Questions About Sports Bra

1) Do you wear sports bra during physical exercise?
2) If yes, what brands do you wear usually?
3) How many sports bra do you have in the wardrobe?
4) Do you shop for sports bra? How often? What is the budget?
5) What are the top three criteria?
E.g. Quality, price, design, fabrication, body shape, type of sport, product features...
6) Why do you wear sports bra?
E.g. Comfort, being sexy in the gym, anti- sagging, reduce embassment due to breast bouncing
7) What parts of sports bra do you prefer to improve?
E.g. Sizing, fabrication, design, color, fitting, strape...
8) Do you prefer wearing sports alone or with a T- Shirt on top?

For your referece...

March 27, 2007

Sports bra essential for women who exercise

By Scot E. Long
Special to The Clarion-Ledger

Q: What is the latest information concerning running and the use of sport bras?

Scot E. Long
A: Lesley Roberts, exercise physiologist and manager of Fleet Feet Sports in Ridgeland, shared the following information on the topic. She said emphasis has been placed on properly fitted, supportive running shoes for years, but another essential piece of equipment has been neglected. Properly fitted, supportive sports bras are just as important for women.

Breast tissue is supported by the Cooper's ligaments and give the breast its shape and position. With age, the ligaments begin to lose elasticity, giving the breast a sagging appearance. This is highly accelerated with the bouncing that high impact exercises such as running or aerobics requires. Once the Cooper's ligaments are damaged, they can be repaired only by surgery. The good news is that a properly fitted, supportive sports bra will reduce the damage.

A few quick points to consider:

- 80 percent of women wear the wrong size bra.
- Women should be fitted for a bra at least once a year.
- Replace sports bra every 6 to 12 months.
- There are three main categories of sports bras.

The traditional one, known as the compression bra, supports the breasts by holding them against the chest cavity. Compression bras offer minimal support and should be used only for A-cup and smaller B-cup breasts. An encapsulation bra supports each breast individually and usually has an underwire. Encapsulation bras are the most supportive and are great for size C-DD breasts. Between the two is a combination of both. The compression/encapsulation bra uses some inner structure to support each breast individually but also compresses them into the chest cavity. This middle ground is great for smaller-breasted women who want a little more shape, and it also provides enough support for the larger B-cups up to D-cups.

When beginning an exercise program, a woman should be professionally fitted for shoes as well as a good sports bra.

Scot E. Long, MSS, CSCS, is an exercise physiologist. He also is a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern Mississippi and an adjunct professor at Mississippi College in Clinton.

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070327/HEALTH/703270311/1242/health

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