Bearhug Bamboo Supports For Gymgoers

If you are new to exercise, building up the ankle may take time, and rather than getting laid up in bed with an injury, it is best to have option B in your back pocket!

At Bearhug, we have an ankle compression support, or sleeve, which can help to prevent wear and tear of the ankle, which can lead to arthritis and even plantar fasciitis. It also helps to keep the blood moving, whether you are on a cross trainer or a treadmill, so you are less likely to suffer muscle soreness once your workout is over.

Have you ever had shin splints? Most people who jog or run at the gym have, and, let's be honest, they hurt. A lot! Why does this happen? In simple terms, when you are running or exercising the leg, the calf is the shock absorber and is also the area most prone to fractures.

One way to help maintain this area is wearing the Bearhug calf compression sleeve. This sleeve will help reduce the impact of the activities that you do at the gym, prevent muscle sprains and strains, and prevent tendonitis. To stop yourself from giving up on your exercise regime, choose Bearhug to let you train for longer.

Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is, without a doubt, the most well-known of all elbow-related injuries, but it is far from being the only one. There is also golfers' elbow (medial epicondylitis), elbow tendinitis, and ulnar collateral ligament injury, or UCL.

Warms-ups are important, but remember, you can also add something else to your training kit. The Bearhug elbow compression support will help you keep the range of motion in your elbow fluid, thus preventing pulls or strains and reducing post-workout swelling.

Knee injuries, like tendonitis (also known as jumper knee), can cause stiffness and a reduced range of motion, which is not what you want if you are training for a marathon or are simply engaging in cardio. So, one way you can prevent a knee injury when at the gym is to wear one of our supports from Bearhug.

Our knee compression support will help offer your knee stability and support, especially if you are engaging in weightlifting or any other exercises that involve lateral movements. Many professional weightlifters wear knee supports to help with training, so it's well worth looking into as a safe option! The compression also helps promote blood flow and reduce inflammation and swelling around the knee to keep your workouts on track!

Next on the list is the thigh, which has a whole range of different muscles that can be injured by workouts. Indeed, many people who have been training their thighs with squats or lunges have reported all manner of injuries from a quadricep strain, a hamstring strain, an adductor strain, and even iliotibial band syndrome. None of these are great, and while prep and hydration are useful in preventing them before you begin your workout, our team at
Bearhug can also help to stop them from happening at all. Our thigh compression sleeve is designed to prevent strains, pulled muscles, and the dreaded delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). So, it's a must-have when you train legs.

Much like the elbow, the wrist is at risk of injury when lifting weights or using a rowing machine. We have the perfect wrist compression support sleeve. This will prevent wrist tendonitis and will also aid in the recovery period after an intense session involving bench press and curls. It will also help regulate the blood flow, which will help with a better grip.