At PERFORMANCE DAYS, we are putting wool in the spotlight for its exceptional performance in dynamic outdoor activities.

A new scientific study confirms that 100% wool base-layer garments provide superior thermal comfort for outdoor ‘stop-go’ sports including hiking, cycling and rock climbing in both activity and rest phases. Wool’s unique natural structure allows the fibre to react to changes in body temperature, ensuring the wearer maintains an optimal microclimate in dynamic environments.

Until recently, only anecdotal evidence has long argued that wool base-layers are more comfortable for high intensity stop-go sports, before, during and after exercise, compared to base-layers of made of other fibres. However, a four-year PhD study undertaken at North Carolina State University now validates this unique benefit of wool’s superior thermal comfort as unmatched by fabrics of non-wool fibre compositions of similar thickness and weight.

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