Here’s more help from ballet! What do you do about blisters? So far I’ve been lucky where blisters are concerned, but I’ve no doubt that they can happen to cyclists.

Check out this at about 3:36 minutes. I never would have thought of using Orajel for blisters! Another link between seemingly unrelated bicycling and ballet.

Even if a blister is getting a lot of pressure on it, I’m not sure I’d want to try the “hack” shown here at about 5:30 minutes. Toe shoes, by all accounts, wear out quickly. We want our cycling shoes to last longer, and I don’t think putting a hole in one would help with that. But it’s something to consider if a blister is really bad. Maybe keep an old pair of shoes on hand for such an emergency?

Tight hip muscles bothering you? This video at about 7:00 demonstrates using atennis ball to roll out those muscles. I’m sure it doesn’t feel so great; a foam roller against tight muscles doesn’t! But it could come in handy if, for example, you travel to a race or other event, and don’t have room to pack a foam roller.

So there you are: three more things crossing over from ballet to cycling. Maybe I’ll find more help from ballet later! If so, I’m sure to blog about it. I’ve got to keep on my toes, you know.