GEAR: Beaker Concepts Compression Socks
Posted Mar. 17, 2008
Beaker Concepts Argyles
Doctors have been prescribing compression garments for years, but athletes have only recently realized that compression isn’t just for Grandma. Compression tights and socks improve blood circulation and metabolic waste-product removal, which helps with recovery and may even improve VO2max.*
Beaker Concepts Compression Socks are a functional product that you can wear in public without feeling like a total tri-geek. Full-length tights may provide more physiological benefit, but they can be hot for use during the day. These sleek compression garments actually look like a normal dress sock, so you can wear them without the sarcastic comments from coworkers and loved ones.
Compression relies on a precise fit. Beaker Concepts only offers two sizes, so if you aren’t M/L or L/XL, you’re out of luck.
These socks are sufficiently comfortable and effective to wear all day, at work or home, so you can feel refreshed for the next training session. BC socks are a perfect compromise between effective compression and workday usability. Overall, at $30 a pair, they are an affordable way to experience the benefits of compression.
* http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16729379?ordinalpos=4&itoo l=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
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Aaron Hersh is the Technical Liaison at Colorado Multisport in Boulder, Colorado. He has been competing in endurance sports for the last seven years. Hersh has a B.A. in Integrative Physiology from the University of Colorado, focusing on biomechanics.
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