Recovery pants

[T42]

The missus is in an FB running group generously peopled with USanions. A lot of them swear by baggy recovery pants (upon my trousers!) that come up to the armpits and cost a packet.  After a run people put them on and lie down for a while. Herself reckons there must be something in them beside bits of survival blanket and a lot of marketing.

Has anyone any knowledge of such things?  It sounds a bit like magic blue Sellotape to me.

[Mrs Pingu]

That sounds like a huge pile of magic woo. I cannot wait to read the marketing 'literature', it's bound to be hilarious.

[Polar Bear]

People will buy all sorts of guff if it is marketed well. 

 I used to keep a pair of jogging bottoms and a sweatshirt to hand just to stop rapid heat loss.   Also good to walk around a little and do a few gentle stretches imo to stop muscles cramping up.

[mrcharly-YHT]

Getting something warm on immediately after ceasing running has long been a 'thing' to help prevent injury, help recovery. Sounds like a marketing guff version of this.

[Polar Bear]

Shell suits used to do a good job as they seemed to have good heat retention.  Of course, you looked like a real knob wearing one, but hey...

[Ian H]

I thought this was about breathing exercises.

[JennyB]

Recovery? Just wrap a rug round yourself and have a nice slow mug of tea.

[T42]

I'll ask the missus for a reference so that we can have a laff.

[L CC]

I thought we were supposed to do ice baths to clear the lactic acid?