Anyone who has over forty and had the luck (or chance) to have engaged in athletics in his youth, but also other outdoor sports, you certainly remember that in winter are used in wool sweaters and tights to protect from the cold, maybe even in the suit .
Wool has unsurpassed regard to the retention of body heat and who did the military, such as Alpine, can not recalled sweaters and woolen knickers under the camouflage used in the winter, look bad, but certainly functional for protection against the cold.
feature to keep the heat was maintained even when the wool became moist and that was an advantage, but today we can not consider the negative aspects of the wool behaves when damp or wet, it weighs even more than to irritate skin in comparison with materials of last generation. Absolutely ruled out, when it's cold, use a cotton t-shirts on the skin because when you sweat, cotton, becomes a conductor of cold and does not retain body heat.
today, and as mentioned, there are synthetic materials with high quality temperature control over the high speed dispersion of 'moisture, the comparison with the wool is very much in favor of technical garments and synthetic. These are increasingly popular in the winter outdoor sport but also at other times of the year.
But what are the yarns and fabrics that make these items so special?
Polypropylene, Nylon, Polyester, Elastane, Lycra, Microfibre silver ions are the most common names of products that once worked and yarns are used to achieve these ends.
These yarns in specific combinations and percentages in specific compositional features that emphasize the body temperature control rather than the permeability or the dispersion of 'moisture, depending on the manufacturer, have different names like Coolmax, Supplex , Dryarn.
be highlighted that there are other very high performance fabrics and features that further improve the conditions of use than those cited, but are ideal for activities where you can reach temperatures well below 10 ° below zero, such as skiing downhill, cross country skiing or mountain climbing and a very attractive price above average.
However, to run winter 's in our Mediterranean area, the products that arise from the tissues indicated are more than enough.
Meanwhile, you must consider the thickness with which the fabrics are manufactured, and these usually have a weight ranging from 150 to 250 gr. per square meter, which is the unit of measure by which we evaluate the thickness of the tissues and not just technical ones. These characteristics of weight and thickness allows the head to be soft and comfortable like a second skin to mate with a fitting (fit) with a high level.
Thanks to direct contact with skin Polypropylene performs its main function to better temperature control and maintenance of body heat.
The yarn is coupled to the outside with the PA that accelerates the extraction of moisture from sweat 'inside out thanks to the special design of the funnel plot, largely in contact with skin and increasingly dense outwards. This detail is almost impossible to be seen with the naked eye because it is reported in very small measures.
the same system is leaders can make a very special story from the drawing that creates lots of little bubbles, in which between fabric and skin, the air that "fills" the temperature stabilizes. This allows you to reset the possibility that a sudden downward change in atmospheric temperature influences the temperature of the skin without actually "feel" the cold.
An important feature not to be overlooked in this type of clothing covers the seams. These
if present, should be flat and abrasion, or better yet none at all. This is possible thanks to the unique packaging of the head in a tube with highly ergonomic fit in the areas of greatest bending such as axillary or pubic areas. In
level leaders are not even the labels on the composition / size of the product, which are reported directly into the texture of the fabric as if they were embroidery.
A word finally on microfiber with silver ions, which function when used in small part, serves to prevent odors tissue soaked in sweat, thanks to an antibacterial action.
E 'quite natural to think the use of only underwear' s winter, but I must stress that in hot weather and with weights / thicknesses lower the quality of sweat evaporation and temperature control are very favorable especially in training situations For example, compared to cotton that always feels wet to the skin.
In conclusion, and supported by the comments of our testimonials, I want to emphasize how the combination of these innovative materials, the texture of fabrics, testing, suggestions from our professional athletes, have allowed ASICS to develop the product line HPF (High Performance Fit) made of Seamless (Seamless) able to meet the needs of the most extreme sports.
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