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cOver the past decade, compression boots have moved from professional locker rooms to, well, every room. Normatec popularized these puffy sleeves – which squeeze your legs and pump blood from the toes to the heart to aid recovery after exercise – and the new Elite offers several upgrades. Gone are the cumbersome air hoses and control consoles; now the boots, which offer seven intensity levels, are charged and controlled via an iPhone Max-sized touchscreen attached to the outside of each leg, or via the partner app. They fold down to the size of a backpack, and the longer battery life (four hours on a single charge) makes them more portable for active travel.

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