Not gonna lie–I’ve had these shorts for about a month now without even saying a peep to y’all! What can I say–I really wanted to wear them and use them before writing a review and…ahem…offering a pair up for a giveaway! 🙂
Anyway, when they came in the mail, I was pretty pumped and tore into the package immediately. But then….I got kinda sad. These babies look little!! I was a bit concerned that I had ordered a size or twelve too small (I got a medium) because they looked like they would better fit on Tally’s legs than my own.
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| See, the leg is almost as wide as the pen! |
However, these shorts stretch way more than you would ever guess! A medium was the perfect size for me, and only required a few lunges and split jumps to get them into place. I like that though–after all, compression gear is supposed to be tight, right? If it’s all loosey-goosey, I feel like it isn’t doing its job!
From the Aspaeris website:
In terms of compression, I am in love with these shorts! I’ve worn them after a few runs, as well as after some brutal spin classes where I had a feeling that my legs were going to be sore and tired the next day. In all instances, my legs felt very refreshed the next morning.
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| See, all refreshed. And that’s about all I have left from my dancing days! |
Even better? I stuck them under my snow pants and wore them skiing! Usually, my first time up each season hurts so bad because my quads are just not used to that type of muscle fatigue. (Trust me: you can run 500 million miles each week and your legs will still be hurting after your first day on the snow!) Anyway, I can honestly say that my legs were nowhere near as tired as they usually are after my first day riding! Granted, I could possibly be in better shape than usual…. but I definitely think the shorts had something to do with it!
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| Yeah…I don’t really have an explanation |
I also wanted to wear the shorts skiing because ACL tears are a HUGE problem in the ski world. I’ve had at least one close friend or family member tear their ACL every year for as long as I can remember — last year, it was my poor mama 🙁 Anyway, I wanted to see if I felt these shorts would keep my knees properly aligned while cruising down the slopes.
Verdict? I think so! Although I definitely would not say that it’s impossible to tear your knee while wearing these shorts, I did feel like something was just right in terms of alignment. It just felt different. I noticed this even more while I was running in them.
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| Tals wanted in a picture, too 🙂 |
PS They don’t give you a muffin top either. Muffin tops are evil, so when is that ever a bad thing?! 🙂
Kari at Aspaeris has been awesome enough to offer a pair of the compression shorts to one lucky reader!!
How to enter:
- Check out the Aspaeris website and come back to tell me something you learned from it (+1)
- Follow my blog via GFC on the left side (+1)
- Follow Aspaeris on Twitter (+1)
- Tweet about the giveaway (+1) And yes, I can say this now since I’m finally on Twitter!
- Follow me on Twitter @AColorado Gal (+1) Please see above
That’s five different ways to enter the giveaway—sweeeet!! Because it’s the holidays and I know everyone is super busy, I’m going to leave it open for longer than usual. The giveaway will close on Sunday, January 1, 2012.
These compression shorts were given to me free of charge, but the opinions are my own. The really unflattering photos with zero makeup and my pajama shirt are also all my own.
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