Dr. Scholls Active Series {Review}

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Are you a runner who constantly has knee pain? Or someone who is on their feet a all day and comes home with achy hips? No? So it's just me.

In the case that, that isn't true let me tell you about a product you have to try. 

I have been a Dr. Scholls user for awhile. The Dr. Scholls for her was a genius idea. So naturally I was really excited to be chosen for the active series box box to try these new babies out! 



Background on my achy joints: had a slight mishap junior year of high school that landed me with all torn ligaments and stretched tendons in my left ankle. Then, sophomore year of college I ended up with a pretty severe torn meniscus in my knee. While I was on crutches from that surgery, I fell and sprained my right ankle and did something to my shoulder. 

Needless to say, I developed a definite gimp and never really got it straightened out. So when I run or I'm on my feet all day, I come home with more pain than a 26 year old should. 

I've tried sneakers upon sneakers to fix my pain and finally just accepted it. But now I was given the light into these beauties. What makes them different? 

They have a hard plastic for your arch. Which I'm told is the problem for most knee problems. So pretty much the best arch support you can get from an insole. 

And on top of that, it has great shock protection. I didn't have that harsh hitting of the pavement. Yes, I could still feel it but not as intense. That makes it great for cushioning my cartilage less knee. 

Of course I must address the fact that they are pink for women. Really dresses up the inside of that sneaker I tell ya. And they are so easy to cut and fit to your shoe size. 



Basically, I recommend this to all runners and anyone that suffers from knee or hip pain. Please do not judge me for having hip pain at 26.


I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes

Run, Baby, Run

Tuesday, October 11, 2011


Today I started running again. And it was ROUGH.

The past few months my running routine has faltered due to moving, packing, unpacking and just my excuses. So it's time to put aside the excuses and start the running again and getting back into shape.

To try to help my goals, I went in search of those cool apps that track your miles. But alas on my handy dandy Blackberry, no such luck. Therefore, my running routine has to be by minutes I guess. 

Todays time : 15 mins
How I felt: My lungs were on fire. Seriously. 

I'm still not sure if I should jump back in full force ie: every day right away orrrr slowly ie: every other day. The way my lungs responded today I am thinking the best way to go is with every other day. Or maybe a two day then rest situation. I will keep you updated. 

My theory is if I write about what I'm doing/not doing, it will make me more aware of how much of a bum I am being and it's time to run. 




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