Subject: Irritation from HR Strap? Just wondering if anyone has experienced this issue, and what you've done to combat it...
This is my first season training with a HR strap. I'm using a Garmin soft strap and have been developing an irritation below where the strap sits. Just to be clear, it's not the skin directly underneath where the strap is, the irritation is about half an inch to an inch below the bottom of the strap. It's almost as though it's chafing the skin. What's strange is it's only on one side (my left side ) not in the center where I might expect more issues because of where the module sits. I went for a 10 mile run this weekend and the irritation got pretty bad.
I'm hesitant to use any kind of anti-chafing product as I'm not sure if it will affect the HR strap. Any insight would be extremely helpful. |