Compression leggings

Various types of underwear with a compression effect are used to prevent or treat diseases of the blood vessels in the legs. There are also compression leggings designed specifically for sports.

Compression underwear is made of a very dense and elastic material. Its main task is to squeeze the leg in such a way that the vessels take their normal shape. This leads to such positive changes:

• the load is removed from the veins that have pathological changes, as a result, pain sensations also decrease;
• the risk of blood clots is reduced several times, which can lead to blockage of blood vessels;
• if you play sports in compression underwear, then the heart rate noticeably decreases, the muscles recover much faster, and the next day after training, muscle pain is practically absent.

Despite such remarkable characteristics of compression underwear, it must be remembered that it is primarily therapeutic. Therefore, it must be used carefully. Before purchasing compression leggings or socks, it is best to consult with your doctor or personal trainer.

When choosing the most suitable medical underwear, the most important criterion is the compression class, which means the pressure exerted on the leg. This indicator is measured in mm Hg. Art. There are four in total:

1. The first class includes preventive underwear. Its wearing is indicated for swelling with prolonged standing on the legs, pregnancy, varicose veins or the appearance of spider veins.
2. Compression underwear of the second class is therapeutic, its wearing is recommended by the attending physician in the middle stages of varicose veins or thrombophlebitis.
3. The third class of underwear is prescribed for serious pathologies of the veins and venous insufficiency.
4. Underwear with the highest compression effect is sold by prescription only.

You can choose on your own only compression underwear for prevention or sports. Stockings, tights or leggings made of therapeutic knitwear with a high compression class should be prescribed by a doctor.

Indications for wearing compression stockings can be a pathological change in the veins, varicose veins and other diseases of the blood vessels. But not everyone can use such underwear. It is undesirable to use it in such cases:

• in the presence of open wounds on the legs or ulcers;
• with atherosclerosis;
• if pulmonary and also heart failure is diagnosed;
• with diseases of the joints, the cause of which was diabetes mellitus.

There are various models of underwear with a compression effect. It can be socks, stockings of various lengths, tights or leggings. A large selection of colors allows you to wear it with any kind of clothing.

Professional athletes use high-end compression sportswear. It has been proven to increase endurance by reducing heart rate.While running, such underwear supports the muscles and allows you to more efficiently use internal energy reserves.

Special fitness leggings were developed as underwear that increases the effectiveness of training several times. Being engaged in special leggings, you can influence certain muscle groups. They also have a massage effect.

When choosing compression underwear, it is necessary to ensure that it has the required class, and also matches in size. You can choose the right thing after taking measurements of the waist, if leggings or tights are purchased, as well as the lower leg near the ankle and under the knee. It is also important to consider the length of the foot. After all the indicators are known, they must be compared with the size table, which is compiled by manufacturers of special underwear.

If leggings are purchased for sports, then it is important to pay attention to the quality of their performance. The inner layer should be made of natural breathable materials. Well, such trifles as an internal pocket for media devices will serve as an additional plus.

Medical compression underwear is put on in the morning, and sports underwear - immediately before training. It is strictly forbidden to wear leggings for fitness at all times, the same applies to preventive underwear with a compression effect. It should be used only during periods of prolonged load.

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