What Are the Red Dots on Olympians? Learn About Cupping!

Something that you might have noticed while watching the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics coverage is that several athletes have large red dots on their bodies.
U.S. stars like Michael Phelps and gymnast Alex Naddour have both been seen during competition with the marks on their bodies and it’s from cupping.
The cupping process uses suction cups that pull the skin away from the muscles for a few minutes to let capillaries just under the skin rupture, which creates the bruise-like marks. Cupping wi