Giveaway addresses the need for proper-fitting attire for female student-athletes

By age 14, statistics show that teenage girls are dropping out of sports at two times the rate of boys. A study conducted by the Women’s Sports Foundation showed that 75% of girls aged 11 to 18, said the way their body changes during puberty was the reason they stopped playing sports. Last week Dr. Amber Brooks led an initiative aimed at keeping girls active by providing more than 150 free sports bras and running shoes to local student-athletes. A few months ago Dr. Brooks, a certified anesthesiologist and comprehensive pain management physician at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, said Dr. Kristen Hairston, a endocrinologist at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, shared her concerns about female athletes not having access to well-fitted undergarments, which can lead to decreased participation in sports and physical activity, also putting them at risk for developing chronic health conditions. “What me and Dr. Hairston, we both have young daughters, were noticing that young women were not equipped with proper fitting undergarments, especially sports bras, and we wanted to do something about it,” Brooks continued. “When young ladies lose interest in physical activity because they’re not comfortable in their bodies because they don’t have the...