Why You Should Wear Sports Bras

As we watch the Olympics, one cannot help but notice the stress the women participants are putting on their bust lines. Watching Lolo Jones in the hurdles was painful and not only because she hit that last hurdle and finished out of the medals.

Let me be brutally honest. If you participate in sports, you need to wear a sports bra. If you do not, you risk doing major long term damage to yourself. Studies have shown running can result in five or more inches of bouncing for breasts after all.

If anything, Americans do not get enough exercise. If you are being active, it is a good thing. That being said, you must protect yourself. You would not jog on a hot road without shoes, so do not do the same without a sports bra.

Your girls are delicate when it comes to support. Think about how they are supported. The primary mechanism is not muscle, but ligament. Ligament stretches, which should be all I really have to say. Picture yourself 10 years down the line.

When it comes to fashion, the sports bra is a dud. It is bland as they come, but that is okay. Wearing a sports bra means you will be able to wear a sexier bra when you desire to smolder without worrying about the effects of gravity.

For the longest of times, there was only one sports bra. It was known as the compression sports bra and worked pretty well. In recent times, the encapsulation bra has come on the scene and is receiving good reviews.

When it comes to tradition, the compression sports bra is the queen. The bra counters the effects of bouncing by flattening the breast against the chest as a one piece support system. This effectively keeps the ligaments from being stretched or stressed.

The compression sports bra has not always worked well for well endowed women. The newer encapsulation bra was designed as an alternative. It works by providing maximum cup support to each breast, but lets them move independently for less of a smushed feeling.

Unlike many issues with bras, the choice between these two breaks down pretty cleanly. If you have a C cup or larger, try the encapsulation sports bra. If you are smaller, go with the compression version.

Getting plenty of exercise is good for you and a noble goal. That being said, it also makes sense to protect yourself. This means wearing a sports bra when being active. If you do not, you will regret it a few years down the line.

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Tiffany Hart is with DivaBras.com - your resource for sexy plus size lingerie and women's clothing.