Under Armour Performance Mouthwear Testimonials
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I had been struggling with hamstring issues for well over a year. Not only was it painful during physical activities like yoga and running, it also started to flare up whenever I sat for a period of time. Long car rides were unbearable.
During my yoga practice, I was very careful to not stretch too deep especially in forward bends. I stopped practicing Ashtanga yoga because of the number of forward bends.
My right leg was the most painful and soon my Achilles became so inflamed that I had trouble walking and running was not an option. I invested in new orthotics and that helped some. I was at least able to walk on the treadmill without much pain.
The Under Armour Bitetech mouthpiece has made an incredible difference in my life.
The first time I wore the mouthpiece in a yoga practice was amazing. I felt as if I was practicing with a new body. I was able to move into poses with ease. I went deeper into forward bends without pain and was able to do bends that I hadn’t done in years. During this first practice, I laughed because I couldn’t hold balancing poses. I quickly learned that I didn’t have to work as hard to hold the poses.
I had not told anyone that I was wearing my mouthpiece. Halfway through class, my yoga teacher commented that my practice looked amazing and especially how open my back bends were. After class I showed her the mouthpiece. She said that it was obvious that I was more flexible and had gone deeper in the poses and was concerned that I might be sore the next day.
As it turned out, I felt great the next day. So much so, that I went to an Ashtanga yoga class that day. I had not done this type of practice in well over a year. The teacher for this class commented on how much more flexible my body seemed especially in poses like Up Dog.
The following day I tried running on the treadmill. For the past several months, I had only been able to walk so I was amazed when I was able to run without pain.
I have found that when I wear the mouthpiece for physical activity I feel like I am working more of the belly of my muscles. I am less constrained and am not constantly worried about pain. My work now is to build back the strength of my muscles and to continue to expand my flexibility. It is still hard work but with my mouthpiece, I am able to do it with ease.
- A Metro Dentalcare Edina patient
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It has been about a month since I purchased my Under Armour Mouthwear. I have used it mostly for yoga. I was pleasantly surprised in terms of the impact. My experience was that it kept me relaxed, yet alert (not tensing up) while doing yoga. This had the strange effect of simultaneously allowing me to use my energy for the actual posture while allowing me a deeper expression of it because I wasn’t tensing when I needed to be relaxing.
One of the big things about yoga is being aware of where to apply energy and where to “let go” or relax so that the posture can deepen and the alignment and strengthening that is intended can occur. Normally, the hard part is getting past the habitual patterns of organizing one’s body that have built up over a lifetime. I found the UA mouthguard kept me from clamping down my jaw, which most people do under exertion. Because of this, I didn’t have to work to figure out where I needed to “let go” – that seemed to happen automatically as a result. I was able to concentrate more on where I needed to focus my energy or exertion in the pose.
I believe as a result of using the device that I have been able to progress more quickly than normal. I’ve made significant progress in wheel, birds of paradise and increased my flexibility in Vajrasana (sitting on one’s heels) and standing splits. It also seems to make a difference in terms of my balance.
I’m not sure this will make sense to anyone who doesn’t do yoga, but it is making a noticeable difference to me.
I am hoping to remember to use it when running and biking. Thanks for the recommendation.
- A Metro Dentalcare Edina patient