An in depth look at bouncing breasts

[Bozo Erectus]

Millions of women may be jogging their way to sagging breasts as they set off on New Year fitness regimes without suitable bras, research suggests.

Some 9.5 million British women could be irreversibly damaging their busts by exercising without a proper sports bra, the Portsmouth University team said.

They found breasts moved in a 3D figure of eight and that uncontrolled movement strained fragile tissues and ligaments.

The study suggested as a woman runs a mile, her breasts bounced 135m.

The report found each breast moved independently of the body by an average of 9cm for every step taken on the treadmill.

With the average breast weighing between 200 and 300 grams, this movement puts great stress on the breast's fragile support structure - the outer skin and connective tissues known as Cooper's ligaments.

Irreversible breast sag

The research team found breast movements resulted in temporary pain and discomfort.

But it also led to a more permanent stretching of the Cooper's ligament which leads to irreversible breast sag.

They claim that wearing an ordinary T-shirt bra reduced bounce by 38%, but wearing a sports bra by the firm Shock Absorber - which sponsored the research - reduced bounce by 78%.

Dr Joanne Scurr who carried out the research said women needed to be aware of the effects of exercising without properly supporting their breasts.

"People rightly spend time and effort to get the right footwear for exercise and it is equally important to wear the correct sports bra.

"Proper support for breasts will reduce the stretch to the Cooper's ligament."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4607642.stm

I wonder how many on the research team were men? Sounds like a really tough assignment

Researcher: Honey Im home!

Wife: Hi, aw you look tired...

Researcher: Another long day of weighing womens breasts and watching them bounce. Phew, Im totally beat!

Wife: You poor dear!

 

[feline_dacat]

lol when i saw this article the day before yesterday me and my friend wondered how many breasts it would take for a man to be tired of them...

 

[Abaddon]

i dont think there are enough women in the world.. you can watch the same ones for a lifetime!

 

[Bozo Erectus]

I dont think Id get bored of it for at least a month or two. The head of the research is a woman, Im sure thats the only reason it got funding. If it had been just guys suggesting this study, they probably would have been laughed out of the room

 

[classical_hero]

They are very hypnotic watching them. Now this is a job that any guy would put their hand up to be part of.

 

[Abaddon]

well, unless those funding it were also men- i can imagine the brainstorming session!

*K guys, if we can only think of a study, weve got the funding covered!*

*Bill, what do you think?*

"Bill wakes, from his daydream"

*uh?*

*Bill, what were you thinking about?*

*ermmm, boobies?*

 

[Truronian]

Intereting that the company that sponsered the research turned out to have the best sports bra...

 

[feline_dacat]

Intereting that the company that sponsered the research turned out to have the best sports bra...

But its true - there isn't a sports bra out there that is as good as Shock Absorber. I used to work in the lingerie department of a department store, and they just didn't stock any other sports bras. Its really well built/designed.
If you ever get a chance to have a look at one, have a play with it - its got different types of materials in different places for support.

 

[Abaddon]

If you ever get a chance to have a look at one, have a play with it - its got different types of materials in different places for support.

One can only hope



(joke, im not honestly that much of a looser!!)

 

[Hotpoint]

The research was carried out at my old University... I definitely took the wrong Degree there though

 

[Mise]

But its true - there isn't a sports bra out there that is as good as Shock Absorber. I used to work in the lingerie department of a department store, and they just didn't stock any other sports bras. Its really well built/designed.
If you ever get a chance to have a look at one, have a play with it - its got different types of materials in different places for support.

Hmm, designing bras sounds like an interesting career choice. A very hands on profession.

 

[Birdjaguar]

And in America as women get fatter, breasts get bigger. Guys don't see it as a problem, but women do.

 

[Quasar1011]

A few years ago, I dated a woman who jogged 28 miles per week. When I asked why she did it, she responded, "I'm not going to get saggy breasts!"

 

[sysyphus]

And in America as women get fatter, breasts get bigger. Guys don't see it as a problem, but women do.

Breast growth as a result of weight gain isn't very attractive though.

 

[Perfection]

I smell a bumper sticker....

SUPPORT OUR BREASTS

 

[Colonel]

Ok, I now have a new goal in life to become a bra designer. I want to see the testing phase first hand. Ooooo there is this girl I know she ha.... er maybe I should stop there.

 

[[to_xp]Gekko]

I guess I'm going to break my gf's legs now so that she can no longer run. I dont want my beloved twins to have to suffer that kind of stress :'(

 

[Birdjaguar]

Breast growth as a result of weight gain isn't very attractive though.

Sometimes reality sucks.

 

[cgannon64]

This is perhaps the most important issue we will face this century.

I am not sure which way, though: Do we want a future of firm-breasted grandmothers?

 

[Perfection]

This is perhaps the most important issue we will face this century.

I am not sure which way, though: Do we want a future of firm-breasted grandmothers?

Well, considering that we will be the grandfathers that are married to them...