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Fabric: This is quite possibly the most important quality of your sock. Natural fibers like wool and cotton help with moisture management, while nylon is smooth. The thickness is also a factor to ...

I started wearing compression socks after having varicose veins removed from my left leg in my twenties — keeping my leg snug was such a relief for my mental health after that unsettling surgery. Now, ...

Running a single mile — at about a 10-minute pace — consists of 1,700 steps. And each one of those steps produces ground reaction forces of about two and a half times your body weight. And you know ...

From shorts and socks to sleeves and tops, athletes everywhere—amateur and professional alike—are squeezing into super-tight “compression” garments in an effort to boost performance and recovery.

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I’M A GENERATIONAL turncoat—from the ankle up, at least. While I’m squarely a Millennial (born in 1990), I’ve found myself on the other side of the latest intergenerational social media spat, siding ...

Whether you spend a lot of time on your feet for your job or you regularly engage in intense workouts, it’s likely that you’ve experienced sore, aching legs and swollen feet at some point or another.

Look around the start line of any marathon, and you’ll see them—tight, tall socks, often in bright colors and fun patterns, that squeeze runners’ calves. And you might have even noticed compression ...