them an unattended in a bag or backpack at your seat.
FOR HANDS-FREE SHOPPING & BROWSING: I find it so much easier to wear the belt to be able to walk around hands-free in places like museums, estate sales, antiquing, Farmer’s Markets, malls and I like having it for when I am a store or boutique with breakable items. I’m always afraid of accidentally knocking something over with my bag! Using a StashBandz is much safer and worry-free.

A StashBandz holds all the essentials while running, shopping, exercising, dancing, or traveling

Wearing a StashBandz to hold my essentials, I shop hands-free at the mall, estate sales, farmer’s markets, antiquing and grocery shopping.

It is also useful to be able to be hands-free and not have to carry a bag at amusement parks, concerts, fairs, public gardens, parks, and carnivals.
HIKING: It is also much more convenient to wear while hiking to stay hands-free and not have to carry things like sunglasses, phone, ID, and keys.
TRAVEL: It is ideal for travel if you want to discretely and securely store cash, traveler’s checks, your passport, tickets, ID, and keys on your person instead of a bag that can be lost or stolen. I also like being able to carry cash discretely to have it accessible for tips.
MEDICAL USES: The StashBandz is designed to discreetly hold wearable medical devices like insulin pumps, chemo pumps, colostomy bags, CADD Legacy pumps, and VAD Ventricular Assist devices. Devices are not detectable beneath the band even with snugger fit clothing.
While working out in the yard, this is an easy way to carry one’s phone and an Epipen.

StashBandz for safely and securely carrying essentials.

CONCLUSION

Want to transport essential items without carrying a bag, but don’t want to use a bulky a fanny pack? The StashBandz is a stylish alternative that is a highly secure way to hold your phone, cash, ID, passport and other valuables safely and securely with you at all times. It does not chafe against skin even while running, it keeps skin dry, and it is anti-bacterial. The fabric gives a slim line instead of wearing a bulky fanny pack.

Find the StashBandz at http://www.stashbandz.com/products/sport-travel-belt

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Style Chicks received the StashBandz® Sport Running Belt in exchange for our unbiased review and received compensation for our time and effort. However, our experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% ours.

Weekend Workout: Live Infinitely Exercise Ball

October 23, 2016 · Leave a Comment

WHY USE AN EXERCISE BALL
Exercise Balls are a very useful in Pilates, Yoga, Crossfit, stretching and low impact exercises. They are also popular as an exercise ball chair. Easy to store and use in your home, they round out a home exercise routine. Almost any stationary exercise, such as lifting hands weights or resistance band exercises, can be enhanced by incorporating the exercise ball to make the exercise more challenging by including working your core and improving your stability. Exercise balls give you an excellent range of motion for many exercises. The key, however, is finding the right exercise ball that is sturdy enough to provide support and be durable enough to withstand use.

Weekend Workout: Live Infinitely Exercise Ball

ABOUT THE LIVE INFINITELY EXERCISE BALL
This exercise ball comes with a hand pump, an extra air plug, and a valve remover tool. There is also access to exercise guides and online training workout instructions, downloadable posters, and videos via their website.

– The air pump is easy to use, it takes about 5 minutes to fill the ball.
– The air plug takes a bit of effort to remove if needed, but I prefer knowing it is in there tight and safe.

TIP: Fill the ball most of the way, then allow it 24 hours to stretch before topping it off to being fully filled. See their website for videos on how to properly inflate an exercise ball.

Weekend Workout: Live Infinitely Exercise Ball

WHAT’S UNIQUE ABOUT THE LIVE INFINITELY EXERCISE BALL?

The first thing I noticed about the ball before even inflating it, is that it is an exceptionally sturdy and thick BPA-free material. I have had other exercises balls for at-home use and have been disappointed at how they deflate, and I am worried that they can’t truly support my weight enough to make full use of them. Much of that feeling I think, came from the fact that they lost air and became soft and just didn’t feel very stable using the ball.

NON-SLIP RIDGES: These give some stability to the ball to keep it from sliding out from underneath you when you are putting full weight on it. I like these for exercises that my chest or back is on the ball, and I am stabilizing with my feet or legs.

SIZING OPTIONS: One of the things I like about this exercise ball is it comes in four different sizes ranging from 55cm to 85 cm. Live Infinitely has a sizing chart to find the right ball by your height. Your body must be properly aligned to benefit from an exercise ball. You know you are on the right size exercise ball when your knees are at a 90-degree angle when sitting, and your thighs are parallel to the floor. This allows full extension of your core muscles to derive the most benefit from your workout.

DURABLE & STURDY: The Live Infinitely Exercise Ball can support 2200 pounds. That is the weight of an American Bison. It has been tested for leaking under pressure or bursting in use and is considered anti-burst. It is durable enough to be used every day as an exercise ball chair at the office to improve your posture.

