The good news: you’ve recently become a fitness enthusiast and ready to hop on the tread mill, work your biceps and do some squats. The bad news: you have nothing to wear out in public. Don’t become a fashion faux pas on the gym floor, instead be the example all the fashion faux pas’s are taking a lesson from, by taking note of the following gym fashion mishaps. It’s not uncommon to see both women and men alike sporting non-sporting attire in a gym but let’s face it, certain things should be worn in your home gym setting only. And even then you’d better hope the doorbell doesn’t ring while you’re busting a sweat.
Gym fashion crime # 1: Scratching vigorously is not an exercise. The gym is the one place where not wearing the right material can cause discomfort, irritation and a possible rash. You might discover this lesson the hard way by chaffing your skin with every back and forth movement during your exercise or by wearing a polyester or non breathable material. When dressing for the gym, consider comfort first by wearing a light stretchy cotton or other fabric that can bend and fit to your body and its movements.
Gym fashion crime # 2: This isn’t a case of ‘sex’ercise. You might pull off sexy by wearing a skimpy tank top exposing your cleavage or pants low enough to ride down as you bend over but if you’re that overly concerned with getting that sort of attention, forget the gym, join a pole dancing class! Large earrings and gaudy jewelry with a face full of makeup is a fashion crime in itself but to wear it to the gym is like wearing it to bed, pointless. You’ll have plenty of time and occasions to flaunt your hotness once you’ve left the gym setting but if you’re serious about training your body for overall health and fitness, it would serve you better to pay more attention to your exercises than the men paying attention to you.
Gym fashion crime # 3: Baggy shorts and no underwear. This goes for both women and men although I don’t hear many men complaining about the women, however for women it’s quite a disturbing site. If you had enough time to put on a pair of shorts, you surely had enough time to put on underwear. If for whatever reason, you don’t have any clean ones and insist on not missing a gym day, by all means please skip the abductor/adductor exercises and anything else that gives the entire gym an unsolicited peek a boo.
Gym fashion crime # 4: Battling the belly bulge. Everyone at the gym has their own body issues, why do they want to see yours? There is absolutely no need to wear a midriff top that is clearly too short for your torso if your tummy is hanging over your pants. You might not have a flat stomach as the person on the stair master next to you but wearing the same flesh exposing top won’t get you there any faster. While you’re waiting to reach your body goal, why not wear clothes that are less revealing but far more flattering for your body type.
At the end of the day, you don’t have to rush off to lulu lemon or another brand named store to ‘fit in’ in at the gym but remember, if you have absolutely nothing else to wear, a simple pair of gym shorts (with underwear please) and a plain white t shirt goes a long way.
