What Not to Wear In the Gym
When it comes to getting fit, motivation plays a significant role in the success. However, what you wear also matters. Baggy pants that catch on gears, unintentionally revealing tops, and wrong pair of trainers, can all sabotage your workout. Know what clothing to avoid the next time you go pumping iron.
- Cotton Shirts
The very important reason why you should leave your beloved cotton tee at home is that the material absorbs sweat, but doesn’t quickly release through evaporation. Wet cotton against your skin can cause irritation and give you chills. Wear technologically advanced materials, like Dri-FIT, CoolMax and Capilene, to hold moisture away from the body.
- Baggy Pants
Baggy pants can easily catch on machines, like stationery bikes where the hem gets stuck on the pedals. Long pants are also inappropriate for some fitness classes, like pole dancing as they don’t provide the same strong grip that bare skin does. The best bottoms to wear for most classes and workout sessions are slim-fitting pants, shorts, and capris.
- Long-Sleeve Shirt Tied Around the Waist
While a shirt tied around the waist is considered fashionable, at the gym this style only adds bulkiness that’s inconvenient when exercising. If you’re self-conscious and you want to cover up your rear area, consider wearing an athletic skort instead.
- Untested Tank Tops
Your tank top may look modest when you are standing up, but becomes too revealing when you start to bend over for push-ups. To keep you covered, try on a tank top and check from different angles. Bend forward, lean sideways, do the plank, and even do jumping jacks to evaluate the bounce factor.
- Thongs
Although it is the best way to go for those slim-fitting bottoms, thongs put you in danger of getting infected by rectal bacteria. Also, this underwear can exacerbate existing irritation down there. So instead of wearing thongs, pull on athletic undies, which are specially designed to be seamless and almost invisible in sweat-wicking fabric.
When choosing gym clothing, comfort shouldn’t be the only deciding factor; the material and the way it accommodates every movement of your body should be of utmost importance as well. So if your workout wardrobe is composed mostly of these things, you might want to shop for new gym clothes for better workout experience—and added motivation, too.
