Wearing 2XU Compression garments can deliver beneficial outcomes in numerous situations.

During Exercise

When worn during exercise, compression garments can reduce commonly occurring muscle damage and fatigue. By snugly wrapping the muscles, micro tears during exercise are minimised and muscle soreness is significantly reduced as a result.

The graduated compression offered by 2XU garments enhances blood flow during exercise, delivering an accelerated warm up and reduction of lactic acid build up. Such benefits aid in the prevention of injuries and the reduction of post exercise soreness.

Post Exercise

Wearing compression garments post exercise to enhance recovery has been one of the major benefits documented by extensive scientific studies. By wearing your graduated 2XU Compression garments immediately after exercise, your blood circulation will work to flush exercise by-products more efficiently, and recovery will therefore be swifter.

Most studies carried out on the recovery properties of compression garments have required subjects to wear garments for a minimum of 24 hours immediately following exercise. However, this is not mandatory, as compression garments have also been proven to deliver recovery benefits when worn for as little as 4 hours post exercise. Generally though, the longer the compression garment is worn, the greater the benefit to the wearer.

Travel

During long periods of inactivity and sitting, compression garments reduce the chance of DVT and reduce swelling of the lower leg. This is possible because of the graduated pressure of 2XU garments which aids venous return to the heart as well as enhancing lymphatic function. 2XU Compression Recovery socks are particularly useful for this.