NEW: Safe Steps, LED Clip On Shoe Lights for Runners, Walkers or Even Bikers!

Are you a person that runs, walks or uses a bicycle to get around during nighttime? We have a product that helps others see you better, while you do your night errands.
These affordable and convenient night lights will allow others to see you during the night. They are very convenient if you walk for errands at night because they have a light that blinks, to let others know you are there! Plus, you are able to use it in a steady or blinking mode. It's called the Safe Steps, LED Clip On Shoe Lights. Perfect for runners, bikers, walkers and great for college students as well!

The affordable and convenient Safe Steps, LED Clip On Shoe Lights, make a wonderful gift for anyone you know that is a busy bee and walks, runs or rides a bike at night, including you! These units are available in 6 colors: red, blue, green, pink, yellow and white. PLUS, they are weather resistant and batteries are included.

Practice safety and let others know about these convenient little gadgets that can very well save a life... Great for a Holiday Gift, as well!

Must Haves For Your New Year's Resolution To Exercise!

We're in the middle of January and wondering how your New Year's resolution to exercise more, is coming along? Perhaps you might need some encouragement with some tools that will get you started, in case you haven't.

We have a simple little offer on our website, called the Exercise Sports Package. This nifty offer includes a Mace Jogger Pepper Spray, Mini Personal Panic Alarm, BandZorb Hat Liners and a Flashing Safety Light with 7 Functions and LED. These items are great for walkers, joggers and bicyclers! The pepper spray keeps you safe and the personal alarm notifies others if you are in a dangerous situation. Also, the hat liner keeps sweat from rolling into your eyes and the convenient flashing safety lights, helps others see you better, if you're exercising in the dark.

Just click on the link above for information on each item included in this Exercise Sports Package. Don't worry, it's not too late to start… You Joggers, walkers and bicyclers are still in the first month of the New Year's Resolution to exercise!

Why should walkers, runners and hikers carry pepper spray?

Why not? Women and men should always carry self defense products if they are walking, running or hiking alone.

This statement was not acceptable in a women's message board I posted recently. I contributed to a "Walking" discussion on a well known women's publication, which shall remain anonymous. A particular woman had posted that she was getting ready to go on her walk and was taking her cell phone for safety. I replied to her post that she would be much safer carrying a pepper spray or stun gun instead. Well, a few minutes later, the moderator of the message board for walking women, reprimanded me. She mentioned that I should not scare women and that I should only post the pleasurable things about why they walk. She also mentioned that women should not be constantly worried about their safety while walking and that doing so would make their walks less enjoyable... Of course, I didn't want to be banned from this discussion board, so I did not comment back. But, I can think of many reasons why my comment was necessary and important for walkers, runners and hikers.

A question I would have liked to have asked the walking women's moderator was, 'Do you buckle up when you get in your car to drive?'. This is a very fair question and analogues to the topic in question. Most all of us do buckle and forget about it and continue to drive. Well, the same thing applies while practicing personal safety by carrying a personal spray or self defense spray that you can put on your keychain, belt or in your pocket. It's a habit that you develop and also a good one! You don't drive down the street constantly in fear of an accident, just because you have your seat belt fastened, but you do feel safer knowing that you're buckled up! The same applies to self defense products such as a pepper spray. Walkers, runners and hikers that carry a personal spray, can actually enjoy more of their training routine because they know that they are carrying some sort of personal protection. There are other similar comparisons to using self defense products such as, 'Why wear a helmet while riding your motorcycle?' or 'Why put on knee pads when skating?', etc... All of these personal safety habits we practice, keeps us safer and NO, they do not make our time less enjoyable, on the contrary, it makes us feel protected.

Whether you carry a personal spray, stun gun, personal alarm or even a taser, you will certainly feel more at ease knowing that you have some sort of personal safety!

Advice for Runners, Walkers and Hikers

Everyone knows that exercise is good for you. The most enjoyable form of exercise, I think, is done outdoors surrounded by nature. For those of you who venture out and breath the fresh air, a word of caution: make sure you practice safety habits and also carry a self defense product!

Be aware of your surroundings and listen to any out of the ordinary sounds. Yes this means, don't put head phones on and expect to know if someone is following you! I know music makes it easier to keep a pace, but if you must listen to music, please make sure that you turn the volume down. Stay alert and try not to daydream. Enjoy the "now" of your routine, the scenery, the energizing feeling your body gets. If you can, take a buddy with you, human or pet. Make it a point to schedule your routine at different times of the day. This is a good practice because most attackers study their victims in advance and know their patterns. So, keeping a varied schedule is safer! If you have the ability to do your exercise in the afternoon or mornings, this is even better. If your exercise routine is hiking, the same advice applies. While hiking, you have to be especially careful of the surrounding trees, bushes, rocks, hills, etc. They make good hiding places for attackers!

Another important factor that runners, walkers and hikers must consider is the possibility of having to defend themselves against an attacker. Now, I know some of you might say that this will never happen to you or that you are strong enough to take care of yourself. But there is always the possibility of things not going in your favor, and other factors that you wouldn't have anticipated. It is better to be prepared for any situation. When you walk or run, you could unfortunately be assaulted by a stranger or a dog! If you hike, again you could be attacked by not only a human but you could be attacked by a bear! I guess it depends on where you hike! For all of these situations there is a self-defense product you can carry that will help prevent such attacks.

If you are near civilization you should carry a product such as pepper spray or mace. There are many types and sizes of pepper spray you can choose from on our website, WomenOnGuard.com. If you know that you are at a higher risk of being attacked by a dog, you can carry the Mace® brand Muzzle pepper spray. There is even a product that repels dogs using an ultrasonic sound wave; The Ultrasonic Dog Chaser. If you hike where bears might be present, you can carry Bear Spray by Mace.

Of course there are other products that you can carry depending on how comfortable you feel using them. There are stun gun and taser options as well as personal alarm options, all of which you can find on our website. Either way, it is better to carry something for self-defense than nothing at all!