Working out with a Tattooed Foot?!

I have a large one on the side/top above the arch... anyway you really, really should avoid anything rubbing against it before it's healed. Scabs falling off too quickly or being taken off will ruin the tattoo and you will have to get it re-touched and if there's any scar tissue lemme tell you... tattooing over scar tissue is the most painful thing I have ever experienced.

Be careful and avoid wearing shoes if you can...

I have both feet done, entire top part, and I worked out not to mention wear tactical boots for work. I used the covered gauze and taped it. I may not have tied my shoes as tight.

Whatever you do don't pick the scab. You'll lose color.

I don't have any tattoos (yet) but I have read about foot tattoos and how you need to not have anything rub against it. How long is it supposed to take to heal? Honestly, if it were me, I would either try another pair of flip flops or something that won't rub or I would just not do anything until it's healed. i wouldn't want to ruin it forever!

i had my left foot tattooed (side and the top) and didn't have any issues with walking/wearing shoes on it, the issue is washing it - i was told not to get it ridiculously wet (beyond a sponge wipe) for 4-5 days..
is there any way you could do a dvd workout at home so you don't necessarily have to wear shoes?

just be careful of the scab coming off too early - one of mine scabbed and some of the ink came out.. it looks ok cause its on a solid black butterfly and it just looks like the pattern on the wing but you don't want it happening on a heart or anything

I have one on my foot as well and as long as you put loads of vaseline or baby cream on it, cover it up and put socks and shoes on top you should be just fine. You can just not let it get dry or let your shoe rub against the bare skin.

Maybe just stick to doing some exercise videos in the house until you can wear shoes? Shouldn't be too long until you're healed/

don't do it! lol. I got a tattoo in the same location on the inside of my left arch but mine is three words in script. Because it runs the length of my arch, I had to wear flats that didnt touch the area but I pushed my luck wearing flip flops that rubbed against the scab. Scabs on the area touched by the flipflip's strap peeled off first and a few months after it had healed it was lighter than the rest of the tattoo. The ink definitely didn't take as well as the other two uncovered words. Now I'm putting off getting it reinked until the end of the summer because I don't want to have to deal with not being able to get in solid workouts.

If working out is more important than your tattoo, definitely get back in your running shoes. But you'll most likely have to deal with the same issue when you need to get the tattoo reinked because it didn't get to heal properly this time.