- The compression shirt serves the purpose of being tight-fitting and is made of spandex or another type of stretchy material. The shirt is extremely breathable and is normally worn under a sports jersey or uniform. It is sometimes worn without a uniform top for workouts.
- Compression shirts help draw moisture away from the body, keeping the athlete cooler and drier. It can also reduce muscle and body fatigue while preventing chafing. Compression shirts can keep the body a little warmer than the atmosphere's temperature to prevent injury to the joints and muscles.
- Some other essential functions of compression shirts include comforting people with medical conditions. You can go to a specialty supplier and get custom-made compression shirts if you have excessive body weight or suffer from gynecomastia (the condition of enlarged breast tissue in males). Compression shirts are also used by people who are recovering from liposuction or cosmetic surgery and for people who desire to slim up bulges in their physique.
- Mainstream companies that carry compression shirts include Underworks, Morris Designs, NouVelle Compression Garments, Advanced Bio-Technologies, Enell, Wear-With-All, Sweat It Out and Underarmour. The brand Underarmour, based out of Baltimore, is one of the most recognizable brands of compression shirts used by athletes. Underarmour's design is not for people with gynecomastia, even though some males with a small chest have found these shirts to be effective for binding purposes. Underarmour's shirts are flexible, breathable and comfortable for the playing field.
- Not only do compression shirts come as a long-sleeve shirt that can comfort an athlete in his uniform, but you can find compression tank tops, turtle-necks and short-sleeve shirts, and there are even compression shorts available.
