Wearing a tight, supportive shirt after sports or weightlifting can apply the kind of pressure that has been proven to cut down on swelling and inflammation. Swollen ankles are common after a long run ...

Whether you’re looking to hit a personal record at the gym or simply feel really nice and tucked in while you go about your day, there’s certainly a place for compression clothing in your athleisure ...

Maybe you've seen them in the gym, or even squeezed into them yourself: super-tight T-shirts, leggings, knee and calf sleeves, even tube tops. More and more athletes are wearing compression garments, ...

Two Indiana University studies examined the influence of compression garments on athletic performance and both found little influence: Abigail Laymon, researcher in the Department of Kinesiology, is ...

Researchers have examined whether compression garments for the lower legs and upper thighs influenced athletic performance and found little effect. Two Indiana University studies examined the ...

Stephanie Pearson is a contributing editor to Outside, a 2023 National Geographic Explorer, and the author of 100 Great American Parks. That’s a good question. I’ve worn compression pieces that make ...

With 500 metres to go along the final stretch at Monza’s Formula One track, Eliud Kipchoge knew breaking the sub-two hour feat was slowly drifting away, but as each second passed he would also become ...