Under Armour Athletic Recovery Sleepwear Review inspired by Tom Brady
Overall Score 9.6
Under Armour Recovery Wear
REVIEW OVERVIEW
If you could sleep better, have less aches and be stronger for under $120, would you buy a pair of Recovery Sleepwear inspired by Tom Brady? We would – read on!
Tom Brady built his career on excellence. A critical component to achieving peak performance and his career longevity, has been recovery – with sleep being one of the key areas of focus.
Under Tom’s guidance, Under Armour has created recovery sleepwear and Athletic Wear that applied some science to rebuild your body while you rest with the power of Far infrared and has also applied it a limited number of shirts, shorts and pants for men and women.
Tom Brady used every second of a 24-hour day, using good sleep as a tool to maintain peak performance, and to recover faster with infrared waves
WHAT IS FAR-INFRARED
Far infrared is a type of light energy on the electromagnetic spectrum that has several benefits for the body. Infrared is a type of light humans can't see but can feel as heat. The "Far" part refer to where the wavelengths that fall on the light spectrum. These far-infrared light waves heat your body directly without the need to heat air around you and can transfer energy purely in the form of heat to reach deeper layers of your body tissue. ¹
Under Armour recovery wear harnesses this energy when you’re resting. The soft bio-ceramic print on the inside of their garments absorbs the body’s natural heat and reflects Far-infrared back to the skin. This helps your body recover faster, promotes better sleep, reduces inflammation, and regulates cell metabolism. That’s the scientific theory – so how did it do?
¹ Far infrared waves according to NASA can penetrate three and up to nine inches deep to generate warmth that can provide relief to muscles and internal organs. It can help ease pain and relieve inflammation.
bio-ceramic print on the inside of Under Armour Athletic wear garments
WHAT WE LOVE
Faster Recovery • Better Sleep • Comfortable Fabric
Yes, even for the skeptics (that included us), it seems to work somewhat reducing muscle soreness. Additionally, we really loved how the Under Armour recovery sleepwear felt to wear and how cool it looked wearing.
Available in both Men and Women sizes and styles at Under Armour and Amazon. Amazon Update: Amazon now appears to be close to being sold out.
The Recovery Athletic wear is soft and comfortable, even somewhat stylish. Does it feel good to wear? – you bet! Readers have also reported wearing the shirts throughout the day as active normal wear. Even though that are really Under Armour pajamas we also found ourselves wearing these pj’s around the house because they feel so comfortable to wear and look good on as well.
You can monitor your sleep and measure the improvement in deep sleep. Our deep sleep periods seem to be longer resulting in an overall much better sleep.
Cool looking Athletic Sleepwear on display. Shop at Amazon
WHAT TO KNOW
The Recovery Athletic Wear is made from a soft jersey material, modal – it's very soft and comfortable. The sleepwear has a 4-way stretch fabrication to allow for greater mobility in any direction and a moisture transport weave system that wicks away moisture.
Far Infrared Rays are invisible waves of energy that have the ability to penetrate into the inner-most regions of the tissues, muscles and bone. It is an excellent therapy for promoting healing, reducing muscle soreness, and muscle spasms. It seems like the right idea to maximize this while sleeping so get 8 hours of therapy.
Under Armour suggests wearing their sleepwear for two weeks for at least six hours per night to start experiencing improvements in sleep and recovery.
GOOD TO KNOW
The Under Armour sleepwear will help regulate spikes in body temperature throughout the night. You won’t sleep hot but may feel a touch warmer, although some experience as a coolness.
To experience Far infrared heat, take your hands and put your palms together. Move your hands about 1/2 an inch apart. The warmth from your palms is how far infrared waves feels like.
Under Armour is certain the product works. "We've tested it," says Kevin Haley, UA's president of innovation. "We've had actual third-party testing and it's clear. It definitely works."
“ “ it’s reasonable to expect a garment emitting Far Infrared energy to help sleep”. The science has shown that far infrared energy does improve long-term pain, helps blood flow, and improve muscle recovery.”
The technology behind Under Armour's recovery gear has been shown to work in saunas. "People who use far infrared can expect various benefits," states Dr. Hamblin. "Better sleep is almost certainly one of them."
POINTS OF DESTINCTION
The Recovery wear is a commercial version of Brady's tricked-out pajamas that cost between $80-100.
The inside of this fitted garment–which comes in long or short sleeves and pants or shorts –is equipped with a soft bio-ceramic print, which can reflect back far infrared energy bodies generate.
Far infrared energy is a sleep aid that reduces inflammation, regulate cell metabolism, and improve circulation, helping the body recover faster and fostering better sleep.
Research by NASA has shown that far infrared on the cardiovascular system was a great way of keeping astronauts’ hearts in optimal condition.
Bio-ceramic print on the inside of the recovery wear reflects far infrared waves back towards the body
The Athlete Recovery Sleepwear from Under Armour women's shorts
The soft, bio-ceramic print on the inside of the sleepwear is designed to absorb natural heat and reflect Far infrared back to the skin, helping the body sleep better and recover faster.
UNDER ARMOUR SLEEPWEAR ALSO FOR WOMEN
Shop at Under Armour for Recovery wear for Women. The soft, bio-ceramic print on the inside of the sleepwear is designed to absorbs natural heat and reflects Far Infrared back to the skin, helping the body sleep better and recover faster
Who Should buy Athlete Recovery wear?
Those who are experiencing minor aches.
People who are working out and want to recovery faster.
Individuals who want to increase their deep sleep time.
PRICE OPTIONS
¾ length Shirts $55.99
Short sleeve Shirts $42.99
Shorts $55.99
Pants $48.99
Fitted & Loose size Options.
TB12 Tom Brady always was working on being at his peak performance even when sleeping
NIGHT CAP ── Final thoughts
─ We love The Back Story: Brady originally signed on with Under Armour in 2010; the company's executives asked him to report back to them if he came across any sports science innovations. Brady invited Haley and a handful of other company Under Armour execs to his training center in Foxboro, MA. He showed them how he applied a bio-ceramic sleeve to an injured calf muscle and stayed on the field. "Our general reaction was look, you're healing all the time, after every workout, after every game," says Haley.
"We can give you that same benefit over your entire body, if we were just to take it out of an all-gel sleeve and put it into an entire body garment. That's where we got to sleep. Because that's where so much of the recovery takes place."
Under Armour customer reviews show that most people are experiencing positive results. We ourselves noticed less of that achy feeling after two weeks of use and saw increased deep sleep tracked using our iFit Fitness app.
BUYER REVIEWS
““I realize this is anecdotal, but my sleep is measurably better in both quality and quantity. I am able to focus again on strengthening exercises that have improved my muscle tone. I would not hesitate to recommend this sleepwear to anyone, athlete or those like me who have chronic nerve/joint muscle pain issues. It has been a godsend.””
““I find myself sleeping throughout the night instead of waking up every couple hours or so. I believe in the product and look forward to watching competitors attempt to play catch up to UA in this category. Love it!””
| SCORE BREAKOUT | Points |
|---|---|
| OVERALL SCORE | 9.6 |
| Comfort | 9.8 |
| Temperature | 9.4 |
| Better Sleep | 9.4 |
| Less Aches | 9.6 |
| Washable | 9.8 |
| Service level | 9 |
| Price | 9.8 |
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