Testimonials
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Kerry GAA: All Ireland Champions ’22, runners up ’23 - Player comments
“I didn’t cramp in my calves when I used Qilta”.
“Gave some relief to Aches and pains post training”.
“Impact on recovery and return to training was brilliant”.
“Helped with recovery”.
“Blister prevention. Skin feeling soothed and cooled”.
“Good for recovery”.
“Relieved tension in the calves and made me feel more refreshed & lighter for training”
“Skin and muscles felt cooled when applied. Legs felt recovered after sessions”.
“Intense recovery on calves and feet. Areas felt very hydrated & cooled”.
“Skin feeling intensely moisturised & hydrated after application”.
“Skin feeling soothed & cooled upon Qilta application”.
“Skin felt soothed after use, calves felt fresh and loose after use”. -
Kerry GAA Senior Ladies Team
" Felt a definite improvement on pains in calves after using the sleeves. Improved recovery time for calves also.
Feet felt moisturised after use.
Helped relieve tight calves. Skin was extremely smooth and moisturised. The cooling effect while wearing them was brilliant after training and matches in the warm weather.
Feet felt very soft after wearing the socks for a few hours, especially soft after wearing them over night. Hard skin around big toes softened. Calves loosened a nice bit after application.
Recovery in these areas was sped up using the socks and sleeves.
Feet and calves feel very moisturised and reenergised after application.
Great for recovery after training/matches -
Gavin white, Kerry GAA
All Ireland Winner ’22
All Stars Winner ’22Finalist ‘23.
Qilta has allowed me to compete at the highest level when it comes to preparation and recovery pre and post training and matches. Its unique design has given me huge confidence when it comes to making sure my body is right when it comes to the demands of inter county football. During the summer, I found the impact of games took a lot out of my body, especially my calf’s and hamstrings. The use of Qilta’s garments in these areas meant I was able to recover a lot quicker so that I am ready to train and compete on a regular basis, without the need to worry about injuries and recovery.
Jason Black
An Irish based and a full time professional global endurance athlete. As athletes we're always seeking out ways to make marginal gains in our sport and athletic ability. I came across Qilta while doing a research study into nutrition and recovery. Quickly realising the product was not on the market and only at athlete testing stage, I reached out to the product developer Jim Dunne seeking information. This soon led to me using and testing the product clinically to aid my recovery in sport.
I have been using the recovery product for one year now both in training and pre and post races and the results have been so invaluable to my global success. Success on several levels, as an athlete in order to make gains you very regularly have to train beyond your comfort threshold and Qilta recovery products allowed me to train at a higher level on a more consistent basis. Training in this manner created performance gains beyond my imagination reducing muscular and cell fatigue. With the introduction of Qilta into my recovery protocol I have made huge gains in training standard duration and repeatability, it has been a personal game changer.
Now that I understood and could see the performance gains, I finally introduced it to my racing and high altitude climbing. Now not only muscularly was I really well prepared before the event, but for the first time in athlete performance globally I was able to manage my performance during my events and races, giving me a serious advantage over my competition. Furthermore, Qilta in its current form has only scratched the surface in human performance and I believe it has endless possibilities far beyond sport. Great performance is never luck, it takes a lot of focus, heart and hard work, thankfully made simpler with the introduction of products like Qilta recovery.
Patrycja Bereznowska
Current 2024 European 24-hour Champion and record holder. 48-hour World Record Holder and 72 hour World Record holder
Most of us now have a break in starts, but still train. Due to the lack of competitions, we have more time to think about what we can do to make the rest of the year, maybe next competitions go even better than last season. In my opinion, many of us busy athletes focus too much on training itself, belittling the regeneration process. We think it happens by itself. Unfortunately, this is not the case, we can strengthen and accelerate this process.
Every element of regeneration is important. Diet, sleep, visits to a masseur, physiotherapist, complementary exercises, supplementation. Or maybe you've done everything to make each of these elements perfect. What's next? I was lucky during a competition in Ireland in Dec 2018 to meet Jim and the innovative product of his idea Qilta regeneration set.For the whole season of 2019 and over 8,000 kilometres of running, I tested Qilta calf sleeves and socks. I used them before and after important trainings and all starts. During preparations for Badwater 135 and World Championships in a 24h run.
Amazing that only now has such a useful product been created. Everyone knows that tired legs greatly benefit from a cold shower or bath. Only often it is technically difficult to do it, being somewhere in a hotel, car or plane. Now I can put on socks and sleeves and feel relief wherever I am. Thanks to sleeping in balm-soaked socks I can sleep, and my skin is moisturized and smooth before the start. Thanks to this, it is more resistant to abrasions or blistering. Thanks to the fact that it is so easy to use this system, I do it whenever I feel heavy tired legs or hot soles after training on asphalt.
Thank you Qilta for such a cool product that now I can use it permanently and recommend it to other athletes.
Ellen Vitting
Overall Winner BMW Tri Series 2018, Ireland
I am a busy working Mom and try and train as much as possible every week. I love racing and in particular triathlon, trail running and adventure racing all of which results in a very tired body which needs help to recover between these events. I often struggle to recover properly due to the high volume of training and events that I participate in. I was approached by Jim from Qilta in late 2018, when I was struggling to recover from Dublin Marathon with a foot injury and he explained the Qilta product to me. The product sounded interesting and exactly what I needed.
