Dog-walk fit PLUS:
Powell Peralta sweatshirt
Dickies loose fit double-knee
Knee-high compression socks
Redwing logger boots
I am no clothes horse and have little in the way of style, so I like to make my “fit” posts like public service announcements. To wit:
The PLUS part of this fit is the healing/pain relief factor of the boots. I didn’t start skating until I was 50 but I have jumped around forever. Learned backflips as an early teen, taught myself to run up walls/trees/etc to backflip also. Climbing and jumping are just a part of me. So by my mid-30s I was getting some excruciating pain in my knees especially in fall and winter. CRAZY pain such that I can barely bend my knees. I never did anything about it or had them looked at.
In my early 40’s we got a dog (now we have 2) and I walk them twice a day, every day. I like a good work boot too, so for winter walks in New England, I figured I would get a serious pair of boots. Enter the “Redwing Loggermax”. I just loved the look and feel so paid the $$$$.
My knee pain practically disappeared overnight. I don’t remember the exact time frame, but soon after wearing them I noticed my knee pain was alleviated to almost nothing. These are heavy boots, weighing in at about 2.5 pounds (1.1 kg) each, although I just weighed them after a walk in the rain and they came in at about 3 pounds (1.36 kg) each.
My seasonal knee pain just reappeared in the past weeks and I started wearing the boots immediately and honestly my knees are feeling pretty good considering the hell I have put them through, including a WICKED knee slam (both knees) 14 months ago and my left knee just started feeling normal only a few weeks ago (my right knee felt somewhat normal after about 11 months).
The compression socks also help my feet and calves, but I started barefoot running on pavement and asphalt in my mid-40’s, logging 400-500 miles per year for a few years but I stopped running when I slammed my knees skateboarding 14 months ago. The socks are great though and help with foot/calf soreness.
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