Sports compression socks for training and recovery

Mainly for recovery. In studies on compression garments, people who wear them after training have less muscle soreness and get their strength back sooner. They also help your legs feel less heavy at the end of a long day. Calcetinos are light compression, 14-17 mmHg, designed for people who do sport for the love of it and for everyday wear. We sum up what the studies say in what compression socks do for sport.

To run faster or last longer, based on what we know today, there is no evidence that they help. What studies do show is slightly better recovery and less muscle pain after exercise. We would rather tell you that than promise you seconds you will never see on your watch.

Dynamic if you run all year round: the fully reinforced sole protects the sole of your foot on long runs. Fresh if you run in the heat, because Coolmax wicks sweat away and dries quickly. Both have the same 14-17 mmHg graduated compression.

During and after, both work. While you run they support the leg and the muscle vibrates less. Afterwards is where studies see the most effect on recovery. If you are only going to wear them at one point, make it when you finish, and for the journey home.

A few hours after training and, if you find them comfortable, the rest of the day: as they are light compression, you can wear them from morning to night. We explain it in detail in how long to wear compression socks.

Yes. With light compression like Calcetinos you can train normally at the gym, go for a run or do fitness classes. If you wear strong compression stockings prescribed by a doctor, ask them before you train in them.

For the bike we recommend Nature bamboo socks. In cycling you sweat a lot and barely walk, so your feet benefit more from a soft, breathable fabric than from a reinforced sole.

No. Football socks are part of the kit: the rules make them compulsory and they have to cover the shin guards. A graduated compression sock is made for something else: it squeezes most at the ankle and eases off towards the knee, and in Calcetinos that pressure is measured, 14-17 mmHg tested in an external laboratory. If you have noticed the holes some footballers cut in their socks at calf height, it is because the socks feel tight right there, which is exactly where graduated compression squeezes least. We tell you more in why footballers cut holes in their socks.

You choose by your leg, not your foot. The compression is in the calf and the ankle, so that is where you measure; the foot does not compress and stays loose whatever the size. You will find the measurements and a video in how to find your size.

If you have a friend who goes running three times a week and complains about their legs every Monday, you know what to give them 😉 There are gift packs of Dynamic and Fresh, and if you get the size wrong, they can be exchanged.

Yes, and it is one of the times you will appreciate them most: hours sitting with your legs still, just before or just after competing. The same compression you use to recover keeps you company on the journey. More details in compression socks for flying.

Our prices are designed so you can have compression socks that are tested and made in Spain without a big outlay. Buying several pairs works out better: there are packs of 3 and 5.

Whether they are a gift or not, they can be exchanged without any problem. We guarantee our customers' satisfaction. You can read more in our refund policy.

In mainland Spain there are three options with Correos: Ligero buzón, free, in 4-6 working days; Estándar en mano, in 48-72 hours; and Premium en mano, in 24-48 hours. Delivery times and rates for other countries are in our shipping policy.

You can read what our customers say in Calcetinos reviews.