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One of the running trends that I’ve noticed over the past Adidas Eqt Support Adv Damen year is the growing number of people wearing and raving about compression sleeves and socks. Compression product manufacturers like Zensah have effectively used social media sites like Twitter to expand their user base, and a number of my on-line running friends love their products. Even elites are utilizing compression garments, with such notable runners as Paula Radcliff and Chris Solinsky sporting compression socks during Nike Internationalist Donne races.I’ve long been curious about the potential benefits of using a compression product on the run or for recovery purposes. The skeptic in me sees a trendy gimmick, but the regular use of compression Adidas Campus Damen products in hospital settings to help reduce edema and increase venous return suggests that there’s some substance to the theory behind their use. I will admit up front that I haven’t read the scientific literature Nike Air VaporMax Damen on compression products, but thankfully fellow running blogger, coach, and exercise scientist Steve Magness just recently posted a lengthy review of the science of compression garments. In a nutshell, Steve’s conclusions are as follows:“At rest in certain populations, compression socks definitely increase venous blood flow. The question is does this happen during exercise and if so does it improve performance? I’m afraid Nike Air Force 1 Donne that testing that idea during intense running is a bit too hard to do at the present moment. There seems to be a bit more consistent effect demonstrated on decreasing muscle soreness and thus enhancing Nike Air VaporMax Dam recovery in a wide variety of groups. The results for performance enhancement while running due to blood flow increases and/or product removal is mixed. Although neither is well studied at this point in time.“
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