Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Compression tights are an incredibly popular tool among runners ...

Tights may be "tight," as in slang for stylish and cool. But do compression tights really help you run faster or further? Some runners say yes, yet a study presented at the recent American College of ...

You can find compression gear on runners at the starting line of a race, at the airport, or after a tough training session. Some people even wear it to bed. While research doesn’t fully support the ...

Some runners believe that compression pants improve their performance and allow them to run farther and faster, but a new study suggests that the popular clothing may not actually be giving fitness ...

There are two types of people who go to the gym: the ones who go to work out, and the ones who go to take pictures of themselves pretending to work out. Today, science has good news only for the ...

When one of our muscles vibrates, a contraction of that muscle is triggered – and that contraction uses energy. Therefore, the thinking goes that the more we keep our muscles from vibrating, the less ...

Compression tights are the latest in athletic performance wear, and some runners swear they improve their performance by helping them to run longer, faster and even recover more quickly with less ...

Despite the fact that distance runners swear by them, a new study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds compression tights don't help runners go farther or faster. The study, ...

Compression tights don’t help runners go farther or faster, according to a new Nike-funded study from The Ohio State Universtiy Wexner Medical Center. Some athletes have sworn that compression tights ...

Despite the fact that distance runners swear by them, a new study finds compression tights don’t help runners go farther or faster. Despite the fact that distance runners swear by them, a new study ...

We tested the latest maternity compression tights to weigh in, once and for all. The joy of falling pregnant comes with a whole range of exciting revelations, including the simple fact that you’re ...