The Clothes You Wear Can Improve Your Training
April 18, 2014 - Written by TrainingTips.com
Arnaud Claude is General Manager, Sales & Marketing, at Goldwin America, Inc. Goldwin is a world-class skiwear brand started in the 1950s in Toyama, Japan. The public company (Goldwin, Inc.), now head quartered in Tokyo, has grown and expanded throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. Goldwin is the parent company of C3fit. C3fit designs and produces compression garments which help regulate your physical condition during exercise to improve athletic performance. Their full-length tights and sleeves, in particular, offer graduated compression that stimulates blood flow and improves leg circulation.
TrainingTips.com: What exactly are compression garments and what purpose do they provide to athletes?
Arnaud: Compression garments are pieces of clothing designed to compress the body either with the same pressure all throughout the garment, or with different pressures through the length of the garment itself. They provide athletes with support around the joints and/or the muscles (to prevent oscillation), and blood flow with gradual compression. C3fit garments also protect against UV rays that may affect the skin and muscles, and against cold weather using thermal compression.
TrainingTips.com: What types of athletes should wear compression clothing?
Arnaud: All athletes stand to benefit by wearing compression. Whether you’re an elite athlete seeking that slight edge in your performance or just starting on a physical fitness regimen, the use of compression is sure to help. Finely-tuned athletes are always concerned about recovery, which is a major benefit of compression. For those weekend warriors who love their sports but have chronic pains from them, wearing compression sleeves, full tights, or socks will keep muscles warm and help prevent further minor injuries to the body.
TrainingTips.com: Can your clothing increase performance? If so, how?
Arnaud: A recently completed, independent study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research found that C3fit’s compression garments reduce swelling, improve circulation, control muscle vibration and lessen fatigue both during and after exercise. These are all essential to improving one’s performance. C3fit provides support as you warm up and cool down before and after exercising.
TrainingTips.com: Is there any additional support built into your clothing?
Arnaud: Yes. For instance, the C3fit Impact Tight has the characteristics of a piece of armor with support around the knees, hips, and back. Its articulated patterns are designed to provide ease of movement and avoid slipping. Its draping with a crescent moon pattern reduces distortion and inefficiency of the joint areas.
TrainingTips.com: It looks like you have quite a following on Facebook. What are some of the things your customers have to say?
Arnaud: They often tell us how well our products work and how much they have changed their workouts and performances. They also want to know where and when we organize events, and where to buy our products when they travel. Most of the people who post on our Facebook page are passionate about exercise and sports. One of our main messages is to promote a healthy, active lifestyle. These Facebook friends love to share stories and advice on how they stay in shape and how compression garments have helped them achieve their goals.
TrainingTips.com: Do you have any tips, for those in training, when it comes to selecting the right clothing?
Arnaud: We try and take into consideration all levels of training. Choosing the right compression clothing is very important and ultimately depends on the benefits one is looking for.
If support is most important, we address that with three different tights to chose from: Focus, Element and Impact. The right choice depends on the amount of support your body needs and where this support has to be (knees, hips, etc.). If you are looking for recovery help, then our Inspiration tights with gradual compression from the ankle to the knees to the top of your thighs is what would work best. And the same thing can be said about our short socks and tall socks – gradual compression and support are the keys.
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