I tried the clothes Tom Brady uses to help him sleep better and recover faster after games

I tried the clothes Tom Brady uses to help him sleep better and recover faster after games — and they work surprisingly well

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Whether training or competing, athletes put their bodies through a lot of strenuous activities.

Naturally, soreness and pain come along with being an athlete, but they’re no excuse for poor performance. From ice baths to massages and cupping therapies, athletes try everything when it comes to recovery techniques.

Now, Under Armour and the New England Patriots’ star quarterback Tom Brady created one of the best ways to recover after an intense workout — and it’s easy as going to sleep.

Sure, sleep has always been on the most obvious ways all humans — not just athletes — recover, but the sportswear brand’s high-tech sleepwear can help you make the best of your eight hours at night.

Under Armour Athlete Recovery Sleepwear incorporates bioceramic technology into a patterned lining the garments, which is designed to maximize comfort and fit. The pattern includes special bioceramic particles that absorb infrared wavelengths emitted by the body and reflect back far infrared energy, helping the body recover faster while promoting better sleep. Far infrared energy is a completely safe type of radiation that promotes cell regrowth within the body. That means your muscles and joints regenerate faster, resulting in less soreness after intense physical activity. You can read a lot more far infrared energy here.

The therapeutic effects of far infrared energy have long been used in saunas to treat pain and discomfort. Under Armour’s Athlete Recovery Sleepwear provides those same benefits and lets you skip the trip to the sauna by using far infrared-emitting bioceramic particles and your own body heat.

With five Super Bowl victories, Tom Brady knows a thing or two about consistently competing at the highest level possible regardless of aches and pains, and this revolutionary new technology is what he uses to help him recover fast and stay on top of his game. Before going to Under Armour to create a line of sleepwear, Brady used bioceramic wraps to treat acute pain and inflammation. The idea stemmed from blending two of his favorite recovery techniques, sleep and far infrared energy, together in a product that could be worn for extended periods. That product became Under Armour Athlete Recovery Sleepwear.

Under Armour sent over the Athlete Recovery Sleepwear set for me to try out, and after several weeks of wearing it, the clothes really do work.

When I first learned about the bioceramic technology reflecting far infrared energy back to the body, I was very skeptical that it was just fancy wording for warmth, but that is definitely not the case. I wore the henley and pants to bed to give them a shot. I was instructed that it would take a couple of weeks to see the full benefits and that turned out to be true. After just one wear, I didn’t see a difference, but after several wears, I noticed significantly less aches and overall better nights of sleep.

I also found the sleepwear to be effective for lounging around the house. Put them on when you get home from work and you’ll be able to feel the technology at work, compared to sleeping through it. In my experience, the far infrared gives off a very soothing sensation that your joints and muscles will appreciate. Granted, the Athlete Recovery Sleepwear won’t ease pain immediately the way using a heating pad or even taking a Tylenol would, but it’s constantly at work. Heating pads can’t be worn around the clock and medicine wears off, so the consistency that Under Armour Athlete Recovery Sleepwear offers is a major bonus. As long as you’re wearing it, you’ll be on your way to recovery and better sleep. The Under Armour Athlete Recovery Sleepwear has easily become my go-to attire for sleeping and lounging because it works on you’re body when you’re not.

At $79 to $99 for each piece of clothing, the sleepwear is expensive but well worth it. To the eye, it looks like average sleepwear, and that’s actually the beauty of the product. Instead of having to wrap yourself in bioceramic bandages or sit in saunas as Brady would, you can get the same heeling properties while sleeping or lounging. The bioceramic material is also safe to wash and dry, so the effectiveness of the clothes won’t wear over time.

Whether you’re a professional athlete like Tom Brady who’s looking to shorten their recovery time in between workouts and competitions or an average person searching for a better night’s sleep, Under Armour Athlete Recovery Sleepwear is a must-try.