Arctic Ease (review/party alert!)

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By now Ive yammered ad nauseum about the fact that I broke my booty.

An injury which rendered me like this:

& caused a never backs down from anything misfit to bail on the Las Vegas Half-Marathon.

When I finally figured out what was wrong I stretched, rolled, & clam-shelled my way back to normal (for reals. Id say Im 70% MizFit again!).

And I wrapped.

My lower-hip glute-booty region (TMI?) with Arctic Ease.

(Ill pause and letcha peruse that link.  Here’s where I announce I was 100% a cynic but ready to give anything a shot.  FTC? I received my sample for free.  The glute-relief found within is all my own.)

Sure whether Arctic Ease is what lessened my piriformis-pain is debatable (quite frankly if it was placebo effect Ill that that too!), but the fact Im wholly smitten with the stuff (as are Ren Man & the Tornado) is not.

What did I like about the Arctic Ease Cryotherapy Wrap?

  • It is cold & ready to use right out of the package. As bizarre as it initially seemed there’s zero refrigeration necessary.  This is a bonus both for use on the go & the fact this scattered mama can forget to put ‘need to freeze’ ice packs back in freezer after use.
  • It uses absorbed body heat to cool covered area. Call me easily impressed but I thought this was pretty cool (rimshot?).  The heat the wrap absorbs is then lost to evaporation which allows it to stay cool for hours (!) without the drippy mess of ice-packs or, if you’re me, frozen bags of peas.
  • I could still run frolic & be free! Unlike my bags of peas which limit me to couch-time the Arctic ease wraps are precisely that: cryotherapy wraps you place on and go! I adored not having my life/mobility limited.  In addition it wraps on to itself (no tape etc needed).
  • Green Green GREEN! The wraps are reusable & environmentally friendly.  They contain no latex or adhesives & are 100% biodegradable.  ‘Nuff said.

  • It’s safer for skin than ice packs. This wasnt an initial selling point to me as Id never known to fret about the packs.  Once I read what they had to say/did some extra research I liked this as well.  Especially for my daughter.

What didnt I like about the Arctic Ease Cryotherapy Wrap?

  • The lack of pink, princess or sparkle accents. Yes I kid (I need to have something I found disappointing and for me the wraps were a wear under my clothing G-dsend)…and I dont.  While these work great for the hardcore runners among us (waves at Tricia) as mom to a tomboy of a girl I love them for her constant bonks & bruises.  She likes how they feel but wishes they accessorized her tutus moremore.

Why am I sharing this today? (thanks for asking!)

Because Im so wrap’smitten Im throwing a party.

A Twitter party. (not sure what one is? VOILA!)

And youre all invited.

The event will include women wiser than myself Lisa Johnson, Joyce Cherrier, and Ana Picazo.

It will take place 1.13.11 from 7p-8p central and will use the hashtag #coolwraps.

And there will be many fantastic prizes including a superflybigone for RSVPing below & attending.

PRIZE UPDATE:

4 prize packs: $25 Amazon gift card + Arctic Ease sample packs and t-shirt These will be given out about every 10-15 minutes.

1 RSVP prize $100 Amazon gift card + Arctic Ease/shirt A special bonus for those who both RSVP on here and participate in the chat

Grand prize $150 Amazon card + Arctic Ease pack/shirt will be given out at the end of the party.

Confused? Perplexed? Plain ole party-befuddled?

Please to hit me up in the comments below.

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Comments

  1. I’ve seen this before at a race!!!!
    It is really neat and not drippy.

    I am not on Twitter yet though 🙂

    Should I be?

  2. I’m not on twitter yet either 🙁 but maybe I can get it all figured out before next week?

    My knees need this from walking!!

  3. A twitter party?? I am so there 🙂

    PS I am glad you are on the mend!

