Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo
Dis Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2000
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- 567
I dont remember ever going to Disney World and not getting blisters and hot spots on my feet. This is the first visit that I didnt have a single issue! I know that my having lost 40 pounds this year and walking 3 miles most every day since winter helped to a certain extent, but Ive been at a lower weight before, and done the walking, so I dont really think that was what made a difference. Heres what worked for me:
SHOES: I had always worn leather walking sneakers, (New balance/Avia) with Thorlo Cool Max socks. Still blisters, even on the tips of a couple toes.
This summer, I read about the success people had with Go walk shoes by Skecher, and bought my first pair of slip on, beige ones. I couldnt believe how light and cool they were, wearing them on my 3 mile walks with no problem. I bought some thinner, noshow socks (from Chinese Laundry) to wear with them. After wearing them shopping all day a few times, and then wearing them on my 3mile walks (brisk walks, walking 3 miles in 50 minutes), they felt great. I was worried, though about the pounding in the parks, since the loafer style didnt have a lot of structure. I decided to buy a lace up pair, as my regular laceup sneakers were getting worn out anyway. So I bought a lace up pair, and again, wore them walking with no problem.
SOCKS: My thick, Cool Max socks were too thick to wear in the laceup go walks, so at first, I bought some thinner Dr. Scholls moisture wicking socks with padding, and wore them quite a bit this summer in the laceup go walks, and they felt fine. Then, just before we left, I found some even thinner, moisture wicking noshow socks from Fila, and bought a 6 pack of those.
PRODUCT: Finally, I had often used Body Glide for chafing on other body parts, but had read about people putting it all over their feet, so decided to try it.
PACKING: I wore my loafer skechers on the plane with the thin noshow socks traveling, and to lunch and Downtown Disney, which was only half day of walking. I did the same on another half day of walking around. For the full days of touring at both Universal and the Disney parks, I wore the laceup go walks and the thinner socks, but brought the Body Glide and a pair of the thicker socks with me, and half way through the day (around 2pm) I changed socks and reapplied the Body Glide. I had brought my older, leather walking shoes with me, and left them in the room, just in case I needed them, but never ended up using them.
IN SUMMARY: I really think it was the shoes/sock/ body glide combination that made the difference. I never took ibuprofen, or had to ice my feet. Thank you to all those who first wrote about the GoWalks, and the tip about changing socks half way through the day and reapplying the body glide. This was a wonderful relief for me this trip!
SHOES: I had always worn leather walking sneakers, (New balance/Avia) with Thorlo Cool Max socks. Still blisters, even on the tips of a couple toes.
This summer, I read about the success people had with Go walk shoes by Skecher, and bought my first pair of slip on, beige ones. I couldnt believe how light and cool they were, wearing them on my 3 mile walks with no problem. I bought some thinner, noshow socks (from Chinese Laundry) to wear with them. After wearing them shopping all day a few times, and then wearing them on my 3mile walks (brisk walks, walking 3 miles in 50 minutes), they felt great. I was worried, though about the pounding in the parks, since the loafer style didnt have a lot of structure. I decided to buy a lace up pair, as my regular laceup sneakers were getting worn out anyway. So I bought a lace up pair, and again, wore them walking with no problem.
SOCKS: My thick, Cool Max socks were too thick to wear in the laceup go walks, so at first, I bought some thinner Dr. Scholls moisture wicking socks with padding, and wore them quite a bit this summer in the laceup go walks, and they felt fine. Then, just before we left, I found some even thinner, moisture wicking noshow socks from Fila, and bought a 6 pack of those.
PRODUCT: Finally, I had often used Body Glide for chafing on other body parts, but had read about people putting it all over their feet, so decided to try it.
PACKING: I wore my loafer skechers on the plane with the thin noshow socks traveling, and to lunch and Downtown Disney, which was only half day of walking. I did the same on another half day of walking around. For the full days of touring at both Universal and the Disney parks, I wore the laceup go walks and the thinner socks, but brought the Body Glide and a pair of the thicker socks with me, and half way through the day (around 2pm) I changed socks and reapplied the Body Glide. I had brought my older, leather walking shoes with me, and left them in the room, just in case I needed them, but never ended up using them.
IN SUMMARY: I really think it was the shoes/sock/ body glide combination that made the difference. I never took ibuprofen, or had to ice my feet. Thank you to all those who first wrote about the GoWalks, and the tip about changing socks half way through the day and reapplying the body glide. This was a wonderful relief for me this trip!
