SKINS Compression Clothing Reviews

SKINS Compression Clothing is a line of athletic gear designed to improve performance, reduce injury, and aid in recovery.  They offer a wide variety of sport specific and general items mainly focusing on cross training and endurance sports.

There are several key factors to compression gear that explain why it helps.  The first thing that compression tights do is keep your muscles tight against your frame reducing vibration induced fatigue and preventing overextension.

 

The other major benefit is the increase of oxygen sent to your muscles and improved circulation.  This has two major impacts, one being increased recovery times and the other being the reduction of muscle soreness due to less lactic acid build up.

 

Studies supporting compression wear also claim that this improved muscle oxygenation can relieve ailments such as arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, lymphoedema, varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis.

 

Some other SKINS specific benefits include moisture wicking, temperature control, and 50+ UV protection.

There are 3 main product lines offered by SKINS.  The A400 series is focused on the hardcore athlete who will wear clothing over 10hrs a week. The A200 series is for athletes who train less than 10hrs a week.  And the RY400 series which consists of post workout gear that aids in recovery time.

 

The other major difference between product lines is the type of SKINS technology that they use.  Your gear will either have Dynamic Gradient Compression (focus being on muscles in motion) or Engineered Gradient Compression.

All SKINS Compression Clothing is covered by a 1 year warranty (from the day you buy them) on any manufacturing defects.  You may exchange or return new, unworn merchandise, in its original condition within 30 days for a refund or exchange.

 

Customer support can be reached customerservice.us@skins.net or 1-888-99-SKINS in the USA. Check their site for international contact info.

There are lots of positive reviews for the SKINS compression tights, many triathletes and endurance competitors commented on the benefits and improved performance they experienced.  There is even more praise for the Recovery line of products which people claim works as advertised. There were some complaints regarding the price of the items.

There are many companies producing compression clothing and you can find them in a variety of price range; it’s important to research the brands well to make sure you’re not getting a poorly made discount product.

 

Some other popular merchants include: ShockDoctor, BodyScience, 2XU, Zoot Sports, Hylete, and Rogue.

You can order SKINS directly from their website or from a local sports apparel retailer; use their online store locator to find a location near you.