Getting in Shape
5 easy steps to starting and maintaining a safe, healthy exercise routine.

Step 5: Equipment

Equipment - Proper equipment is also essential is starting and building a proper exercise routine and avoiding injury. Cross trainer jogging shoes may be great for aerobics class but not so good on artificial turf. Wresting shoes are great for wrestling but let's not play any basketball in them! We must choose our equipment in relationship to the type, duration and intensity of the physical activity we're engaging in. If you are starting a routine and are traveling to your local sporting goods store to get the newest equipment…STOP! Go back and talk to your doctor and tell him what you're planning. Get his advice. Then go back to your sporting goods store and discuss the specific activity you are going to start. If you don't feel comfortable with the answers contact a Certified Athletic Trainer or Exercise Physiologist and have a chat. Get good information before you pull out your credit card! Consider The Bodyguard™ compression shorts for performance enhancement and injury reduction. Why????

The Bodyguard™ Compression shorts provide compression , support, muscle heat circulation, strain distribution and impact absorption. Compression reduces muscle vibration and the tissue damage that occurs as a result of that vibration. That tissue damage is the pain that you feel the day after you have "overdone it" a bit. The attaching Support of the The Bodyguard™ results in a considerable muscular torque being generated about the hip joint. This has a performance enhancement and injury-reduction role by assisting your muscles in generating torque and absorbing muscle strain. This support reduces the incidence of Groin and hamstring injuries. The Muscle Heat Circulation is important because it improves your warm-up by raising muscle temperature and maintaining that temperature throughout your physical activity. This temperature increase results in enhanced performance and a reduced risk of muscle injury. The Strain Distribution of the The Bodyguard™ is its ability to absorb and spread the concentrated muscle strain across the entire inner surface of the garment. The spreading of strain is accomplished by the patented Antibody Theory of Stored Elastic Energy Transfer or using the elasticity of rubber to assist muscle. The Impact Absorption of the The Bodyguard™ is accomplished by using a material that's 1/16th of an inch thick. This material absorbs and spreads impact and works very well in activities with a high incidence of falling or physical contact. The material is light , strong and perforated(has holes in it) to allow the skin to breath. All and all the The Bodyguard™ is the perfect compliment to the human body.

Call your Doctor if:
Be certain to call your doctor if you have if you have questions about your muscular development, or injuries routine and prior to starting an exercise program. The Bodyguard™ Compression Shorts are designed to enhance performance and protect against muscle injury.

The Bodyguard™ has been tested at the Ball State University Human Performance Laboratory. This peer reviewed ergonomic study was internationally published in the Journal of Sports Sciences in August of 2003
(Journal of Sports Sciences, 2003, issue 21, page 601-610).

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