New research suggests that highly supportive sports bras may put pressure on your spine while you exercise. Sports bras that are too restrictive could overwork back muscles and limit breathing.

The sports bra is a contradiction: It constricts and restricts, compresses and muzzles — yet offers freedom to bodies that move in ways that are powerful. "She's always there for me, you know, always ...

According to the study, women who wear sports bras that are too tight take fewer breaths while exercising Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

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