Can anyone tell me why compression wear costs so much?

_ normal tech t shirts costs around £15 so what justifies the extra £20 for the compression wear?

surroundedbyhills – Member
Can anyone tell me why compression wear costs so much?

_ normal tech t shirts costs around £15 so what justifies the extra £20 for the compression wear?

The way it actually makes me look like I have a physique.

Marketing

3 different physio’s that I have seen haven’t exactly been forthcoming in recommending it for anything.

Yeah, marketing, its the latest thing (well, until that tapestuffstarted appearing everywhere).
Thing is, it does seem to work. Bought some shorts cheap from Spirtsdirect and since I don’t get sore hamstrings after football. Probably the placebo effect or something.

Very little evidence behind the claims:
http://adisonline.com/sportsmedicine/Abstract/2011/41100/Compression_Garments_and_Exercise__Garment.3.aspx

Save yourself loads of ££££’s and just buy normal running tights two sizes too small……

My be psychosomatic but tights help my recovery.

I assumed the materials were more expensive and the cut a bit more accurate? And of course a few £ for the magic.

Nike Combat stuff from Sports Direct not too expensive and seems to work well…

Save yourself loads of ££££’s and just buy normal running tights two sizes too small……

Doesn’t work, as they don’t have any inbuilt Hologram technology or embedded silver fibres for earthing!

the materials were more expensive and the cut a bit more accurate

I don’t think a more accurate cut would matter considering everybody’s different shapes and sizes ..

If you look into it there is quite a lot of professional opinion that they do speed recovery.

In my case I did a weeks off-piste skiing last year and on Thursday night I was so knackered when I finished that I thought I would have real trouble the next day – even my knees ached walking up the stairs.

Wore my 2XU compression tights overnight (they are small and very tight – I look like Max Wall in them) and the next day felt like I had week-start legs, and no aching knees.

Two 50 min hikes up the mountain with skiis on my back and a long ‘skate’ along a valley path to end the day were no problem.