Cotton Socks Fail the Blister Test

I just found an article on About.com telling us how bad cotton socks are for us when we exercise, they retain moisture and slip creating friction which will give you blisters. The article says, "We found that 100 percent cotton socks were usually the worst especially when a person started to sweat" and it goes on to recommend "different compositions of materials in different parts of the sock" as the perfect type of sock for sport.

This is X-Socks all over. X-Socks use different material compositions and different material weaves throughout the socks to reduce the potential for blisters and greatly increase your comfort.

If you wear cotton socks for exercise then you should stop now - treat yourself to some X-Socks from www.buyXsocks.com, make use of the introductory offer of 10% price reduction and grab a further discount by joining the newsletter.

(here's the about.com review)

New Customer reviews of socks

I just logged in and saw a few socks reviews from customers. These two people are also OneOutdoors.co.uk customers and had bought some pairs during last year but looks like they decided to review on the BXS site - which is cool.

Here are summaries of the reviews:

X-Socks Womens Skiing Light Socks: "I won't go skiing without them and they make my ski boots feel so much more comfortable" - 5 Stars

X-Socks Womens Trekking Expedition Socks: "Extremely comfortable" - 5 Stars

X-Socks Ski Adrenaline Silver Socks: "Just what I needed" - 4 Stars

X-Socks Airforce 1 Socks: " I wear these day to day and seem just super for me." - 4 Stars

X-Socks Trekking Light Socks: "Great snug fit avoiding blisters on long hauls" - 4 Stars

X-Socks Run Sky Run Socks: "No going back to cotton socks" - 5 Stars

Sky Run Socks Get Big Thumbs Up - June 2008

Another review from a magazine: 220Triathalon reviewed the Sky Run socks and with a score of 9 out of 10 they were the top of the pile. This is an ace review which should see X-Socks soaring to the top of your shopping list. Here's the review:

"It's easy to see why X-Socks are becoming more popular. The left and right specific socks have padding at the forefoot, at the heel and across the toes, which of course all adds up to extra comfort, but the pads are not so thick as to hamper the fit of your shoes."

Go to 220Triathalon and check out the Sky Run socks on buyXsocks.com

4 out of 5 for Biking Ultralight

July 2008 saw bikeradar.com give the X-Socks Biking Ultralight 4 out of 5 stars saying "it's amazing how much technology Teutonic clothing meister X-Bionic can squeeze into a humble sock" - read the full review on bikerader.com

Check the Biking Ultralight socks on buyXsocks.com

Popular or what!

This weeks most popular sock, so far, is the X-Sock Airforce 1. Many customers have some super parcels arriving today and tomorrow containing a whole bunch of Airforce 1's, some customers are buying 8 pairs at a time.

The Airforce 1 is popular not just because it has a cool name ;o) but also because it offers excellent comfort, durability and performance. Customer reviews on OneOutdoors have been excellent and also magazine reviews are very good too. For example, Country Walking magazine review this sock last year, April 2007 and marked it 17/20...

Country Walking Review of the Airforce 1 - April 2007

Lightweight mens socks in their April
issue. Tester Tom Hutton has the following verdict to make on X-Socks Air
Force One and awarded them 17/20.
Verdict: Technical looking socks that are
cool to walk in and deal with moisture well.

Pretty cool huh - check the Airforce 1 socks

BXS Twitters

Just for fun really, I'll be posting little updates on Twitter. Here is the BXS update page on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/buyXsocks

Here is the RSS feed: http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/15902363.rss

If you Twitter then you should 'follow' BXS and I'll follow you.

'It's All Good'

Preventing Blisters - oooh

So, I just came across an article on eHow called "How to Treat and Prevent Blisters Caused by Running" - the eHow regulars have given the article 4 stars out of 5 and it gives you a list of 6 products and 'treatments' for blisters. 

Let me tell you that I hope you don't have to go past tip number 2. Tip number 1 is telling you to buy some decent running shoes and then, guess what, tip number 2 tells you to invest in a decent pair of running socks. The image use is, of course, an X-Sock (model: Run Speed One). 

The writer of the article is quite right in saying that a decent pair of socks will wick moisture away from your feet and therefore reducing blisters. He says "stay away from cotton socks", I agree totally.

Let's hope you really don't have to get down to tip 6.

Have fun and check out all the X-Socks Running Socks on buyXsocks.com

Sock reviews from Alex Poole

Alex Poole, a good friend of mine, is a fitness professional based in Bristol, UK and is widely regarded as one of the most qualified fitness professionals in this country. As well as a qualified Personal Trainer he is a Pilates Instructor and a qualified Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and works with professional athletes over a wide range of sports and diciplines.

I sent Alex a whole range of X-Socks for him to review. So keep your eyes peeled for some honest reviews from one of the best people to review sports socks.

Read about Alex on KineticFitness.co.uk and on AlexPoole.TV

Cheers,

James.

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