Compression leggings

Different types of linen 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 made of a very dense and elastic material. Its main task is to squeeze the legs so that the vessels take their normal shape. This leads to such positive changes:

• load is removed from veins that have pathological changes, as a result, pain is also reduced;
• the risk of blood clots is reduced by several times, which can lead to clogging of blood vessels;
• if in compression underwear to go in for sports, the heart rate is noticeably reduced, 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 is necessary to use it carefully. Before purchasing compression leggings or socks, it is best to consult with your doctor or personal trainer.

When choosing the most appropriate therapeutic underwear, the most important criterion is the compression class, which means the pressure exerted on the foot. This indicator is measured in mm Hg. Art. There are four of them:

1. The first class includes prophylactic underwear. Wearing it is indicated for swelling during 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 linen is prescribed for serious pathologies of veins and venous insufficiency.
4. Lingerie with the highest compression effect is sold only by prescription.

Independently, you can only choose compression garments for the prevention or sports. Stockings, tights or leggings from therapeutic knitwear with a high compression class should be prescribed by a doctor.

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

• with open wounds on the legs or ulcers;
• with atherosclerosis;
• if pulmonary as well as heart failure is diagnosed;
• with diseases of the joints, the cause of which was diabetes.

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

Professional athletes use high-class compression sportswear. It is proved that it contributes to increasing endurance by reducing the pulse. While running, such underwear supports muscles and allows for more efficient use of internal energy reserves.

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

When choosing a compression garment it is necessary to ensure that it has the required class, as well as its size.You can choose the right thing after the measurement of waist volumes, if you buy leggings or tights, as well as shin near the ankle and under the knee. It is also important to consider the length of the foot. After all the indicators will be known, they must be checked with the size chart, which is made by manufacturers of special clothes.

If leggings are purchased for sports, it is important to draw on 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 be an additional plus.

Medical compression underwear is worn in the morning, and sportswear immediately before workouts. Leggings for fitness are constantly strictly forbidden to wear, the same applies to preventive underwear with a compression effect. It is necessary to use it only during periods of prolonged load.

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