AIR RETENTION: An exercise ball that doesn’t have enough air in it can be unstable and even harmful. A ball should feel hard and full. When you sit on it, you should sink about two inches into the ball, not more than that. I tried sitting on the Live Infinitely ball and bouncing on it; the ball had “give” in the bounce, enough for fluid movement, but not so much give that I felt unstable like I was on one of those Hippity-Hop style, spring ball hopper toys.

Even a small cut in the ball will not cause rapid deflating. That makes me feel safe balancing on the ball, knowing I won’t rupture the ball if I put all my weight on it.

Weekend Workout: Live Infinitely Exercise Ball

THE LIVE INFINITELY EXERCISE BALL FOR AN EXERCISE BALL CHAIR
Many of us (READ: me) slouch when working on the computer, resulting in a weak core and ruins good posture. It also makes the body tired and stiff. An exercise ball chair allows for natural movement while sitting and keeps your core engaged. I have an artist friend, and she swears by her exercise ball chair to allow her to sit comfortably while painting for hours per session in her studio. She said she was sore for the first few days, but then her core started to get toned, and she finds it much more comfortable to sit on the exercise ball chair than a regular office chair or a wood stool while reaching to paint. Her posture is impeccable, so I put the exercise ball as office chair concept to the test.

TESTING THE LIVE INFINITELY EXERCISE BALL AS A BALL CHAIR
I tested the Life Infinitely exercise ball as my computer desk chair, and while it took about a week to get used to it, I feel so much better sitting at my desk! When I first started, it was not easy; my core was not as toned as I thought so that I couldn’t sit on the ball for very long. But after a few days I built up stamina, and now I feel a definite improvement in my posture and my shoulders and arms don’t feel stiff and rounded, and I don’t crane my neck forward as much to look at the screen. Instead, I glide my body forward on the ball. I can feel my core getting better and stronger each day!

It is imperative to have a strong, sturdy ball if you are using it as ball chair. I had tried using a ball as a chair at my desk before but I failed. I think they were too squishy and not as sturdy as the Live Infinitely Ball, which feels much firmer and gives more support. After sitting on it for the last week or so, it hasn’t lost any air or become softer; it is the same as the day I got it. This Live Infinitely ball is also the correct height for me, which is important, my other balls were too short to use as a proper exercise ball chair. If your desk is not adjustable, opt for the larger sized exercise balls (75cm or 85 cm). If you are afraid you cannot stay stable on the ball, consider placing it on a Yoga Exercise Ball base.

If you have tried other exercise balls as an office desk chair and failed, it might not be you that failed, but the ball may have been too soft or not the correct height for you. It takes a few days to get used to it, but it is quickly more comfortable than an office chair. And it rapidly tones the thighs without making your legs too sore or tired, which is another great perk. The only downside I have a tendency to cross my legs when I sit, which is a (bad) habit I have to break now that I use the exercise ball as a chair.

Weekend Workout: Live Infinitely Exercise Ball

CONCLUSION: Hands down, the Live Infinitely Exercise Ball is the sturdiest exercise ball I have ever owned or used at the gym. It feels as hard and full as when I first filled it with no leaking. I feel much safer using the ball because of the non-skid surface. The height is tall enough for me, and the taller sizes (75cm and 85cm) make for excellent exercise ball chairs, which makes sitting at my desk so much more comfortable and give my core a good workout.

Weekend Workout: Live Infinitely Exercise Ball

Find it at LiveInfinitely.com

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I received this product in exchange for my unbiased review and received compensation for my time and effort. However, my experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% mine.

Fitness: Starwood Sports Exercise Resistance Loop Bands

October 15, 2016 · Leave a Comment

BEAUTY HACK: Want to look ten pounds thinner, lift your chest two inches higher, get a flatter-looking stomach, look taller, all while making your clothes fit better? Yeah, me too. But like many of us, I spend way too much time slouching over my cell phone, my tablet and at my computer desk, which wrecks good posture. Poor posture makes you look tired and grumpy. Even worse, it can make one look less confident, weaker and just plain older than your years. Fortunately, maintaining good posture takes only a few simple at-home exercises with equipment like the Starwood Sports Exercise Resistance Loop Bands set.

WHAT ARE RESISTANCE BANDS?
An ideal way to improve your posture is by doing simple arm exercises with resistance bands. You may have seen these long, colorful ribbons of thin, flexible rubber-like material in gyms, exercise, yoga and pilates studios, or maybe even used them yourself under the guidance of a personal trainer. Resistance bands are popular because they provide weight-like resistance in a portable, adaptable form.

