Should we wear a sports bra?
Did you know that 70% of women do not choose the right bra? This rate is even higher with regard to sports bras or bras. Indeed, the sportswoman's concern is more about the cushioning of her shoes than the maintenance of her chest. Note that there are two main types of support. The bras, which are adjustable, often with little "reinforcement" but which offer good support. The bras that are more “nice”, easy to put on but often not adjustable and with a lighter support.
One thing is certain, we do not all leave with the same benefits. Indeed, it is necessary to know how to differentiate the generosity of the chest, the muscles of the upper body, the sporting level.
But by the way what is the chest?
The chest is not a muscle (that would be way too simple)! Breast tissue (fatty tissue, support tissue and mammary glands) is retained only by the ligaments. Like all those in the body, they are subject to the risk of elongation and rupture, not to mention that those of the chest, called Cooper's Ligaments, are very delicate.
Is there really a risk in playing the liberated liberated woman?
Well, yeah!
Not to mention physical activity, a large breast can have a daily impact on the breasts themselves but also on the rest of the body. The weight (on average 300g per breast) will deform the entire structure of the spine and therefore degrade the vertebrae. This can cause serious consequences for the back (degeneration of the intervertebral discs, premature osteoarthritis, kyphosis, etc.). The shoulders tend to go inward and cause tension in the neck. Finally, the head is likely to tilt down and affect the natural inclinations of the spine ...
It is therefore obvious that these effects are increased tenfold during physical practice. It has been shown that during running, the body weight is multiplied by 5; your chest (small or not) suffers the same fate, don't forget! The effects of lack of support can be irreversible; sagging, deformed breasts, shattered muscle tissue ... The most traumatic sports are high impact sports such as running, boxing, tennis ...
Is it possible to have too much support?
rop? not necessarily but too often yes !! By trying too hard to protect our chest, we will no longer seek the structures naturally responsible for this maintenance. At the muscular level, these include the pectoral muscles; muscles located on the anterior side of the thorax. It is therefore important not to be constantly maintained and oppressed. When your body is not subjected to significant physical constraints, allow yourself a lighter posture if not at all.
And, as it is always necessary to specify what is obvious: NO, we do not sleep with a bra, a bra…
There are, however, cases where the rule is not disputed. If you have back problems, a generous chest (beyond the C cup), a generous chest compared to your small body type (eg: 75 C)… In all these cases, and during a high impact physical activity , it is important for your health and your comfort to have a very important maintenance !!
Nowadays, you can look pretty with a real sports bra. Be careful all the same with magazine bras. They are colorful, trendy and rather well worn. However, it should not be forgotten that these are models who wear them (which often implies a small chest), that the context is identified more with an advertising session than with a real sports session and that the Most fitness girls wear these pretty sports underwear for a local gigagym workout, which remains a low-impact sport.
The two brands that offer quality bras are Zsport and Anita Active. It would be a shame to slow down by the price (about 50 €) because it is not the kind of items that we buy every month.
If despite these arguments you are not convinced: buy the bra with 30,000 Instagram likes but one size larger. You will wear a REAL sports bra underneath. In addition it would seem that the current bras are not yet jewels of technology. Researcher Johanna Scurr shows that breasts can move 21 cm during an ordinary sports session while sports bras are designed for a maximum displacement of only 16. So nothing like a smart underlay of underwear - sportswear ... without affecting your breathing capacity .
