Today it is prestigious for men to lead a healthy lifestyle, give up unhealthy habits, eat organic foods, go to the gym regularly and attend fitness training and, accordingly, wear quality fitness clothing.
Gone are the days when men sat on the couch and drank beer with chips. Now men devote more time to their appearance and health. So exercising has become the norm for most men. As a rule, you need comfortable sportswear to achieve maximum results.
Fitness for men
Unlike women, men lose weight and gain muscle mass much faster. This is due to their physiology and muscle structure. Fat tissue is particularly important for women, as they need it to give birth to healthy children. Women’s bodies, therefore, have a much harder time shedding excess fat.
Not the least of these differences is the endocrine system, which has a direct influence on body shape and body fat percentage. Male hormones, on the other hand, act in a way that accelerates the building of muscle mass.
For men, an optimal fitness program will include aerobic and weight training, which are alternated with each other. In addition, martial arts and swimming classes may be offered. Which classes are best suited to you will be decided individually, based on your goals. If your aim is to lose weight, aerobic exercise alternating with strength training should be preferred. If you want to build more sculpted muscles, the emphasis is on weight-bearing exercises.
The Classical Men’s Fitness Programme includes several levels:
- Introduction: Classes focus on proper breathing and correct exercise technique.
- Body shaping: This stage involves gradual weight loss, building muscle definition and increasing muscle mass.
- Consolidation: Emphasis is placed on strength training and swimming so as not to stop the process of building muscle mass, but rather to make it progress.
Fitness clothing requirements
First and foremost, clothing for sports and fitness, in particular, should be comfortable and not restrict movement. Not all men choose expensive sports brands for this purpose and wear ordinary casual clothes that fit their style, which isn’t quite right and doesn’t allow them to get the most out of their workouts.
Initially, you should buy the right trainers. Often young people come to workouts wearing stylish, fashionable trainers that are not at all designed for real exercise.
This can lead either to shoes that fall apart quickly or, worse, to ankle or foot injuries.
Orthopaedically correct sports shoes can help you improve your performance much faster.
The right fitness shoes must meet the following requirements:
- the upper of the trainer and the inner trim are made of breathable materials, allowing sweat to escape freely and increasing the comfort of the feet;
- the sole has well-defined cushioning properties, reducing the load on knee joints and drastically reducing the risk of injuries during standard fitness jumps, lunges, etc;
- The trainers are precisely matched to the size of the foot so that the foot doesn’t feel loose or squeezed, which in both cases leads to discomfort and increases the risk of injury.
It is also important to choose the right sports kit for your upper torso. It should be:
- Comfortable and lightweight. Often jerseys and T-shirts made of natural materials are preferred. But because most men are actively sweating, the natural fabric can quickly become saturated with moisture and will deliver discomfort. That’s why modern sports outfit manufacturers produce T-shirts and sweatshirts made of special synthetic materials that are as breathable as cotton but lack its disadvantages.
- Size-optimized. Too loose or, conversely, tight jerseys will interfere with exercise, hanging around or chafing in the most unpredictable places.
Today, it’s also easy to buy special fitness clothing for weight loss made of synthetic material, which is completely airtight.
The idea is that the heat and moisture generated during exercise do not escape and create a greenhouse effect, which helps you burn off extra pounds faster. But men with dermatitis or other skin conditions should not wear such clothes.
As for sports trousers or shorts, the requirements are almost the same. They should be:
- They must be made of a material that is breathable and breathable;
- They must be the right size for you;
- Sufficiently elastic so as not to restrict movement.
So when you decide to get into fitness, look out for products from some of today’s best brands: BadBoy, Venum, FixGear, Fairtex, Tatami and Castore. They specialise in specialist sports equipment that is revered even by professional athletes. From their wide range of quality workout gear, hoodies, shirts, T-shirts, jerseys, bibs and shorts, it’s easy to choose something that will not only last as long as possible but also help you achieve your desired results faster.
Every man chooses a set of sportswear according to his own taste and on the basis of his goals. Depending on the weather conditions and the nature of your workout, they can be combined to create stylish ensembles, for example:
- T-shirt and shorts;
- T-shirt and sweatpants;
- A short-sleeved rashguard and breeches;
- T-shirt, shorts and tights.
Fitness clothing: Which material is best
Choosing sportswear is sometimes difficult because of a lack of knowledge about the characteristics of different materials. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. The ideal material for sportswear:
- is permeable to air and moisture;
- stretches and quickly returns to its initial state;
- pleasant to the touch;
- wear-resistant;
- lightweight.
These requirements are most closely matched:
- Cotton is a natural, hypoallergenic fabric that absorbs moisture well and lets air in. But it quickly loses its initial appearance, so cotton is often combined with other materials.
- Polyester is a synthetic, breathable, absorbent fabric that can hold its colour and shape with frequent washing. It is anti-crease and highly practical.
- Elastane (Lycra, Dorlastan) is a synthetic fabric with the ability to stretch back to its original size. It is water-repellent and wicks sweat away from the body surface quickly.
- Polyamide is a tough, hard-wearing fabric with a unique yarn weave that provides a porous surface and allows for unobstructed airflow.
- Dazel is a specially designed fabric for sportswear that is breathable, moisture-wicking, does not warp when stretched and retains its original appearance for a long time.
Often these materials are combined to produce the sportswear best suited to the purpose.
So picking out a set of fitness clothing is not difficult, especially among the market leaders’ range, but we recommend that you first familiarise yourself with Castore sportswear. Most importantly, don’t stop there and keep working out with confidence, so that your body fully reflects your strong inner self.
