What are the effects of not wearing a sports bra when exercising? What are the pros and cons of wearing a sports bra or not?

Sports bras are a type of bra that women wear when exercising. There are many benefits to wearing sports bras when exercising. Although sports bras do not have underwires, they can tighten the chest and have a good shock-absorbing effect.

Women's breasts are composed of slimming tissue and fat, without muscle tissue, so they cannot support themselves. So when you exercise, there is a lot of shaking, and after stretching, the breasts will slowly sag. Wearing ordinary underwear can reduce 38% of vibration, but wearing a professional sports bra can reduce it to 74%. Ordinary bras emphasize modifying the chest curve, while sports bras with special structural design have stronger fixation and support, which can provide certain support and protection for the breasts during exercise. On the one hand, it reduces the shaking of the breasts during exercise, and on the other hand, it reduces the damage to the nipples caused by friction of clothing; in addition, sports bras are designed with many sports functions in mind, which can provide people with free and comfortable conditions, without restricting movements, so that people can stretch flexibly and freely during exercise. High-quality sports bras also have quick-drying function, good breathability, and better moisture absorption to keep the body surface dry and clean, and keep the chest skin healthy.

Some people may think, "I am an A cup (or B cup) woman, so I don't need to wear a sports bra, right?" This is absolutely a wrong understanding, because even A cup women will have a vibration amplitude of about 4 cm when exercising. We should know that female breasts are rare organs in the human body without any muscles. Breasts are composed of mammary glands, fat and connective tissue. If they are repeatedly vibrated and not specially protected, their ligaments are extremely easy to be damaged, or cause permanent breast deformation and sagging. Moreover, the larger the size of the breasts, the greater the vibration amplitude. According to tests, the vibration amplitude of the breasts of G cup women during exercise may be as high as 14 cm. What is the concept of 14 cm? The length of an iPhone 6 mobile phone! Therefore, even if you are a small-chested flat-chested girl, even if you are doing less intense exercises, such as climbing, brisk walking, yoga, etc., you should wear a suitable sports bra to help reduce the swing amplitude of your breasts. What will happen if you don't wear a sports bra? This is actually what the editor of Bra Pavilion wants to warn female friends here the most: if the ligaments connecting the chest cavity to the breasts are not strongly supported for a long time, gravity will eventually cause changes in the position of the breasts and the worst case scenario - accelerated breast sagging.

1. Different designs should be chosen for different breast shapes

Women with small breasts should choose compression styles, which are usually one-piece sports bras with no seams in the middle. This style only requires the breasts to be closer together to prevent shaking during exercise. Women with large breasts should choose styles with separate cups, which usually have enhanced support functions, such as special stitching, so that the left and right breasts stay in the cups to reduce the amplitude of vibration.

2. Cotton or nylon sports bra

Nowadays, there are very few sports bras made of pure cotton, because pure cotton has a strong ability to absorb sweat. When it is soaked by sweat, it becomes heavy and sticks to the body. It looks ugly and causes inconvenience during exercise. A real sports bra must be made of chemical fiber fabrics or cotton-nylon blended fabrics with strong water absorption function. In addition, different sweat absorption strengths and sufficient elasticity fabrics are used according to the different sweating amounts and vibration intensities of different sports.

3. It should not cause any discomfort to the skin

Sports bras are usually made of two or more layers of fabric. Good workmanship will pay special attention to the inner seams are not too hard or too thick, and will not make you feel a foreign body when it is close to the skin. The better the sports bra, the less you will be aware of its existence, it is like a part of your body. In addition, if there are zippers or hooks on the sports bra, you should choose the ones that do not directly touch the skin to avoid skin sensitivity or discomfort.

4. Choose sports bras according to different exercise intensities

Different sports cause different vibration amplitudes and directions of the breasts. For example, in a marathon, the breasts vibrate greatly, and the vibration direction is up and down; while in yoga, the breasts are mainly stretched. Generally speaking, sports bras have been developed in three different support strengths: mild, medium and high; each strength is further divided into low, medium and high coverage of the breasts. The support and coverage can be adapted to a variety of sports after various permutations and combinations. Generally speaking, the higher the support + coverage, the higher the intensity of exercise and the amount of sweating that can be adapted.

Light support + low coverage, suitable for yoga

Low support + medium coverage, suitable for general fitness

Medium support + medium coverage, suitable for general running and jumping

High support + medium coverage, suitable for long-distance running

Can I wear sports bras on a daily basis?

It is best not to wear sports bras at ordinary times, but it is better to wear them when exercising.

The setting of sports bra can make your breasts more comfortable during exercise and reduce the pain or sagging caused by strenuous movements. The side straps are wider, there is no steel ring, and the shoulder straps are much wider. It looks like a small vest, which can hold your chest tightly and not feel tiring at all during exercise.