Targetted Compression
Zone-specific compression around the Achilles tendon helps to improve elastic energy return, making you more efficient. Studies show
running/movement economy can nearly be doubled in humans by improving the
elastic energy return of the Achilles tendon.
When you run, your Achilles tendon stretches and recoils. As one of your feet swings forward, the Achilles tendon in that foot is stretched
out greatly. Then, as your foot hits the ground, your Achilles tendon recoils, similar to how an elastic band will snap back into shape after it’s released.
The added compression in Red On Socks around the Achilles copies and aids this recoil because, like the Achilles, it, too, wants to snap back into shape as quickly as possible.
Best of all, it doesn't cost you anything in terms of energy
or oxygen. The energy comes from 'stored energy', put into the Achilles tendon when it was stretched before the foot strike. With Red On Socks, your Achilles tendons have help in 'returning' energy.