Should wear red clothes if you want to win

Maybe the red uniform is one of the secrets that helps many of the world's top athletes succeed.

In the field of sports, people witness the success of many athletes wearing red uniforms. For example, Tiger Woods, a world famous golf player, often wears red clothes during the final days of a tournament. Daniel Farrelly, a psychologist at the University of Sunderland in the UK, wants to understand the relationship between red and the ability to win sports, Science Daily reports.

Farrelly and colleagues recruited 73 volunteers to perform an experiment. The team told volunteers that they would take part in a sports competition.

Those who are strong and highly competitive often choose red when they play sports. (Photo: radiovietnam)

Then volunteers choose blue or red uniforms, then answer some questions to see if their personality affects their decision to choose color. The team measured testosterone levels - male hormones - in the saliva of volunteers before and after they competed.

Testosterone is the most important male sex hormone for men. This hormone affects the health and personality of men. People with high testosterone levels are usually healthy, assertive, masculine and like competition.

Results of saliva analysis showed that testosterone levels of those who choose red are higher than those who choose blue.

"When athletes are highly competitive, instincts often urge them to choose red. Athletes also often judge the opponent higher if the opponent wears red clothes , " Farrelly commented.

According to the research team, red dress does not help athletes compete more effectively than when they wear blue or yellow costumes. However, it is possible that red helps them feel more confident and reduce the competition spirit of their opponents.

Testosterone levels are very different from one man to another and from one woman to another. Even in a person is very different if measured at different times. When women have high testosterone, they can become more masculine.