{{short description|Clothing worn on the arms}} thumbnail|right|200px '''Arm warmers''' are knitted "sleeves" worn on the arms. Sometimes worn by dancers to warm up their bodies before class, they have also become a fashion item, popular in the fall.
Arm warmers can also describe any glove-like articles of clothing that lack finger coverings and/or were originally designed to keep wrists and lower arms warm. Today, many competition and sport bicyclists as well as distance runners/marathoners wear spandex-compression arm-warmers.
==History== [[File:Awkwardemo.png|thumb|An illustration of a person wearing striped arm warmers]] Various sub-cultures, such as the punk, emo, scene and goth subcultures, have also adopted arm warmers as a fashion statement.
==Sports== [[File:侯怡君.jpg|thumb|right|A marathon runner wearing running sleeves in Taipei, 2016]] Sleeves made from Spandex or Lycra are used by long-distance runners and other endurance athletes. The compressive effect prevents swelling of the arm muscles and the build-up of lactic acid; they also provide insulation in cold weather and solar ultraviolet protection.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.endurancehour.com/top-three-reasons-to-wear-running-arm-sleeves/ |title=Endurance Hour: Top Three Reasons to Wear Running Arm Sleeves |last=Erickson |first=Dave |date=20 June 2020 |website=www.endurancehour.com |publisher=Dave Erickson Media |access-date=6 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114095110/http://www.endurancehour.com/top-three-reasons-to-wear-running-arm-sleeves/|archive-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> During 2010 FIFA World Cup, arm warmers featuring the participating national teams became a phenomenon in the host country South Africa and abroad.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120724181250/http://www.capetownpartnership.co.za/unique-arm-warmers-have-taken-the-world-by-storm/ Unique Arm Warmers Have Taken the World By Storm]." ''Cape Town Partnership''. Retrieved on July 5, 2010.</ref>
==See also== {{Commons category|Arm warmers}} *Engageante *Evening glove *Gloves *Leg warmer
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