Qilta have supported me in the run up to the 2019 season and I have started to use their socks and calf sleeves for a number of events. I used the socks and calf sleeves before of the event and after. I kept them on overnight the two days preceding the event. I find them comfortable to sleep in and I woke with my feet feeling soft and relaxed. Legs were feeling refreshed and rearing to go the morning of the event, which started on the bike so immediately the pace was pretty fast and furious. It was an extremely tough day given the weather conditions as competitors were battered by winds and driving rain throughout the race. Very happy to come away with a win and 8th overall in the expert category. Immediately after the event I changed into dry clothes and put on a pair of the Qilta socks and sleeves to help with the recovery. I love the immediate cooling effect they have and despite having picked up some fairly bad cuts and bruises the product did not sting or burn in any way.
I woke the next day feeling physically tired but with surprisingly fresh legs. I decided to go for a short easy run and my legs felt good, a bit tired and the hamstrings felt tight but no pain or tightness in the calves. I cannot praise the product enough for their help in preparing and in the post race recovery. I am so grateful for Qilta’s support, I have found their product an immense help in the preparation and recovery for events.
Shaun Stewart
Irish National Adventure Race Series Champion 2018
Shaun Stewart from Donegal, Ireland is the Irish Adventure series Champion 2018 and what a year 2018 was! I have been using Qilta socks and calf sleeves for the past six weeks to aid recovery during what was a pretty heavy training block. My initial thoughts were how refreshing the products are on the skin and muscles after a long training run. They instantly soothe any hot spots on the feet and make the legs feel cool and recovered. I often wear the products overnight and the next day my calves have no muscle soreness and my feet are ready for another day of training.
I normally try to visit the sea to reduce muscle soreness and fatigue, yet this is not always possible and I’ve found the Qilta products to be so convenient, especially for anyone on time constraints or travelling to and from races. Unlike other recovery products that I’ve tried before, Qilta offers a unique combination of menthol and compression. I’m grateful to Jim for giving me the opportunity to trial these products and as I get ready for another season of multi-sport endurance racing, I look forward to using Qilta before and after my races and helping me to achieve my targets for the year.
Quest Kenmare – 1st
Quest Glendalough – 1st
Dingle Adventure Race – 1st
Moxie AR – 2nd
Skibbereen AR – 1st
Westport Sea to Summit – 1st
The Beast Adventure Race – 2nd (Team Rachel’s Irish Adventures)
ULTRA TRAIL RACES:
Maurice Mullins 26km, Wicklow – 4th 1:53.20
Transvulcania 75km, La Palma – 62nd 9:28.15
Seven Sisters Mountain Marathon, Donegal – 1st 5:59
UTMB TDS 123km, France – 220th 22:49.52
Shaun Stewart - Qilta Testimonial
https://shaun-stewart.com/
Suzie Cave
Team GB Pentathlete
I am a modern pentathlete, I train for 5 different disciplines - swim, fence, show jumping, run and shoot, so my training week is pretty hectic. I slip Qilta socks and sleeves on before or after a session, at work or the drive home, and my feet and claves feel a mixture of compression and cooling leaving them soothed and ache free ready for the next session. I haven't found any other formula or cooling effect product that lasts for the number of hours that Qilta does. It gives me confidence that I'm giving my body the best chance of recovery, which helps the mindset going into my next session, or competition.
Eoin Keith
Ultra Runner Adventure Racer, Multiple Winner and Past Record Holder of The Spine Race and The Summer Spine Race
I've used the Qilta system as a significant component in my pre-race perparation, particularly on the night before big multi-day ultra races, getting my muscles in optimal condition for the major task ahead! The system also provides noticeable relief for thrashed muscles in post-race recovery.
I compete in Ireland and around the world in the sports of Ultra Running and Adventure Racing. My first ultra run was a ~50km race over the hills of Wicklow back in the late 90s. Since then I have steadily pushed out the distances I race. I currently hold, or have held, the Irish records for 24 hour running (248.4km), 48 hour road running (343km) and 6 day running (815km), along with many course records for Irish ultras. I held the world record for the fastest crossing of Ireland on Foot, running from Mizen Head to Malin Head in 3 days, 3 hours, 47 minutes in May 2017.
My best race results were finishing 5th at the 24 hour world championships in Bergamo in 2009, finishing as second place 40+ veteran in the 2013 UTMB and 2nd place 50+ veteran in 2021, finishing 2nd in the 6-day World Trophy in Hungary in 2015, and winning the Spine Race in 2016 (Setting a new course record) and 2022, along with the Summer Spine Race in 2021 (setting a new course record). In 2019 I won the 170km UTMB Oman race. I am a multiple winner of the Irish 24 hour Running Championships, and have been awarded the Athletics Ireland Ultrarunner of the year on 4 occasions (the only person to win this award more than once).
My first Adventure Race was the 2000 edition of the Adrenalin Rush 5 day expedition race which was held in Northern Ireland. Since then I’ve participated in multiple races of many different lengths both on the domestic Irish scene and internationally. Highlights include finishing the Primal Quests in Utah in 2006 and South Dakota in 2009, participating in the world championships in Scotland, Spain, Tasmania and France, Finishing 2nd in the Turas Adventure Race, a 5 day international race in Cork/Kerry, And finishing 3rd in the European Champions (on home soil) in 2015.