Why choose sports bra over normal bra?

Are you wearing your everyday bra during your sports activities? — may be outdoor sports or gym workout.

If yes, then it’s time to understand that normal bra cannot be substituted with sports bra for physical activities. Though the style of bra is a matter of personal choice and comfort, but I am sure that every type of bra is designed for a purpose. For instance, sports bra are intended to grip movement and motion during a workout or physical activity.

Whether you are playing outdoor sports like badminton or basketball, or doing some stretching exercises or may be running or a proper gym workout including strength training, sports bra is designed for different level of impact workouts to minimize the breast movements and prevent excessive bouncing so that you can focus on your work out effectively. Not just that even within the low impact workouts like stretching or jogging, or any physical activity causes the bouncing of breasts in almost all directions and repetition of that bouncing results in soreness, sagging and pain.

The better your focus is on the workout, faster you will see results of your effort. And that’s why sports bra is crafted specifically.

Here are few benefits that a sports bra will provide in your workout:

1. Long-Term sagging can be reduced

   
   In a research conducted by University of Portsmouth, scientists revealed that “breasts move far more than ordinary bras are designed to cope with”. This movement without the adequate support can lead to long-term sagging. Wearing a sports bra minimizes the movement and thus is a commonly accepted remedy. It also helps prevent pre-mature sagging.

2. Reduces Breast Pain

   
   Due to bouncing of breasts up, down and sideways, muscle ligaments in the women’s breasts also move. This can results in pain after exercising. Within the above study, women who were using sports bra reported less or no pain at all even after rigorous workouts.

3. Provides Comfort During Workout

   
   Good quality sports bras are designed to provide maximum support and hold your breasts firmly in a place during your continuous motion and movements. You will also not find it embarrassing as men will no longer stare at your chest during workout.

4. Increase effectiveness of your workout

   
   You might be working out for weight loss or weight gain or maybe just trying to remove your belly fat or maintaining your skin. For any reason, if your workout is not effective then you will not see results and thus, will reduce your motivation to follow the plan. Wearing a sports bra will help you achieve a performance workout and a healthy fit life.
   Conclusion: Wear sports bra for any kind of physical activity or workout.

What’s Next?

You can learn more about how to choose the right sports bra for you in this article: Best Sports Bra in India and how to pick one.

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