Why is there double of me?

2XU means 2 times (ie multiply) you. I just don't get it. Why is there double of me and how will it ever help me?

Runners in Singapore and Malaysia would be familiar with 2XU, one of the brands of compression tights that are available. They are very costly but the other makes are not any cheaper. I went all over queensway and the bike shops at East Coast checking out what was available. A quick chat with a colleague and fellow runner settled the choice. I travelled down to Velocity during lunch time today and bought the half body compression tights. In fact, I was vacillating a little at the shop but a 10% discount off the price sealed the deal.

Maybe I have been sold on the belief the compression tights will aid on recovery by forcing the blood to circulate, or maybe I just wanted to buy something that was related to running.

No better time to try if they work then after back to back runs. After a shower, I put them on. Not so much as pull them on but rolled them on. The start was the worst as I could barely get my foot through the opening. Then it was to adjust them over my lower leg. Wearing them are not easy and I actually got frustrated at how long I took to wear them. Once on, I felt naked, they being a second skin and all. They'll be on the whole night and I'll see if they really work in the morning.

Walking around the house, I felt like Phelps (the swimmer, not the Mission Impossible guy)


P/S I've worn it twice now; once overnight and another during the day, both after runs. My legs don't feel as sore and the compression tights do seem to work