Shock Absorber are committed to continually developing and revolutionising sports bras.
The study undertaken by Shock Absorber was more advanced than previous breast movement research, which only monitored smaller cup sizes, only looked at the effects of vertical breast movement, only analysed one stride during running, and then only up to 12k/h.
What the Shock Absorber breast movement study monitored:
Movement was tracked using four infra-red cameras. Recordings were then taken during three activities: static, jumping jacks and on a ramped treadmill. A comfort level was also obtained for each activity.
The results showed that wearing a Shock Absorber sports bra could reduce bounce by up to 78%. This has proven to be as much as twice as effective at minimising breast movement as a 'normal' bra.
3D bounce increases rapidly during the transition phase from walking to running, then levels off. The implication of this result is that you need a sports bra just as much at lower running speeds than high speeds.