Sport Long Tights

[Lynda Moir]

I have just been reading about Skins Sport Long Tights. The information claims some amazing things e.g. lower lactic acid production and significantly reducing fatigue and muscle soreness.

I think these tights are similar to the ones worn by AFL players at training.

Anyone tried these? Pros and cons please?

[tasadam]

Never tried, sorry.
Don't think I would, either.

[sarge]

My husband wears them when he rides his bike to work. He finds them very comfortable and says they do seem to slightly reduce muscle soreness - I am not sure if they do all the miracles claimed on the box though.

I am not sure if they would work with hiking though.....

[tasadam]

...I am not sure if they would work with hiking though.....

Me too.
I did a bit more reading on them and for what it says they are supposed to do, I am sure they are great for things like riding bikes and running etc, but I still have my doubts about any great benefit when bushwalking.
You're of course welcome to give them a go and see if they are any good, though, make sure you let us all know.

[alex]

Hi guys,
just thought i would try and shed a bit more light on the skins
the idea is that the compression caused by them stimulates extra circulation and also helps reduce fatigue by keeping the muscles from flapping around.
I have a pair that i got through work (outdoor shop) and i find them good, although maybe not as good as what they claim. In terms of performance enhancement, i have not found anything much, but i definately think that they do reduce muscle soreness afterwards.
In terms of bushwalking, i never walk in mine, but do wear them in the tent at night after a hard day to help with soreness.
as already touched on, i use them mainly for cycling and running, but if you are willing to spend the $$ then try them out.
cheers
alex

[Joe]

what sort of $ are we talking for these? Purely speculative question as I have no interest in ever wearing them...but just wondering what someone pays for some sporty tight pants...the emo's should stop cutting themselves and get into cycling...they have the gear already.

[alex]

retail on the pants is $145
from meemory the tops are $100

[tasadam]

...the emo's should stop cutting themselves and get into cycling...

OK. I can't figure it. Call me stoopid... What does that mean? Who / what is an "emo"?

[Joe]

hahahaha

google is your friend:

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=whats ... =firefox-a

all the kids are doing it.

this link may or may not be help:

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Emo

[tasadam]

OMG!

The world is indeed a strange place... Or is it just people???

Back to long tights...

[Lynda Moir]

Just had a birthday and my daughters gave me the long tights and the long sleeve top, these ones are under the Skins label, not sure if there are other labels - hints do work!

Will provide a full report after next extended walk.

Lynda

[Lynda Moir]

Report on Skins sports tights and top as promised!

I wore the tights each day for ten days on the Western Arthur traverse - thought this was a good test!

I was very impressed. I had no muscle soreness in the legs at all. Whilst my legs obviously tired they recovered quickly in camp. I think the firm support that they provided on my legs may have also helped my knees, which the physio says has too much sideways movement.

The top I am not so sure about. I did wear it on two of the ten days but couldn't identify any discernible difference to not wearing it. I stopped wearing it because the weather was quite warm and I preferred to wear the single layer of my sunsafe shirt - it allowed better air flow.

I wasn't game to wear either garment without an outer layer to protect the Skins from the ravages of the south west bush! They are expensive to buy but may be worth a try! I will definitely keep wearing the legs for walking and probably use the top and legs when skiing.