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SPEAKER 1

We developed a questionnaire. This questionnaire went out to over 2,000 girls. And the results showed that 46% reported that their breasts had an effect on their participation in sport and exercise. So what we would like to do or what we feel there’s a need for is to educate girls, to empower them to make the right choices about their breast health, whether that is to do with wearing the correct sports bra, how to choose that sports bra, the correct fit. Fit in itself is a huge issue.

SPEAKER 2

So what advice, then, would you give to women, maybe going for the very first sports bra, maybe they’ve never worn one before?

SPEAKER 1

I would definitely advise, if possible, to go and get yourself properly fitted. Fit is the most important issue. And one thing that women don’t do, which we always tell them to do, is jump up and down in the changing room and actually check the level of support. You could go out tomorrow, and you could put two pieces of material together, sew them together, and call that a sports bra. So you need to see for yourself the differences. And there are vast differences in support levels among the bras. Jump up and down in the changing room and check for yourself how supportive that bra is.

SPEAKER 2

What about these women that double bra?

SPEAKER 1

There’s a misconception that by wearing two bras, that it will be more supportive. The reality is that if you buy a properly truly supportive sports bra that fits you correctly, that should be sufficient.