The Normatec 3 Legs Compression Boots were on the top of my list to try as I’d heard Dua Lipa say they “squeeze the life out of you” and “save you doing a foot massage”
Dua Lipa’s luxury compression boots appeared on my radar six months ago, when the pop singer raved about them during her appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Six months later, I spotted them at my local gym and knew my time had come to finally give them a try.
On The Late show, Dua Lipa said: “I have recently bought these compression boots. They go all the way up to here [pointing to her thigh], you press and button and they squeeze the life out of you. It’s the best thing in the world and it’ll save you doing a foot massage!”.
Since hearing about them, I wondered whether the Hyperice Normatec 3 Legs Compression Boots – that compress you from your toes all the way up past your thighs – would benefit my hypermobility and I realised I’ve been using the technique for most of my life.
Suffering with long-term joint issues, muscle pains and spasms since I was 11 years old, my hypermobility has led to constant aches that keep me up at night and even my hands freezing up from typing regularly on a laptop or phone.
With my budget-friendly method consisting of pull-on bandages, vapour rub and baths filled with magnesium, it’s pretty obvious that I wasn’t going to pass up an opportunity to lay in the same high-tech luxury boots that the likes of Dua Lipa and Jennifer Anniston swear by.
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My review of Normatec 3 Compression Boots
I spotted the boots tucked away in a corner of the new Gymbox opening event in Finsbury Park. Removing my shoes, I placed my feet into the boots, zipped up and watched them be filled with air. Needing to lay back to elevate my feet, the boots reached my upper thighs and began to tighten around every muscle down to my toes.
The feeling was initially uncomfortable and I felt slight panicked, not liking the sensation at first. The instructor told me that this was often the case, and then your body adjusts and you begin to love it. Whilst I was sceptical of the boots that felt like my legs had been swallowed by a blood-pressure machine, he was right!
After I moved past the strangeness of having the life sucked out of your legs, it felt quite comforting to have them elevated and held by the compression boots. Pulsing up and down, and squeezing my toes, I was told that this encouraged blood flow and helped muscles recover from a work out.
I enjoyed the break from aching muscles so much that I asked for an extra five minutes! I felt considerably lighter afterwards and the soles of my feet were ‘buzzing’ on the way home. I also noted that my feet did not ache at all that night and only returned after the next day.
Where to buy Normatec 3 Compression Boots
If you want to own the Hyperice Normatec 3 Legs Compression Boots yourself, you can buy them directly from the Hyperice website or online at Boots and Amazon, but they’ll set you back £799. Luckily, the boots, or similar alternatives, can be found in airport lounges in in gyms, like Gymbox in Finsbury Park, which recently opened.