Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up. My name is Ben

Greenfield and I'm the Get Fit Guy. Have you ever been out for a run or a workout at the gym and

wondered whether you might be able to perform just a little bit better if you were wearing

the right kind of fabric?

Perhaps that expensive shirt from the sporting goods store would somehow make you feel

lighter than your old cotton t-shirt. Maybe wearing special socks would somehow make you

last longer in your run than that random pair you grabbed from your drawer this morning.

Is it possible that your choice of underwear is

sabotaging your fitness goals? Well, the fact is, your clothing actually can affect your workout.

A recent study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning research looked into this very topic,

assessing whether comfort, thermal regulation, and physical performance could be affected

by the clothing that you use during physical activity.

In the study, which I'll link to in the show notes over at quick and dirty tips.com, you'll

want to look for episode number 226.

A fitness test was performed while wearing protective padding.

The protocol was completed on two different occasions, once while wearing cotton clothing,

and again, while wearing special exercise-specific polyester fabrics designed to transfer moisture

and enhance cooling in a process referred to as wicking. Compared to cotton clothing,

the polyester garment proved significantly greater when it came to comfort in both men and women,

and it also improved performance and enhanced cooling. Well, here are some other ways that the right

kind of clothing can actually improve your performance.

The first is flexibility. Now, if you're a fan of yoga or you play sports that require mobility

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