1. The role of compressing socks
1. The earliest compression socks used in the field of treatment
Compressed socks (medical) were used in patients with chronic intravenous incomplete patients as early as decades ago. By above the bottom, from the bottom to the top, the vein blood flow was improved from large to small gradient pressure, reducing lower limb swelling and thrombosis.So what is the principle?
As we all know, the heart promotes the blood flow of the whole body. When the blood flows through the arteries and capillary, the power has been obviously attenuated, and the lower limb vein blood flows back to the heart to overcome gravity.Will venous blood flow back? Hey, the human body is amazing, and the existence of double valve valves in venous blood vessels usually exists. When from bottom to top flow, the valve is attached to the wall of the blood vessels and will not cause obstacles. Once standing standing, once standingOr when the venous pressure increases by other reasons, the two valves will be opened to prevent the venous blood from flowing.
However, if you stand for a long time or sit for too long, the blood veins of the calf are stagnant, and you will feel swollen and numb.Patients with chronic intravenous dysfunction usually have symptoms such as lower limb blood flow and valve dysfunction. It is common to be venous. At this time, a pressure from bottom to top can promote the return of venous blood.A positive pressure helps to improve the function of the valve, which is the function of compressing socks.Therefore, the most important role of compressed socks in medical treatment is to promote venous return and prevent deep venous thrombosis.
Medical compressing socks have confirmed that patients have been confirmed. So, is it possible to increase runners' sports performance, improve Running performance, and promote recovery like major manufacturers promoted.
2. Can compressing socks improve the results?
In theoretical analysis, wearing compressed socks (sports) during the Running process, the entire calf muscles are wrapped in stress pressure of the socks, which will help vein blood to return to the heart faster, and at the same time increase the blood flow rate of the calf vein.The acceleration of venous blood flow means that the more blood ejected at each time the heart is, the passiveness of the athletes keeps in a high -intensity state, and it looks logical.
However, experimental data does not support this statement. In some studies, the marathon runners are usually selected, and the experimental distance is usually controlled within 15km.After the experiment, a considerable part of these marathon runners did not feel deep fatigue like when they were not wearing compressed socks. Therefore, the debate about whether compressing socks increased the Running results.
Researchers at Newcastle University found that compressing socks did increase the blood flow of lower limbs and reduce heart rate during high -intensity endurance exercise. However, this study also found that even if this, compressing socks did not allow the subjects to improve their Running results.Other studies have also found that compressing socks have not increased the results of 10 kilometers.There may be two reasons for the result of such contradictions: compressing socks can indeed improve the ability of exercise, but it can be ignored by increasing the size. The second reason is that the compressed sock itself has a certain weight (about 85 grams). This weight offsets the weight.The exercise benefits brought by compressed socks are basically close to the weight of lightweight running shoes.
Another Malaysian experiment of compressed socks, let's look at the results of the experiment: Researchers divide 34 experienced marathon athletes into two groups, one group wearing compressed socks, and the other group wearing normal socks to run throughout the marathon.Their Running speed, jumping height, and calves are not significantly different.

3. Can compressing socks relieve muscle soreness?
Judging from the aforementioned results, whether compressed socks can improve exercise capabilities, so does compression socks alleviate muscle fatigue?Taking the full marathon as an example, each runner must run at least 30,000 steps to run the whole process. In the process, the impact of the ground on the ground will cause the musclesAn important reason for fatigue.The compressed effect of compressing socks reduces the calf muscles to reduce the depression during the Running process, and can reduce the degree of muscle fatigue to a certain extent. At the same time, this external surround pressure also reduces the wearer's feeling of pain.More Smooth and natural.
Researchers at Massey University found that compressed socks can reduce delay muscle soreness that occur after fast Running (so -called delayed muscle soreness refers to muscle soreness that occurs 24 to 48 hours after Running).After 10 kilometers after the dramatic discovery, 93%of the runners who did not wear compressed socks, 93%of them had delayed muscle soreness, and only 14%of runners wearing compressed socks had the same soreness.
4. Can compressing socks promote recovery after Running?
Putting on compressed socks after exercise, theoretically analysis can help the metabolic waste cleared in time by promoting blood circulation, which is also conducive to muscle regeneration and repair.Studies have stated that athletes have extended 6%for athletes to wear compressed socks 48h after wearing compressed socks 48h than compressed socks.Researchers at EXETER University first let volunteers practice continuous vertical jump in order to allow volunteers to produce obvious muscle fatigue and delayed muscle soreness, and then let the volunteers on the first day, the second day, the third day, and the third day and the third day and the third day.On the fourth day, 3 kinds of leg strength exercises were performed to observe whether the exercise performance decreased during the exercise of leg strength and delayed muscle soreness. It was found that after wearing compressed socks for 24 hours, the exercise performance of the leg strength exercise was phased.It is improved than not wearing compressed socks, and muscle sourness can also be reduced.
However, some studies have found that wearing compressed socks cannot alleviate delay muscle soreness caused by marathon games.
Therefore, in general, compressing socks are not as magical as improving Running results, but it may have a certain effect on reducing muscle soreness and promoting fatigue recovery.Of course, according to the editor, the recovery methods such as warm -up and stretching massage after Running and the stretching massage after Running can also be generally achieved similar effects.Therefore, if compressing socks can improve personal PB during use or have effective effects on relieving fatigue, then use it during Running.It doesn't matter if you feel that compressing socks are too tight, uncomfortable to wear.
5. Summary
After evidence, overall shows that compressing socks are not enough to improve Running ability and Running performance, but compressing socks may have a certain effect of alleviating muscle soreness and promoting recovery, but the effect is not unanimously affirmed.
two,Can compressing socks lose weight?
After putting on a compressed socks, it seems that the calf is indeed thinner. This is because the human tissue is elastic. After being compressed by external forces, the natural volume becomes smaller, but does this mean that the calf will become thinner?Of course not.Because human tissue is elastic, when the compressed socks are taken off, the calf will still become the original shape.It is impossible to change the calf shape for a long time by relying on a little external compression force. To make the calf thinner, there is only one way to consume the fat of the calf through exercise.If you can wear a compressed socks, you can wear a Compressed jacket, thin arms, thin belly, thin thighs, and thin thighs. This is obviously impossible. Wearing compressing socks makes the calf look thinner and really make the calves change.slimming is completely different. Compressing socks do not have the mechanism of thinning the calf.
Therefore, many people wear compressed socks and feel that the calves are beautiful, but this does not mean that the calf can really lose weight after putting on the reducing socks. If it really becomes thinner, it is also the effect of exercise, not the effect of compressing socks.