My life takes me through all kinds of conditions. As a regular run and cycle commuter in England, I never know what weather I’m going to be facing in my 5 mile (8 km) trek to work. It can go from bright sunshine and blue skies one minute to a...
Why?? It used to fit, it was perfect like exercising naked except better! But now it’s all wrong. My bra is rubbing, my knickers have crawled to where the sun don’t shine, my socks are somewhere around my toes and everything is digging in everywhere! What has happened to my...
The thought of silk is just so luxurious that it seems like choosing it for thermal underwear seems like it might be overkill. However, when you look at the properties of silk, there are a number of reasons why silk thermal underwear might be the perfect thermal choice for both...
I’ve been thinking about my running socks this week. It was all sparked off by a question on the @UKRunChat Twitter a few weeks ago around how many pairs of running shoes the community members have on average. I know it’s only a semi-sensible segue, but bear with me for...
Do you wonder what your sports clothes are made from? What about how to best care for your sports fabrics to prolong their lives and the all important removal of stains and odours. Most athletic clothes are made from a combination of fibers to give a sport specific advantage, but...
As a child growing up on the east coast of Canada, thermal underwear were a fact of life. The long johns were badly fitting, sagged at the bum and left waffle weave impressions on your skin after only a few minutes. They were also made of cotton, so once they...
