Compression Workout Wear
The growing popularity of sports has brought the need for ubiquitous trade in essential paraphernalia. Professional athletes and amateurs who subject themselves to frequent physical activity should look closely at compression garments.
Advantages
Compression clothing and underwear is a special type of clothing that is designed for frequent systematic training and sports. It serves to provide the necessary pressure on the areas of the body that are subjected to the greatest stress during certain exercises. Such clothes are made of elastic materials, sometimes with the addition of additional components that provide better performance of some functions.
What is compression clothing for? She constantly squeezes the muscles, so that they are always in good shape and warmed up, which improves blood circulation. This in turn provides oxygen and nutrient supply. All this helps to endure long and heavy physical activity for a longer time.
Compression garments are selected so that they fit snugly around the body, and this has several other benefits. For example, constant squeezing prevents injury due to the fact that muscles and ligaments are fixed.
The material is processed with antibacterial substances, which protects the body not only from injuries, but also bacteria and microbes in case the athlete often comes into contact with the dusty floor, mat, earth during exercise.
In addition, the absence of unnecessary vibrations in the muscles reduces energy consumption and helps to avoid cramps. Moreover, in compression garments, for example, in socks, the sense of the body in space and, as a result, coordination is improved.
Such clothes help you recover faster after hard workouts. In addition, it protects against ultraviolet radiation, removes moisture, retains heat, but at the same time provides air flow to the body.
Thanks to the special treatment of the seams, the compression garment does not cause discomfort, which increases endurance and positively affects the training time.
Compression clothing is also suitable for those who ride a bike for a long time, go for walks. Of course, it should be worn only during muscle tension and should not be allowed to remain in specialized clothing after a walk, that is, when the body is at rest.
Types and categories
Compression clothing can be training-competitive and restorative. In the first case, it is aimed at making the athlete better cope with the loads during intensive training or performances. The latter help the fastest muscle recovery after training.
There is also the so-called compression sportswear of the new generation, which has a stronger compression effect in certain parts of the product: for pants, these are the buttocks, shins and hips, and for T-shirts - forearms, biceps, triceps.
Compression clothing includes T-shirts with long and short sleeves, separately sleeves, pants, shorts, knee-highs, leggings, socks. If the choice of T-shirts or pants depends on the type of sport and the muscle group undergoing the main load, then socks are the most necessary thing. Most often, the feet are the most loaded, regardless of the sport.
Brands
Compression clothing is produced by sportswear brands. These are not only well-known Adidas, Puma and Nike, but also companies such as Under Armor, Venum, 2XU, Bad Boy, Asics, CEP.
Some brands have compression garments for men, women and children, and some only men. In general, if necessary, you can try to pick up men's models of leggings, socks or small sleeves. However, given the fact that similar clothes are sold from other manufacturers, you should find the most suitable thing from them. The brand has no women's line Compressport.
Have compression garments Puma there are silicone inserts along the muscles, which further stimulates blood circulation.
Brand name CEP manufactures medical compression clothing.
Nike and Adidas additionally, compression bandages are made.
Have SKINS the models are divided according to the season and, accordingly, the temperature outside. Their models are divided by sport or muscle group, for example, for cycling, golf, running, snowboarding, heavy loads.
Contraindications
Compression clothing is needed for those who play sports either professionally or constantly and in large quantities. When wearing it, you need to be in motion and tone, strain your muscles, otherwise all the advantages will become disadvantages. With a small amount of movement, squeezing clothing will simply interfere with the work of the cardiovascular system.
Before buying such clothes, doctors should consult with overweight people and those who have problems with veins, as it can be harmful.
You cannot engage in this form for those who have problems with cardiac arrhythmias, clogged veins and blood clots.
How to choose?
Compression clothing is quite expensive and its service life with active use is a couple of years. It is worth knowing in advance which muscle group the main stress in training goes to so that the thing does not lie on the shelf or harm.
It sounds pretty simple: T-shirts and sleeves for those sports where the upper body, shoulders, arms are more involved, and shorts, pants and leggings for those where the legs are.
Of course, in some there is a lot of hard work going on with many muscle groups, so it would make sense to purchase multiple items. Shorts, pants, leggings, socks are suitable for cycling, triathlon, athletics, running, fitness.
T-shirts with different lengths of sleeves and separate sleeves for weightlifting, rowing, tennis, weightlifters, basketball, volleyball, handball and other sports where there is a load on the arms and forearms.
It is very important to choose clothes of the correct size, the principle that is permissible with a regular sports uniform, which can be wide and loose, will not work here. If you choose the wrong size of compression clothing, then either there will be no desired effect, or there is an opportunity to harm yourself.
Compression garments are classified according to the degree of pressure on the muscles and the strength of the compression. In mass stores, this is most often the form of the first class, that is, things with the lowest squeezing rates. Higher ones are necessary for professional athletes. In addition, high-end clothing is sold only in specialized stores and by doctor's prescription.