Chafing...

TadaGanIarracht
TadaGanIarracht Posts: 2,615 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Do you suffer from it?

I do.

It sucks and I can't wait till it no longer happens but for now I use this lovely tip...

Put deodorant around the area where you chaff.

This works amazingly well.

You're welcome.

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  • lhabedank
    lhabedank Posts: 149 Member
    bodyglide :)
  • TadaGanIarracht
    TadaGanIarracht Posts: 2,615 Member
    Deodorant is cheaper and something most of us have anyways.
  • pinkprincess1952
    pinkprincess1952 Posts: 194 Member
    I have it too, after I go to the water park or when I sweat... :(
  • callmejessica
    callmejessica Posts: 1,868 Member
    Actually, I have been noticing some chafing lately. I have a fairly new scar on my chest and I think sometimes my sports bra irritates it. Do you guys think bodyglide would help?
  • lhabedank
    lhabedank Posts: 149 Member
    i bought a stick of body glide a year ago and its still going strong. i was getting chafing very bad under my boobs and under my arms, i use the body glide before every run now. It was worth the 3 bucks I paid for it.
  • stylistchik
    stylistchik Posts: 1,436 Member
    I don't wear deodorant but talc free baby powder works well. If it's super hot and sweaty I use this all natural product called That Butt Stuff and it works well.
  • hlw5112
    hlw5112 Posts: 33
    Baby powder works wonders on chafed areas :)
  • haylz247
    haylz247 Posts: 435
    yes :'(

    I wear shorts now cause i have gone through too many leggings and they aren't that cheap!
    i just use some body lotion and it seems to work. stupid fat thighs :explode:
  • d2footballJRC
    d2footballJRC Posts: 2,684 Member
    Bodyglide is a bit more pricey than deodorant but it works so much better. I highly recommend Bodyglide!
  • peteb79
    peteb79 Posts: 386
    I used to use Deodorant, but then I got a pair of compression shorts, they work great! Of course I wear my normal running shorts on top of them because they look too much like underwear..
  • HisPathDaily
    HisPathDaily Posts: 672 Member
    For me it's my chest ... well ... two circular things on my chest to be specific ... thankfully they haven't started bleeding but I swear last night was close! OWWWWWWWW .... used to wonder why so many men ran shirtless ... not anymore ...
  • lauralind5
    lauralind5 Posts: 133 Member
    Will the body glide make my HRM strap slide down? I need something for that area
  • Bumdrahp
    Bumdrahp Posts: 1,314 Member
    Only place I have suffered from chafing is the backs of my ankles. No matter how short or long my socks are, i still get the chaffing. My shoes aren't too big, they can't be... I wear a 7-7.5 sneakers and they fit wonderfully.. So I just don't understand it!
  • cb83580
    cb83580 Posts: 136 Member
    I used to, but not really now. I learned a few years ago that diaper rash cream works great to get the skin healing again. It's amazing!
  • Elisac2008
    Elisac2008 Posts: 83 Member
    where do i get body glide? I want to not chafe. I want to wear dresses and not have painful chafing!
  • bubmaster
    bubmaster Posts: 90
    lanacane cream and talc.
  • suzieqcookie
    suzieqcookie Posts: 314 Member
    diaper ointment!! my brother in law swears by it.
  • weekoldcoffee
    weekoldcoffee Posts: 9 Member
    YES! This is one of those things on my "list of things I will very much appreciate when i'm thin." I can't wait to not chafe. I usually end up wearing bike shorts underneath dresses and skirts...I hate it.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Chamois Butter, too. Big bucket of it here.
    For the bike shorts.
  • krisiepoo
    krisiepoo Posts: 710 Member
    I use aquafor...
  • steveinct
    steveinct Posts: 140 Member
    Vaseline works too if you don't feel like buying Bodyglide.
  • filomenae
    filomenae Posts: 110 Member
    One word: SPANDEX!!!!! :bigsmile:

    Well, I always wear spandex when I'm exercising. I hear vaseline or a little baby oil helps reduce the heavy friction.
  • kylTKe
    kylTKe Posts: 146 Member
    I remember one awful 1/2 where my thighs were bleeding in the first few miles. But these days I don't even bother doing anything about it; when you've experienced it so many times you just get desensitized to the pain.
  • drgndancer
    drgndancer Posts: 426 Member
    For me it's my chest ... well ... two circular things on my chest to be specific ... thankfully they haven't started bleeding but I swear last night was close! OWWWWWWWW .... used to wonder why so many men ran shirtless ... not anymore ...

    Body Glide helps with this, but even with Glide I get it occasionally if I wear loose fitting shirts. You can also get Nip-Guards specifically for this purpose. They apparently work really well, but I haven't used them. Mostly I just wear compression shirts. That solves the problem entirely for me. I also wear compression shorts to prevent thigh chaffing. Works wonders. If you're not comfortable wearing exclusively spandex, you can put jogging shorts and a loose shirt on over top of the compression stuff, I don't usually bother with the shirt, but I wear jogging shorts.

    All of these items can be gotten from any running specialty store. I've seen Body Glide in ****'s Sporting Goods and Sports Authority, but not Nip-Guards... I only see those in running stores. Compression gear can be gotten anywhere of course.

    ETA: Wow apparently the name of a huge sporting goods chain is a bad word to be censored. In case you haven't guess the stars are "D-I-C-K's" Sporting Goods, and this filter is Bull*** :tongue:
  • RenfieldX
    RenfieldX Posts: 87 Member
    I used to, but not really now. I learned a few years ago that diaper rash cream works great to get the skin healing again. It's amazing!

    I find that Penatin cream works wonders on chafing, both as a preventative measure, and as a treatment afterwards.

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