Starwood Sports Exercise Resistance Loop Bands

WHY USE RESISTANCE BANDS
Resistance bands are stretchy and flexible which makes them easier to manipulate than handheld or machine weights. Bands can be stretched or pulled from a variety of angles to increase the difficulty level of your standard workout. Of benefit to all fitness levels, these bands help an out of shape person improve as well as help a fit person who is plateauing in their existing exercise program. If you have difficulty keeping good form while using hand or ankle weights, a resistance band can help.

Why everyone can benefit from resistance loop bands:

1. When exercises such as squats, situps, leg lifts, arm raises, or the hip flexor stretch become too easy, using resistance bands adds additional resistance far beyond what just an ankle or hand weight can offer. That gives better results in fewer reps. Resistance bands come in difference strengths, or levels of resistance, giving more oomph to your exercises.

2. Resistance loop bands make for better pre-workout stretching sessions. Regardless of fitness level, everyone must stretch before exercise. Muscles warmed up by a good stretch are less prone to injury.

IMPROVING POSTURE WITH STARWOOD SPORTS EXERCISE RESISTANCE LOOP BANDS
If you would like to improve your posture at home with easy to use equipment, a good set of resistance bands are the Starwood Sports Exercise Resistance Loop Bands set. The set comes with four different bands of different strengths, light to extra heavy. This gives a full range of options for beginners, intermediate, advance and plateauing fitness routines. Starwood Sports Loop Bands can be useful in Crossfit, Pilates, Yoga, stretching and stability exercises.

Starwood Sports Exercise Resistance Loop Bands

A few things I particularly like about the Starwood Sports Exercise Resistance Loop Bands:

1) The bands have reinforced “handle” loops on each end. This makes it easy to grip the bands, secure a loop over a doorknob, or to slip over my foot or ankle for leg exercises. It also allows a more relaxed grip on the band so I can focus on the exercise itself. I got competitor brand resistance bands from my personal trainer and had to knot them at the end and grip the knot to use them; I like that I can do even open palm exercises with these bands.

2) The Starwood Sports Loop Bands are twelve inches long, and when stretched, they are about twice that length. Made with an eco-friendly natural latex that has inherent benefits including that the bands are snap and sweat resistant. I like knowing the band won’t snap, it allows me to confidently exert a full flexion.

3) The resistance bands come in a small bag that makes them portable enough to carry or pack in a suitcase when traveling to maintain a daily exercise program. I prefer to bring them to the gym instead of using the gym supplied bands.

4) The bands each offer a known quantity of resistance. The green band is the easiest level at a range of 6-16 pounds. To increase the “weight” of the resistance, loop the bands tighter by wrapping them around your hands, reducing the available band length between your hands to stretch during exercise.

Starwood Sports Exercise Resistance Loop Bands

The degrees of resistance for Starwood Sports Resistance Loop Bands are:

Green Band: (Light) 6-16 lbs (0.35 mm thick)
Blue Band: (Medium) 11-27 lbs (0.50 mm thick)
Red Band: (Heavy) 15-33 lbs (0.70 mm thick)
Black Band: (X-Heavy) 21-45 lbs (1.00 mm thick)

5) The Starwood Sports Exercise Resistance Loop Bands are “stackable,” so you can use more than one band at a time to increase the overall total resistance. To do so, stack the least resistant band on the outside, and the strongest resistance band on the inside.

RECOMMENDED POSTURE EXERCISE WITH RESISTANCE LOOP BANDS

One good posture exercise that works for everyone is a reverse fly modified for the resistance band. It strengthens the upper back muscles (trapezius and rhomboids) and tones the back of the shoulder (deltoids). This exercise eliminates rounded, slumping forward shoulders and pulls the shoulders back. This exercise works for almost everyone because you control how much resistance occurs (and how easy or difficult the exercise will be) based on how much band slack is allowed before you open your arms. If you can only do the very lightest of resistance, that still quickly improves your posture. Consult with your doctor before beginning any exercise program.

THE EXERCISE
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1. Start with the Starwood Sports GREEN band, adjust to using a stronger band or even multiple bands if preferred. Hold one handle loop in each hand.
2. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, and slightly bend your knees.
3. With arms held straight and hands slightly lower than your shoulders, hold the band in front of you.
4. Relax elbows
5. Exhale and pull your abs into the spine to stabilize the torso.
6. Slowly open your arms out to the sides, focusing on the shoulder blades moving together.
6. Inhale as you slowly return your arms back to starting position.

TIP: Focus on the abs keeping the spine stable, don’t arch your back. Try to stand tall as you open your arms.

Do three sets of 12 reps.

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Starwood Sports Exercise Resistance Loop Bands

CONCLUSION: Good posture is attainable in a few weeks by using a quality set of resistance bands. The Starwood Sports Exercise Resistance Loop Band Set offers four easy to use bands in snap proof, sweat resistant eco-friendly latex. These bands are useful for exercising at home, the gym or during travel. The four Loop Bands offer a full spectrum of weight resistance to improve your posture in a simple home workout and enhance Crossfit, Yoga, Pilates or a regular home workout routine.