    These sounds good I may need to invest in one soon thanks for sharing

  7. ARTIC EASE sounds AWESOME!!! I am excited to learn more about this product!! I (New Runner) and my patients NEED an INSTANT FREEZE at times!! GREEN TOO?!? I’M THERE!!! See YOU at the PAR-TAY!!! 😉

  10. These look really cool. The times of trying to strap an ice pack to my leg and continue to walk around like that… there’s just no good way of attaching an ice pack. I also think they need some pink princess sparkles, though. 😉

  12. I totally need this as we speak and/or Tweet ;-). My shoulder is screaming at me…too many push ups, squat thrusts, chins? Who knows! But what I do know is that it needs some attention. Thanks for the 411!

  14. Cant figure out how to sign up…i have a twitter account but it is saying I have to have url (obviously my first time:)

  17. THANK YOU for the link to the Twitter Party Guide! I’ve always been confused about them.

    Am happy to say that I’ve never had a need for these types of pain-relief products – someone’s watching over me every time I exercise, I think!

  22. Looking forward to this party! This product sounds just like what I’ve been looking for to help my aching knees now that I’m back to walking/wogging again. I noticed they have them as a “Subscribe & Save” product on Amazon. How often do they need to be replaced?

  25. oooh a party! I liked the wraps too. Except mine didn’t work so well on the second or third use, which was a bummer, because I LOVED them the first time around! Like, really really LOVED them!

  27. Oh wow this sounds like something I need as well as the kids!! I’ll be checking in the 13th! Off 2 learn more about them. Thanks!

  28. I did not realize that breaking your booty was why Las Vegas was a no go. I originally planned to do it with you and Bookieboo but changed my mind after I did really well at the Denver Rock n’ Roll Half two months prior. Sad you both did not do it. Hope you are mended now.

  37. Sounds like just what the doctor ordered … tee hee hee. Can’t wait to try it and for the party.

    Winks & Smiles,
    Wifey

  39. I HEART TWITTER PARTIES!!!

    I feel your pain *no pun intended* on the race bailing. I was all set to run my first half in October when three weeks before I started getting major pain in my right hip during and after each run. It just kept getting worse so I finally decided running in pain was not worth it to me. I rested up for a couple weeks, went out and bought new shoes and – VIOLA – good as new. Except now it’s freezing in STL so I’m inside doing circuit training and kettlebell workouts with Jillian Michaels. Can’t wait for warmer weather!

  40. This surgically repaired shoulder should embrace these ice packs regularly after lifting. Because the icebacks I bring to the gym are melting by the time I finish and need them…

    Off to check out this product.

  42. I’m kind of curious about this product – when doing my athletic therapy certificate I learned that the Instant cold packs didn’t maintain their coldness long enough for the cold to penetrate deep enough to lower the temperature of the affected tissue. I wonder if this product is cold enough & will stay cold enough to be effective?

  44. I never went to a Twitter party (what to wear? what to wear :o) but this sounds like really neat products so I’m going to try to attend.

  47. Anxious to check this out on my post ACL complaining husband – I currently stock only bio freeze – but I’m all about “ease” – red rover!

  49. I am RSVPing to your party and coming in full force! 7pm Central means 8pm EST right? I’m still silly with that kind of math.

    Anyway, so glad you listened to your body and let yourself heal. 70% MizFit is better than 20% hurting Miz.

    And hey, who knows. Maybe this Artic Ease stuff will be put to good use as I train for my half and full marathon 🙂

  52. This product sounds really cool. And re-useable and green to boot? Wow!! I’ll be at the twitter party. 🙂

  56. Would love to try this on the neck pain I have from a couple bad car accidents! Glad you’re up to 70%, maybe this could help me get there!!! Thanks for the party! I’ll be there! @VectorYou 🙂

  68. I am seriously looking forward to this twitter party. I often get migraines and tension headaches. My neck has knots in all of it’s muscles even though I take 4 muscle relaxers a day. I have often carried around a frozen pack of peas because they were more comfortable than a hard solid icepack.

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