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Compression Wear Compression wear are apparels normally worn by professional athletes and sportsmen and sportswomen. The most common item of compression wear is compression shorts which cover part of the waist, lower back and normally down to the bottom of the thighs. The shorts are designed to give compression and support to key areas which include;

The groin area The lower back The lower abdomen Thigh muscles By wearing compression wear during training and exercise as well as professional competition, you are lowering your chances of receiving an injury to those areas. Compression shorts balance your core and therefore can also prevent you from receiving injuries to your hamstrings as well. Some of the areas listed above are common areas for athletes, footballers, boxers and many other sportsmen and women to receive injuries. However, by wearing compression wear you are limiting the chance of that happening.

Due to the material used in compression shorts which does differ between manufacturers, the muscles and tendons are kept warm during exercise which helps to reduce swelling and strains. Compression wear is worn by many professional athletes and this is because they have found that the benefits that compression wear offers will help to improve their performance and keeps them at the top of their game. Read more at click here.

Many compression shorts have pockets where you can put heat packs or ice packs to soothe any existing injuries that you may have. Compression wear is also ideal if you have had to have surgery on one of the above areas because the positive benefits help to heal muscles, tissues and tendons because of the support, heat and comfort. Some compression shorts are more specialised for the sport you are involved in, for example cycling shorts have extra padding and material around the back end to give increased comfort and support on the saddle whilst still supporting the groin and thighs.

For female athletes, compression shorts are ideal to wear as under garments as they also help to prevent sweat gathering in unwanted areas and causing blisters, sores and chaffing which can then prevent you from being able to train or exercise. For men, compression wear normally has a genital pouch that allows you to ideally remove the genitals from the normal crushed position that they are used to which reduces injuries to the groin and lowers the chances of getting a hernia. Hernias and strains are popular amongst footballers, athletes and trainers but by wearing compression wear you lessen the chances.

Compression wear doesn’t just include shorts of course; you can buy compression full length bottoms, compression tops and even compression socks! They type of compression wear that will suit you will be dependent upon what area of your body you want to gain support in. For example, a runner would find benefit in wearing full length compression bottoms as muscles are easily damaged during running due to the vibration when your foot hits the floor. Find the compression wear that suits you best and invest in some today, once you have tried it you will never go back!