Tips For Exercising When Wearing Glasses - Spex4Less.Com

Exercising when wearing glasses can be an unpleasant experience. It can feel uncomfortable, create potential safety issues and really affect the quality of your workout.

If you experience problems with your glasses steaming up, slipping down your nose, or falling off completely, then read on. We have put together some helpful tips that will make exercising when wearing glasses a whole lot easier.

Wear Sports Glasses

The best glasses to wear when you’re exercising are sports glasses. So, consider buying a separate pair from your regular eyewear specifically for when you’re working out.

Sports glasses are designed larger and wider than normal glasses. This not only enhances your vision but also offers more eye protection. The frames are made from lightweight, durable materials and the arms fit tightly to the head. This ensures a better grip and stops them from slipping off when you’re sweating and moving around vigorously.

Brands such as Nike and Oakley have a selection of great sports glasses suitable for all types of sporting activities.

Make Sure Your Glasses Fit Properly

Wearing glasses that fit properly means they are more likely to stay in place when you’re moving around. Make sure the arms of your glasses are tight enough around your ears and that the frames sit properly on your nose.

If your glasses slide around too much, get them professionally adjusted or replace them with an entirely new frame that fits you perfectly.

Use A Glasses Strap or Band

Another great solution for keeping your glasses in place during exercise is to wear a strap or band.

These are simple strips of fabric that connect the arms of your glasses behind your head. A tight band will keep your glasses firmly in place even during extreme activity. A looser cord that hangs around your neck, will ensure your glasses don’t hit the floor if they do slip off your face.

Prescription Swimming Goggles

Wearing your regular glasses when doing water sports is totally impractical. If you are a swimmer with poor eyesight then prescription swimming goggles are the perfect solution for you.

Prescription goggles are extremely safe and durable and come with an anti-fog coating to ensure your vision is clear, even when swimming underwater. Polarised lenses in your goggles will block out any glare from the sun when you’re swimming outside.

Use a Cleaning Cloth or Wipes

Keeping your lenses clean will maintain their quality and ensure that you always have clear vision. Keep a glasses cloth or wipes handy when you are exercising, so you can easily remove any sweat, smears, or condensation from your glasses. It will also prevent bacteria build up on your frames.

Summary

Whether you enjoy running, cycling, swimming or going to the gym, there is a good choice of, fitness-friendly glasses available. If you follow our simple tips and invest in a suitable, good-fitting pair of sports glasses, the days of your eyewear ruining your exercise routine are over!

All doctors, and especially eye doctors, encourage patients to live an active lifestyle. Exercise is important to overall health, and sports are one of the best forms of exercise. But what if you wear corrective lenses? Should you take your contacts out? Is playing sports in glasses safe? Or should you wear protective goggles even if that means playing with blurred vision?

Quiet Eye

According to the National Institute for Health, nine out of 10 sports-related ocular injuries can (and we would argue should) be prevented with the use of eye protection.

Your regular corrective glasses or contact lenses don’t provide any protection for your eyes, and in fact, put you at far greater risk for severe eye injuries. So it’s especially important to use either safety glasses, goggles, shields, or guards when playing sports.

Safety Gear: More Than Meets the Eye

What’s so special about safety glasses, goggles and shields? Mostly, the material. While most plastics are durable, the clear polycarbonate that makes safety eyewear is 10 times stronger.

Even better is the variety of products available for playing sports in glasses or contacts. From Olympian Michael Phelps to former NFL Running Back Eric Dickerson and Lacrosse’s famous Casey Powell, there’s a design for everyone who still relies on corrective lenses.

Opticians and Options

So you’re convinced, and ready to take your eye safety seriously. What’s next?

If you wear contacts or glasses, you shouldn’t just stroll into a sports store and grab whatever looks the coolest. Start with a call to your eye doctor, who knows your lifestyle and needs. You won’t want a full face cage for a ski trip, for example. Depending on the sport and your prescription, he’ll work with you for the best solution. Then, our optical shop will do the rest.

The American Society of Ocular Trauma recommends every home has at least one pair of ANSI-approved safety eyewear to don spontaneously when fun activities (or dangerous house projects) arise. So mention this to your doctor as well, and plan to get an extra pair.

Play It By Eye

Still need convincing?

Spend a minute enjoying the AAO’s most celebrated sports injuries, and see if you don’t experience sympathy pains as you read. From career-enders to legislation-makers, these famous sports icons need no further convincing. Statistically, in the time it takes to read this article, at least one person will go to an American emergency room to be seen for a preventable sports-related injury. And those folks probably will never be famous.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar is a great example of someone who experienced a corneal scratch and made a change. We encourage you to make the change before the unfortunate event of an eye injury. Make an appointment today to discuss your lifestyle, your custom prescription, and which sports goggles are right for you.

Sports Eye Safety Month is fast approaching, and we haven’t decided what to wear. Maybe we’ll wear… safety glasses!

For questions or comments, contact Woodhams Eye Clinic.

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