Gymnastic sports tape is usually made up of soft and elastic cotton cloth and water ripples like low sensitive tape. Water ripple technology is the key to play a role in sports tape. It also has good ductility and can be stretched to 130-150% of the original length without affecting key activities.

According to the difference of sticking position and sticking method of sports tape, we divide the sticking method of sports tape into six categories:

Mechanical correction, fascial correction, intermittent correction, ligament or tendon correction, functional correction, lymphatic correction.

For runners, the purpose of using sports tape is mainly in two aspects: one is to prevent injury, make the muscles recover, repair the injury caused by over contraction or overstretching, and play a role of relaxing the muscles; the other is to avoid aggravating the injury, promote the muscles to play a role of contraction, or help the muscles to play their due role in sports.

For most runners, there is a lack of relative professional knowledge, but the use of sports tape should pay attention to a little method to achieve the best results. 

The methods of gymnastic sports tape for runners are as follows:

1. The sticking method to relieve the pain of the lateral knee. From the outside of the lower side of the knee along the outside of the thigh upward. The stretching degree of the cloth is small.

2. The sticking method of relieving anterior knee pain syndrome and stabilizing patella. Wrap the patella directly under the knee and wrap it in an arc from the outside of the knee, and end at the top of the knee. Stick the patella on the left and right sides respectively. The stretching degree of the cloth is large.

3. The sticking method to relieve the pain on the inside of the knee. From the inner and lower sides of the knee, pull around the knee joint to the outer side of the thigh and stick one more time along the inner side of the thigh from the same starting point. The stretching degree of the cloth is small.

4. The sticking method of relieving tendinitis of the heel. From the sole along the Achilles tendon upward. The stretching degree of the cloth is small.

5. The sticking method to relieve leg pain. From the inside of the foot through the front direction of the medial malleolus, stick to the inside of the leg. The stretching degree of the cloth is small.

6. The sticking method of relieving plantar fasciitis. Stick one at the foot longitudinally; stretch the toes and stick one at the pain position horizontally. The stretching degree of the cloth is small.