The increased popularity of sports has brought the need for ubiquitous trade in essential paraphernalia. Professional athletes and amateurs who subject themselves to frequent physical exertion should take a closer look at compression clothing.
Benefits
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 parts of the body that are subjected to the greatest load during certain exercises. Such clothes are sewn from elastic materials, sometimes with the addition of additional components that ensure the best performance of some functions.
Why do we need compression clothing? It constantly squeezes the muscles, so that they are always in a toned and heated state, which improves blood circulation. In turn, this provides an influx of oxygen and nutrients. All this helps to carry longer and longer physical activities longer.
Compression clothing is chosen so that it fits snugly to the body, and this gives several more advantages. For example, the constant squeezing prevents from injury, due to the fact that the muscles and ligaments are fixed.
The material is treated with antibacterial substances, which protects the body not only from injuries, but also bacteria and microbes if the athlete often comes into contact with a dusty floor, mat, and ground during classes.
In addition, the absence of excess vibrations in the muscles reduces energy consumption and helps to avoid the occurrence of seizures. Moreover, in compression clothing, for example, in socks, the sensation of the body in space and, as a result, coordination is improved.
Such clothes help to recover faster after heavy workouts. In addition, it protects against ultraviolet radiation, removes moisture, retains heat, but also provides air flow to the body.
Due to the special treatment of seams, compression clothing does not cause discomfort, which increases endurance and has a positive effect on training time.
Compression clothing will also be suitable for those who ride a bike for a long time, take walks. Of course, it should be worn only during muscle tension and not allow specialized clothing to remain after the walk, that is, when the body is at rest.
Types and categories
Compression clothing is training and competitive and restoring. In the first case, it is aimed at ensuring that the athlete is better able to cope with the loads during intensive training sessions or during performances. The latter help the fastest muscle recovery after training.
There is also the so-called compression sports form of the new generation, which has a stronger compression effect in certain parts of the product: pants have buttocks, shin and thighs, and shirts have forearms, biceps, triceps.
Compression clothing are T-shirts with long and short sleeves, separate sleeves, pants, shorts, socks, leggings, socks. If the choice of T-shirts or pants depends on the sport and muscle groups exposed to the main load, then socks are the most necessary thing. Most often, the foot loaded most of all, regardless of the sport.
Brands
The release of compression clothing engaged in sportswear brands. It is not only widely known Adidas, Puma and Nikebut companies like Under Armor, Venum, 2XU, Bad Boy, Asics, CEP.
Some brands have compression clothing for men, women and children, and some only for men. In general, if there is a need, you can try to pick up male models of leggings, socks or small sleeves. However, taking into account the fact that such clothes are sold to other manufacturers, you should find the most suitable thing from them. There is no brand for women Compressport.
Do compression clothing Puma there are silicone inserts along the muscles, which additionally stimulates blood circulation.
The brand CEP produces medical compression clothing.
Nike and Adidas additionally make compression bandages.
Have Skins The models are broken down depending on the season and, accordingly, the temperature outside. Their models are broken down by sport or muscle group, for example, for cycling, golf, running, snowboarding, heavy loads.
Contraindications
Compression clothing is necessary for those who play sports either professionally or constantly and in large quantities. When it is worn, it is necessary to be in motion and tone, to strain the muscles, otherwise all the advantages will become disadvantages. With a small number of movements, compressive clothing will simply interfere with the work of the cardiovascular system.
Before buying such clothes, physicians should consult full people and those who have problems with the veins, as it may be harmful.
You can not deal in this form with those who have problems with heart arrhythmia, blockage of 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 necessary to know in advance which muscle group is the main stress in training, so that the thing does not lie on the shelf or harm it.
Everything sounds quite simple: T-shirts and sleeves for those sports, which are more involved in the upper body, shoulders, arms, and shorts, pants and leggings for those with legs.
Of course, in some there is a hard work with many muscle groups, so it will make sense to acquire several elements. Shorts, pants, socks, socks are suitable for cycling, triathlon, athletics, running, fitness.
T-shirts with different long sleeves and separate sleeves for weightlifting, rowing, tennis, weightlifters, basketball, volleyball, handball and other sports where there is a load on the hands and forearms.
It is very important to choose the right size of clothes; the principle acceptable 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 not be the desired effect, or there is an opportunity to harm yourself.
Compression clothing is classified according to the degree of pressure on the muscles and the force of compression. In mass stores, this is most often a first-class form, that is, things with the lowest compression rates. Higher required professional athletes. In addition, high-class clothing is sold only in specialized stores and prescribed by doctors.
