Compression Socks at my Local running store: $35-$60
Homemade Compression Socks: $0
Happy Legs: Priceless
How to Make Your Own Compression Socks (for free!)
DIY Compression Socks: For the Serious(ly Nerdy) Runner
Step 1: Run yourself to exhaustion. I found that running 13 miles of hills on Sunday and 19 miles this morning to be superbly effective
Step 2: Find a pair of tight arm warmers and put them on your legs. I find that my Pearl Izumi nylon pair work great
Step 3: Find an old pair of nylon dress socks and cut the toes off
Step 4: Slip the dress socks over the arm warmers. I doubled mine up around the calves
Step 5: Admire your thrifty creativeness with a glass of water and a blog post
Compression Sock = A cooler version of a diabetic walking sock
So THAT’S how you do it…love it. Thanks, as I was balking at the idea of spending $30 on a pair of socks.
Recovering in style! Very cool, very cool!
Ummm…aren’t you just stretching out your arm warmers and now you will need to by new ones?
Darn it! If only I was as creative as you, I could have saved myself $30! You are brilliant!
Hahaha, here we can get arm warmers for approximately 2 dollars … and wait not 1, not 2 … yes you got it, 3 arm warmers for the price of 2 bucks.
This article is genius – now i gotta get myself arm warmers and see if they work as well.
awesome!!