15th September 2011 - A sports bra is a type of bra which gives out additional support to women when they are doing their physical exercises in the gym or other places with Sports bra.

In the year 1905 was when the first bra was manufactured and launched in the market. These bras are helpful to females because they reduce breast movement, make them to be comfortable and they minimize damage especially to the chest ligaments.

Women especially those who have very big breast put on these types of bras because of various reasons like: avoiding embarrassment when they are doing exercise, so that they can be comfortable and minimizing pain. The bras have been designed in such a way that they are only suppose to be worn as outwear when doing exercises like jogging.

Sports bras can also be worn by women who have undergone breast surgical procedures. In a situation like this a women is suppose to look for a bra which has been made from a fabric like Lycra. This type of fabric is good because it helps in reducing swelling because of the surgical procedure.

On the market there are various types of styles which you need to choose. There are traditional style bras which have been made for different levels like sporting activities and they are crop tops designs which are suppose to be worn as under garments and supported with a vest.

The advantage of these bras is that they are equipped with straps and are not wide compared to the conventional bra straps. If the straps are wide this means that the weight of the breast tissue is going to be distributed within a large area. Bras which have straps will not twist as well as shift.

Sports bra are good compared to regular bras because they minimize movement of breast tissue.

The downfall of these types of bras is that they do not last long. They can only last long when you do not use a machine to wash them its better to wash them with your hands. After you using the bras for some time you need to replace them because the elasticity in the bra always becomes weak when you use them regularly. There are also bras which have been made for men so that they can be involved in physical exercises without any hassle.