Ideal Choosing a Custom Arm Sleeve
When visiting the shop with the idea for your arm sleeve, your artist can create something custom and exclusive for you. However, this process will likely involve multiple sessions; expect this long commitment.
UA Arm Sleeves: Durable and Functional
UA arm sleeves are constructed of durable nonwoven antibacterial fabric that effectively wicks sweat away to keep you cool and dry and provide UV protection.
The History of the Arm Sleeve
Arm sleeves can add an exciting dimension to any workout and provide several advantages, such as protecting arms, keeping them cool, reducing sunburns, and maintaining an ideal body temperature. In addition, they may help prevent skin rashes or turf burns when playing sports on hard surfaces.
The arm sleeve was initially devised as a quick fix to Allen Iverson’s shooting elbow issue, with trainer Lenny Currier cutting a piece of compression stockinette tubing to wrap around his arm sleeve – something which would become his trademark throughout his basketball career.
Choosing the Right Arm Sleeve
Arm sleeves can be an invaluable addition to your exercise regimen, but you must find one that meets your needs. A poorly fitting sleeve may pinch at either end and restrict elbow bending movement; additionally, wearing arm sleeves with circulation issues could impede blood flow to the elbow and cause discomfort.
Under Armour’s HeatGear Arm Sleeve
Under Armour is known for producing top-tier performance base layers. Their HeatGear compression shirts provide snug coverage that wicks away sweat while allowing you to move freely. This performance fabric dries quickly and weighs very little, so you won’t feel burdened by its weight. Plus, it’s mesh underarm and back panels offer ventilation. And thanks to anti-odor technology that prevents the growth of odor-causing microbes, you’ll stay fresher longer! Ideal for warm-weather sports like flag, touch, or tackle football, as well as strenuous fitness workouts in warm temperatures, this top features a compression fit with hybrid raglan sleeves and flatlock seams to provide comfort when working hard. Hockey players may use it as an under-jersey base layer. It makes an excellent under-jersey base layer.
Compression for Improved Performance
Arm sleeves feature compression features similar to socks or stockings for legs, helping improve blood flow and circulation while providing oxygenated blood to tired or sore muscles. They may even reduce delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), a condition in which muscle pain and stiffness surface one or two days post-exercise or sports activity.
Arm sleeves also help reduce vibration during movement, helping prevent injury. This feature is precious in sports or workouts involving throwing or bowling movements, where arm sleeves provide additional layers of support that help the muscles absorb less impact.
Protection and Comfort
Arm sleeves provide athletes another benefit, protecting them against minor injuries such as bumps, scrapes, and turf burns. This allows them to remain on the field longer while making it more enjoyable.
They are an effective way for athletes to remain warm without wearing bulky layers like sweatshirts and jackets. They are easily adjusted according to body temperature by pushing up or down as temperatures fluctuate and then folded into wristbands for cycling activities or similar sports.
Arm sleeves can help ease muscle fatigue by increasing circulation. This increases oxygen and nutrients delivered directly to muscles while clearing away waste products quickly from them, aiding recovery faster and getting ready for new workouts more quickly.
Finding compression arm sleeves that fit well and don’t pinch or restrict movement is critical for optimal performance and comfort during activities, particularly for athletes suffering from proprioceptive issues that interfere with sensing their limbs’ position. Some sleeves come equipped with cooling technology or sun protection features that increase comfort, making activities even more pleasurable – these features may especially come in handy for proprioception issues that hinder the ability to sense where their limbs lie.
