Compression Gear: A Soccer Player’s Best Friend

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Athletes all over the world know how tough it is to keep their body temperature under control while training or during game play, but what most players do not realize is that their lack of mobility, increased body temperature and inability to recover from challenging obstacles is due to their choice of wardrobe. We all know that soccer apparel continues to make strides to produce free flowing and lightweight material, but traditional jerseys and shorts are not helping athletic performance as well as it was designed to be. The fitness industry and sports world all have one thing in common now – compression gear for prime athletic performance.

Compression gear typically is worn underneath shorts or team uniforms, and most people view them as thin and clingy material but they are pure products that are proven to naturally improve an athlete’s performance. While most people see these items as body-hugging fashion trends worn by professionals, compression garments are now the norm among amateurs and weekend warriors everywhere.

These garments are designed to provide mechanical pressure to the body by compressing and supporting underlying tissue just as their originators have done in the medical field. When used properly, clinical compression garments have been shown to:

• Improve functional movement
• Improve circulation in patients with low blood pressure
• Treat varicose and spider veins
• Prevent leg and ankle swelling
• Support wound healing

In the athletic industry, compression gear is making strides to not only keep areas of the body slim

and compact, but to enhance muscle recovery and physical performance. According to research published in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, a team of analysts from the University of Wuppertal in Germany found that use of compression gear after a workout and long distance running has the ability to reduce muscle swelling and muscular pain. Which means that compression gear decreases post-exercise recovery time to regain the ability to jump and run after an intense practice or game. So getting back to your maximum performance level will no longer require days of rest, instead you can get back on the field within a few hours of downtime.

Some other benefits of wearing compression gear during training, competition and recovery include:

• Accelerate blood circulation and oxygen to remove lactic acid during competition.
• Removes moisture away from skin.
• Durable fabric that stretches with any movement.
• Optimize body temperature in cold and warm climates.
• Speeds recovery time between training sessions.

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