How compression gear can help your tennis game

Hi all and Happy New Year !

Just wanted to put together a brief blog on tennis compression gear and how it can help your overall health and tennis game.

There has been some solid information on the benefits of athletes who use compression gear, it appears that compression gear can help you with recovery (from both injury and/or surgery as well as post workouts), it can also be used as a regeneration routine for after competition.

I have recently started using the 2XU compression arm guard sleeve and it has helped me as far as greater blood circulation and faster muscles warm up (especially now that it is getting really cold here in Virginia, USA).

Here is a more detailed list of the benefits of using compression gear in sports:

REFERENCE: (The information listed below has been taken from the 2XU website https://us.2xu.com )

REDUCES RISK OF INJURY

*Reduces oscillatory properties of quadriceps, calves and surrounding soft tissue

*Delivers lower markers of BLOOD CLOTTING in a marathon

*REDUCES HEART RATE BY UP To 2.5% FOR EXERCISE BOUTS LASTING

UP TO 15 MINS

SPEEDS UP RECOVERY

*4.8% INCREASE IN BLOOD LACTATE REMOVALin a 60 minute recovery period

*ReduceD swelling to the thigh by 1.1cm and to the calf by 0.6cmbased on girth measurement when worn in a 60 MINUTE recovery period

*power improvements of up to 2% when worn for recovery between repeat bouts of exercise

REFERENCE: 2XU website https://us.2xu.com