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SportAbility is non-profit, volunteer driven association in British Columbia, whose goal is to deliver sports programs for athletes with a disability: from first contact, to competing at events, to being active for life.

Zenkai will provide state of the art training gear for select coaches, staff and athletes using their revolutionary clothing technology. Athletes will benefit from liquid repellent, yet breathable apparel that works with their bodies natural cooling system, not against it and it has world class anti-odor properties.

“SportAbility is thrilled to partner with Zenkai Sports and offer a performance sports apparel clothing option to our members for training, competing and for everyday use.  This partnership provides an opportunity for our members to purchase high quality apparel, with a portion of the proceeds going back to benefit SportAbility athletes”.

 Ross MacDonald (Executive Director | SportAbility BC)

 “Zenkai is extremely excited and proud to partner with SportAbility BC.  We look forward to working together and providing the future of performance apparel to the many athletes who take part in Boccia, Power Soccer and Para Ice Hockey. Sports are so important for the physical and mental health of our communities and we are excited to participate and we hope everyone gets back playing as soon as possible.”

 Doug Lynch (CEO & Co-Founder | Zenkai Sports)

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It’s a known fact that as humans we sweat to cool ourselves down during physical exertion. By keeping the sweat on our skin, we allow our bodies to thermoregulate themselves more efficiently, so we can perform better for longer. Despite this, most athletic apparel companies promote moisture wicking fabrics, which pull the sweat from your skin into your apparel. Unfortunately, wicking the sweat away from our body during exercise actually forces it to waste valuable energy producing more sweat in an effort to cool itself down. This results in overheating faster and a diminished performance, not to mention apparel that is soaking wet and uncomfortable.

Zenkai apparel takes all of this into account, and offers you gear that keeps you cool for longer, increases durability and performance, and allows you to bring your very best to every workout. Embrace your sweat and let your body’s evolutionary abilities do their thing rather than working against them. Join the anti-wicking revolution and start wearing your Zenkai today!

Zenkai is perfect for both warm and cold weather alike - since cotton is a breathable, natural fabric it keeps people cooler in hot weather and warmer in cold weather.

Zenkai compression is the perfect base layer for outdoor winter activities like skating, ice hockey, snowshoeing, figure skating, and skiing.

As the body perspires during physical exertion, Zenkai allows the sweat to stay on your body so your apparel stays dry and keeps you warmer naturally. After spending hours out in the cold, nobody wants to sit around in soaking synthetic apparel!

Zenkai’s non moisture-wicking fabrics allow you to stay dry and comfortable, so you can put your feet up and enjoy a well-earned hot drink at the end of a long day working hard in the elements!     

As a pro athlete your apparel is an extension of your equipment. Athletes spend countless hours training for their sport, and their apparel must intentionally match this level of professionalism and be perfectly designed for their specific needs.

If a pro athlete is able to gain a 1% edge over their opponent or improve their time by even one tenth of a second, it can make the difference between a win and a loss.

For this reason, pro athletes who have worn Zenkai apparel while training and competing have raved about the difference it has made in their ability to perform better without overheating.

Every little bit counts, and we couldn’t be more excited to continue growing our relationships with athletes to help them use Zenkai apparel to reach their highest career goals!

“Zenkai is in full support of 3ICE’s decision to postpone the start of the league until 2022. With so many factors up in the air with the pandemic, we agree it was the right decision at this time. Zenkai’s commitments have not changed and will still be “An Official Supplier of 3ICE” for players, coaches and training staff apparel, once the league begins play in 2022.”
~ Doug Lynch, CEO

PRESS RELEASE

Style of fit is a personal choice for many people who exercise - there are benefits to both compression and loose fit.

The majority of people like to wear compression on their legs (whether shorts or pants) along with socks and prefer a looser fit on their upper body.  Many people who play sports involving equipment (think ice hockey, football, lacrosse, etc.) wear compression tops and bottoms under their gear to encourage blood flow and enhance performance.

The coolest part is that everyone knows themselves best, and no matter what your unique preferences and athletic outlets are, Zenkai offers every anti-odor style to fit your needs!

Here at Zenkai Sports we love that out products are water repellent and we thought we should test that out with other liquids: 

Let us know what else you think we should test #ZenkaivsEverything or tag us in with your test at #MyZenkai 

We are Zenkai Sports, founded in 2018 by professional athletes; our goal is to create the future of performance apparel derived from natural fabrics, helping athletes to perform better by staying cooler. 

Today’s athletic apparel uses synthetic fabrics that purposefully wick sweat off the body into the garment, which disrupts the body's cooling process, meaning it can’t efficiently thermoregulate and odour causing bacteria is then absorbed into the garment. Our products avoid this, as we use a new technology which makes cotton antimicrobial, anti-odor, stain resistant and water repellent. Check out this video of our product in action:

How our apparel helps your body and your team:

PERFORMANCE:  Scientific studies have shown how vital sweat is during activity in cooling our bodies.  Zenkai apparel keeps a thin layer of sweat on our skin, which saves the need to produce more sweat during exercise, therefore keeping us cooler and maximizing performance by enhancing the body's sweat management system. Due to the breathable nature of our fabric, sweat does what it's intended to do; regulate your body temperature through 'evaporative cooling’. Thus allowing the body to be more efficient and create more energy in performance.

ANTI-ODOR: With Filium® technology there is no smell retention for the life of the garment.  Zenkai fabric repels liquids, so sweat and bacteria does not get trapped in the fibers and helps to maintain softness and breathability.  Zenkai apparel can be worn multiple times without washing and without smell.  This can reduce skin rashes/allergies and makes it the ideal touring kit.

NATURAL FABRIC: 95% of the garment is biodegradable.  Zenkai uses no harmful chemicals, nano-particles or fluorocarbons in production.  The cotton is a non-slip fabric, so if pads are worn, they stay in place!

WATER REPELLENT: Our fabric is proven to repel light rain.

Please read testimonials from professional athletes Dennis Dixon JR (Former NFL Quarterback, 2 x Super Bowl Champion and PAC-10 Player of the Year), Matt Dejesus (Former Pro Baseball Player) and Brandon Yip (NHL Player, NCAA National Champion, KHL Captain of Kunlun Red star and DEL Champion - German League). https://zenkaisports.com/pages/testimonials

Have a sweat embracing week,

The Zenkai Team.

Embrace your sweat!

It’s not sweat that makes clothes smell. Sweat itself is odorless. It’s the micro-organisms (bacteria) that get trapped between synthetic fibers that causes odor once it dries. Most apparel companies claim anti-odor properties; however their anti-odor technology is applied topically to their garments.

This means that after multiple washes, their anti-odor technology will slowly wash away into our rivers, oceans and lakes causing havoc to marine life. This also means that the workout shirt will forever stink.

Zenkai Apparel is activated with Filium® tech which lasts the life of the garment and will always smell fresh after months of hard use.

Try it for yourself and let us know how you find the difference by tagging us in with #MyZenkai 

Zenkai is a great base layer. The compression element helps with blood flow and circulation, which helps to regulate body temperature and the anti-odor feature means you can hit the runs hard and still smell as fresh as when you started.

In addition compression gear helps to improve blood circulation while enabling you to reduce muscle fatigue and stress. As a result, you are able to stay on the slope for longer and achieve better endurance.

Give Zenkai a go this season and get more out of your slope time. 

Let us know how you got on by tagging us with #MyZenkai