Physix Gear Cotton Kinesiology Tape Roll 16ft, Latex-Free Athletic Tape for Muscles/Joints, Waterproof Kinesiolgy, Stretchy Kinesiologytape, Gentle on Skin Kiniseaology Tape, Kinesology Tape

I've rated this product 5 stars for the following reasons:+ This is good quality tape.+ It's thick and high quality.+ It is definitely waterproof as it lasts multiple showers.+ Each application lasts a long time. I've left this tape on for 3-5 days.+ The adhesion is fantastic!+ I got the bright pink colour and it's perfect!+ Even my doctor asked where I got it...twice!+ It helps alleviate my pain and stress on my back.+ It's the standard length and width of most tapes out there. Some are longer but not many.I love this tape. I like that the price is really low and it is totally worth it. It lasts for days and days through showers, workouts, outfit changes, etc. I use an H shape on my back and it really helps prevent any extra stress and pain.---------If you found this review helpful in any way, please click the 'Yes' button below. I don't receive any compensation for helpful votes, but it REALLY helps and it is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!Diamond's Star Rating System:1 STAR - Completely unusable, would request a refund2 STAR - Meets minimum viable product requirements, wouldn't purchase it again3 STAR - It does what it should, but in a non-spectacular way, I may recommend it, but definitely with reservations4 STAR - I like it. It is solid quality and delivers as advertised, I would purchase it again and recommend it to a friend5 STAR - I love it. It meets or exceeds all of my expectations and is high quality, I would purchase it again and would openly promote it to friends------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WOW!I've been using KT Tape pro for at least 2 years on my knee. It used to stick to my skin without lifting for at least 5 days if not a week or more. The edges would definitely start to fray, but none of the tape lifted up on the edges. Then, the last 3 or 4 rolls of KT Tape Pro I bought (from various different retailers: Academy, Walmart, Amazon, and even a roll from KT themselves) the adhesion has been no where near as good. In some cases it didn't even survive my first workout with the tape on, and in others It lasted through a workout but started lifting in the shower or maybe on the second day. I contacted KT and they said it might be a bad batch of adhesive, so they sent me a roll directly that was only SLIGHTLY better but still lifting within a couple days.SOOOO... I decided to try another brand. After reading the reviews for Physix Gear I decided to give it a try, but didn't really expect it to be much better. I was BLOWN AWAY. This stuff really sticks. Like, REALLY sticks! I had it on for OVER a week, no lifting and ALSO no fraying on the edges which always happened with KT Tape.When it was over a week, it still wasn't lifting, but I decided to take it off (since I had run with it 3 times). I never had to worry about following the "removal" instructions with KT Tape because the adhesive was always pretty much gone by the time I took it off, but with Physix Gear you really do have to follow the instructions (remove it SLOWLY in the shower using warm soapy water). The first piece I peeled off I didn't really do that (because I'm not use to having a tape stick so well) and I got a MINOR little red bumpy rash. But seriously it disappeared quickly and if you just remove the tape correctly, it shouldn't happen. I will gladly spend a few more seconds being careful during removal to have the super-adhesion that comes with this tape.My plan was to try several different brands of Kinesiology tape, but I don't need to any more. This stuff is now my new tape!!!

I'm going to preface this by saying if you are dealing with a new injury, you should chat with your doctor about what you're doing and planning on using this with. This is one of those "do what I say and not what I do" moments. Because I know sometimes life doesn't give you the best choices, and you have to make do and make it through regardless of what is going on with you, I do think this *can* be a useful product. I purchased it because my Achilles tendon is pretty much junk. The last surgeon who worked on it told me I should take up swimming. Hopefully you're a better listener then I am ;) But anyways, life handed me a set of circumstances I can't really get around- namely, an amazing special needs son who has extensive care needs that requires strength training to provide the best support for. Then my daughter said she wanted me to do a 5K with her, and there is no way I could tell her I wouldn't. Because if I take risks for him, I have to take risks for her, I just do the best I can to moderate them, which is I'm sure why you're interested in this product as well. So the 5K training is actually what I purchased this product for, but I have tried it for many different uses in and out of water over the past couple of weeks and I have some things I want to pass on.First off, this doesn't adhere terribly well over contoured areas, and it can come off pretty easily in water. I cleaned off the areas it would be applied to, scrubbing them down with alcohol even before I apply the tape. I have made sure to follow typical KT application protocol for Achilles tendonitis. It stays on well enough if you're wearing a sock over it, but the edges can roll up if edges of your leggings or socks rub up against them. Today I did strength training bare foot with this stuff, and it was rolling up on the part that was on the under side of my foot just from catching on flooring. I have taken it into the pool to do therapy work with my son, and it was most of the way off and totally flopping off my foot by the time I was out...and I wear a full body swim suite that has an ankle strap, so it was even supported and protected a bit from the drag of the water against it as I moved. It will make it mostly through a shower, but enough of it will be peeling off that I will just finish the job because it's of little use at that point.When we first started the 5K training, my motto for her was we are training you to complete not compete, so we started just walking a mile, then walking 2, so I wasn't seeing heavy impact, and I did notice that it did help my tendon feel less cranky afterwards. Now that we are up to interval training for her where we jog a little bit and then walk a bit, I'm noticing that it does keep it from being as cranky as it would be without it for that activity. Because I forgot to put some on before my job last night, and let's just say my tendon woke up this morning feeling like an angry toddler.Now, from what I've looked at, studies don't really support the therapeutic benefits of this, some researchers ascribe the benefits to the placebo effect, but...you know, pain is always subjective and that really makes it hard to I think provide any sort of meaningful analysis, just my opinion on that though. Because the type of people who use this product successfully are probably the "soldier through it" types that would grit their teeth and get it done regardless. I personally felt like it did add an extra bit of support and relief while it stayed on, but I have yet to make it through a single day without it coming off before the day is done. Some activities hasten the demise of it considerably.So I don't have experience with other brands of Kinesiology Tape to compare this to, all I can say is that in my experience, this comes up easier with things rubbing up against it, it doesn't stick well to some curved areas, it comes off really easy in pool water, and it may not make it through your shower or your bath. But I do feel like when I'm using it for the 5K training stuff my ankle is noticeably less grumpy afterwards, and that's mainly what I wanted it for, but I do think it's not enduring as well as this type of product is marketed to generally. And again, yes, I know I shouldn't be jogging with my Achilles tendonitis, but chances are you shouldn't be doing whatever you're doing either, so we'll just cut each other some slack because we both know we're doing the best we can with what we've got to work with. Just heads up on the coming off bit for this tape...