Sports bras play an important part of your activewear wardrobe. Not getting the right amount of support can massively impact the ligaments and muscles in your breast as you excersize. Not to mention wearing the wrong style of sports bra can cause back ache, soreness and actually have an impact on your sporting performance. This guide is going to run through which sports bra is suitable for what workout, so you know what works for you.
Choosing the Right Level of Support in Your Sports Bra
Low support sports bras are created for low impact activities like pilates, walking, yoga or any light form of cardio. They tend to be compression style bras, which support the breasts by pressing them against your chest. Low impact bras usually have thinner straps and minimal coverage. They don't have any padding and are worn by pulling them over your head. Our Revived Sports Bra is one of our low impact sports bras, that's been made from our Q-Wic Plus recycled fabric. The Q-Wic Plus fabric technology helps to wick sweat away from the skin, which then accelerates drying and repels any odour causing bacteria.
Medium support sports bras are created to use for activities and workouts that include a higher level of cardio, like hiking, weight lifting, skiing, or any workout in which your boobs will be moving more than they would be whilst your walking around/in day to day. These style of sports bra tend to use some compression whilst also providing support with extra padding that helps to encapsulate each breast to stop excess movement. The Don't Sweat It sports bra has shaped cups with removable padding for a higher level of support. It's been made using SeamSmart technology, that stops any rubbing and irritation on the skin from the stitching and Q-Wic Plus fabric, which wicks sweat away from the skin, keeping you cool and comfortable and helps to eliminate any odour causing bacteria.
High support sports bras should be worn for any high intensity activities, like running, boxing, circuits, anything where you're going to be constantly moving and jumping. High impact bras are more structured around the cups, they tend to have adjustable shoulder straps and adjustable back clips. Essentially, high support bras are created to help reduce as much movement as possible across your chest whilst you're exercising. The Hi Impact Sports Bra is fully adjustable, has back mesh ventilation and is made using Q-Wic fabric technology which helps to wick away any sweat and moisture from the skin, keeping you cool and comfortable.
The main role of a sports bra is to protect your breasts during exercise. If you're a lady with a larger chest, then you might want to look at a higher level of support in your sports bra even when you're planning on doing low impact workouts as you'll naturally have more movements in your boobs. You can shop our range of high, medium and low impact sports bras below.
