Sports Bras
A good sports bra is a vital piece of a ladies sports kit. Not wearing a sports bra can lead to irreversible damage to the breast.
Why wear a sports bra?
The breast does not contain any muscle, as falsely believed by many women. The only support it receives is from a ligament called the coopers ligament. If unsupported during exercise, this ligament can stretch, resulting in sagging of the breast tissue.
Sports bra statistics
Unbelievably 73% of women are not wearing a sports bra to exercise in! Recent research from Shock Absorber and the University of Portsmouth has demonstrated that wearing a normal bra during exercise reduces breast movement by 38% when compared with wearing no bra at all. Wearing a sports bra reduced movement by a massive 74%!
Many women with a smaller cup size also believe that they do not need any extra support. Again this is not true. Even a 34A (75A) breast moves up to 40mm away from its resting position during exercise. Larger breasts can move up to 90mm!
When choosing your sports bra, there are so many out there to choose from! The most important thing is to get one which fits properly! We teamed up with Shock Absorber to find out how to measure for sports bras and how to then make sure it fits properly.
