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January 15, 2025

The Resource Hub: The Recovery Edge – Understanding Sports Compression
Research has shown that compression socks aide recovery, improve muscle performance and allow you to work your muscles for longer. The science behind graduated compression sees the compression speeding up blood circulation and in doing so enables the body to remove metabolic substances i.e. waste substances such as lactates. The result equals better blood supply to muscles and better blood supply allows more oxygen to reach the muscles, all of which increase recovery/performance. Best part is this is legal!
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What are the best running socks?

This is a question we get asked all the time and despite socks, for some being a boring item, lets face it we spend a lot of time trying to get it right. In our ProLab series we discuss the best running socks for everyday runs, marathons, Hyrox and more.

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Whether you're preparing for your first Hyrox event or chasing a personal best, here's what actually matters when choosing Hyrox socks.

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