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Zoot Compress Rx socks and tights

Kristen_OlsonKristen_Olson
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Is there an easy way to put these garments on?  A trick to it, maybe?   I love the way they feel, but dread trying to put on both the socks and the tights (not together, of course).  I end up a sweaty, frustrated mess!    Can anyone help?  Many thanks!

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  • manconamancona
    Funny you should ask, I was part of a 30 minute presentation on the Zoot compression line and we learned about all the details that go into designing and testing the products and the one thing everyone agreed was the best part of the presentation was the demostration on how to put the stuff on.

    Basically you put it on inside out and then pull it on by sort of unrolling it.

    Socks: Put your arm insted the sock and grab the inside of the ankle, now pull the top over it so that everything but the part that your foot goes on is instead out. Now you can easily slide your foot all the way in so your toes are at the end and the blue heel part is at your heel. From here, just grab about an inch of the material and pull it over your heel and onto your ankle. Repeat over and over until the sock is all the way on.

    Tights: Same idea but start by making them 100% inside out. Fold the foot part into the calf part. Slide your foot in like the sock above and get your foot in the right position. Pull an inch or so of the material over your heel and keep repeating until you get to the knee. Do the same for the other leg up to the knee. Now just keep "un rolling" them up as high as you can and then pull the rest up.

    The trick is to never be pulling on the sock or tight when it is right side out and on as you will just fit with it. But when it is folded over and inside out you have more material to grab and can pull it up and un roll it at the same time much easier and without risking tearing it.

    Does that make any sense? I could make a video but I don't think anyone wants to see my feet after over 10,000 miles of running in the last 6 years :-)

    I never thought I would be able to teach my daughter how to shave her legs and put tights on some day, but thats what running around in front of crowds in nothing but lycra does to you.
  • Kristen_OlsonKristen_Olson
    Thank you, Matt! That makes a lot of sense.

    As for teaching your daughter how to shave her legs and put on tights, well, I'll bet you will be a very patient teacher when she is finally ready. =)
  • Al TruscottAl Truscott

    Matt - that is exactly the method I came to via trial and error when I first got my compression socks 1.5 years ago; you explained it perfectly. Basically, I put mine inside out to the heel, put my foot in , then grab a bunch of sock and haul it up my leg. BTW, these are another excuse for leg shaving (which I don't do), as all my calf hairs start poking out through the material - looks kinda gross with my white socks.

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