Find Starwood Sports Exercise Resistance Loop Bands at Amazon.

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I received this product for my unbiased review and received compensation for my time and effort. However, my experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% mine.

Nature’s Rite Muscle Honey

October 13, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Nature’s Rite promotes Muscle Honey as The Pro-Athlete’s Secret which, at first blush, might make sedentary me seem like an unlikely candidate to use and benefit from this product. But my daughter Courtney suggested I give it a try, and from the first use I became a fan.

Nature’s Rite Muscle Honey

The honey is a light gel with nine herbal ingredients including comfrey for tissue mending, Witch Hazel for increased muscle fiber lubricity, Arnica Montana to support healing, Juniper Berry to flush lactic acid, Sweet Marjoram for cramp relief, White Willow Bark for pain relief, Peppermint leaf for circulation and physical support, Devil’s Claw for joint support and Ginseng for energy enhancement. Additionally, there is carbomer for gelling, Optiphen as a preservative, and TEA for pH adjustment.

Nature’s Rite Muscle Honey

The directions for use is to rub liberally on the body over areas you will exercise and also post workout for enhanced recovery.

My interest in using the product stems from experiencing ongoing muscle pain and soreness associated with injuries sustained in two motor vehicle accidents occurring during the past two and a half years. The road towards achieving the maximum recovery possible has involved much treatment and physical therapy, where this former couch potato became a conscientious exerciser.

Over the course of these last 30+ months I’ve tried many over-the-counter and two prescription topical medications to try to ease both inherent (to the injuries) pain and post-physical therapy sore muscles. Additionally, joint pain from the auto accidents is a daily problem I’ve tried to alleviate with creams and gels. And, while I did experience minor relief with some of those preparations, the degree of help was not sufficient for me to tolerate over time the objectionable aspects such as burning, odor, greasiness and even staining of my clothes and sheets.

For me, Muscle Honey proved to be superior to the preparations formerly used in both results and ease of use. The gel is relatively thin which makes it easy to spread, not runny or difficult to control. It dries very quickly and is not sticky, nor does it leave any residue. When applying it has a very subtle herbal fragrance, the combination of which is most pleasant. When dry you would not notice the fragrance unless you were right up to the applied area and made a point to try to detect it.

Nature’s Rite Muscle Honey

There is no burn or sting such as one might experience in other topical products whose ingredient lists contain menthol or capsaicin. Though made for use with exercise, you don’t have to worry that it will sweat off.

I make a point to wash my hands after applying any topical, having been (literally) burned by accidentally rubbing my eye with fingers that had residue from creams, gels or ointments containing menthol or capsaicin. It seems to me a good practice even with this product, although the risk of any untoward effect would seem much less with Muscle Honey due to the lack of those ingredients or other common irritants in the formula.

As mentioned at the top, each of the herbal ingredients has a particular benefit for helping muscle tissue. Combined, the effect seems more than the sum of the parts. Since it doesn’t have any ingredients that work by irritating the muscles and overlying skin, you won’t notice an instant response, but after a few minutes, I sensed what might be termed a relaxation of the muscle. Joints also seem calmed by the formula.

I use Muscle Honey on my right-sided injuries from neck to toe, and it has helped them feel more like my less affected left side. It’s especially useful on areas where the injury is primarily muscular but has even provided some temporary relief of a pressing problem, muscular involvement and referred pain due to a shoulder tear. While, of course, no topical preparation or even ingested meds can replace the need for surgical repair, there is no question that, by addressing the muscular component of the problem, my daily function of the area is improved for a time.

I apply Muscle Honey to most of the affected areas once a day, but if there is a reemergence of pain or soreness in any area I apply to that spot again.

Even using the Muscle Honey on five to six areas one or more times a day for awhile now, the 6.8-ounce container still seems at least half full. I’m not sure how my usage would compare to that of an avid athlete, but the 6.8 ounces would probably last a reasonable length of time for many users. I intend to continue using the product I’ve checked and see if from about fourteen dollars up to twenty dollars for this 6.8-ounce container, similar to what I’ve paid for other drugstore products marketed for the same use.

Nature’s Rite Muscle Honey

Of course, it is always wise to check symptoms with your doctor to avoid masking a serious underlying issue, but, if yours is the muscular pain and soreness associated with exercise or other common causes, you might find this product a good alternative to many others whose negatives outweigh their positives. Before using any product, read over the ingredient list and make sure that there are no conflicts with any medications or conditions you have.

I truly am thrilled to have found this amazing gel! Find Nature’s Rite Muscle Honey at MyNaturesRite.com.

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