Nitric oxide acts as a vasodilator, relaxing and widening blood vessels.

This has numerous benefits from increasing the volume of oxygen and nutrient rich blood to our muscle cells, to accelerating the rate at which waste products, like lactic acid, are transported away from them, and reducing swelling during inflammatory responses.

The chemical unit of energy that powers our cells is Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). When you wear KYMIRA® Infrared products, the infrared activates a molecule called Cytochrome C-Oxidase, a transmembrane protein in our mitochondria which mediates the production of ATP. Mitochondria are the power plants of our cells, where ATP is produced, and Cytochrome C-Oxidase is one of the gateways that allow workers through the power plant. By opening the gateway, ATP production is increased, and your cells have more fuel and energy. 

Nitric oxide also supports muscle contraction and glucose uptake, which improves muscle velocity and power output.

Studies show that higher nitric oxide levels can reduce the oxygen cost of exercise/exertion, meaning output performances at the same intensity with less effort, and indicating that the cells are working more efficiently.

In randomized double blind repeated measures studies, KYMIRA® products increased tissue oxygen levels by 20% on average, compared against a host of control garments that used standard fabrics and/or compression. This increase was a building increase that both peaked and maintained after 70 minutes of wearing the KYMIRA® products. 

Short Term

There are a variety of pain relief responses that an athlete will experience when using our products. The first is an activation of the same chemical pathways that an opiate would activate (albeit less potently), when Nitric Oxide activates another chemical called Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate (or cGMP for short).
This process inhibits pain receptors and reduces pain while you are wearing KYMIRA products.

Longer Term 

There are longer pain relief effects that are seen in athletes of all abilities when it comes to delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Utilising KYMIRA infrared products for 48 hours after athletic exertion to exhaustion, showed a significant perceived reduction in DOMS at 24 hours, compared to the control.  

Once our products are removed, DOMS does not return, and this is believed to be because exercising in KYMIRA® Infrared products reduces the physiological causes of the DOMS itself. 

Nitric oxide acts as a powerful antioxidant, neutralising free radicals and promoting the formation of glutathione, which helps reduce inflammation and oxidative stress post-exercise. As a vasodilator, nitric oxide also promotes accelerated blood circulation, accelerating the rate at which waste products, like lactic acid, are transported away, further reducing swelling during inflammatory responses.

Nitric Oxide has been well documented to cause skeletal muscle tissue relaxation that enhances joint motion and muscle elasticity.

KYMIRA Infrared products help to regulate temperature in a different way to standard clothing. This is due to some of the biological effects already described and some of the physical effects of the fabrics themselves. In colder climates, our fabrics warm up quicker, and then store the thermal energy 63% longer than an equivalent weight fabric would. In hotter climates however, they dry 65% quicker on average, dissipating excess heat through evaporation. Tying these two effects together is the increase in circulation which allows your body to more efficiently transport heat around infrared exposed areas, resulting in a regulating effect rather
than just heating or cooling.

Our customers wear KYMIRA base layers in all-weather environments and the products have been used to great effect to regulate in temperatures ranging from -35 to +48 degrees (Celsius). 

Increased nitric oxide can help adapt to altitude by maintaining nitric oxide levels, which otherwise decline in low-oxygen environments.

Our technology contains the mineral Quarts Dioxide. This is not included for infrared purposes, but rather its ability to absorb shorter wavelengths of UV light which is harmful to us. Once absorbed, it converts UV into a longer wavelength which is then more harmful to microbes. This dual effect gives our products a minimum rating of SPF 35, and a natural antimicrobial effect to keep you fresh.