Your Fitness Wardrobe?

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Your Fitness Wardrobe?
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Thu, 02-24-2005 - 10:06am

What do you usually wear to work out at the gym? (Tank top? T-shirt? Shorts? Pants?)

Are there any specific brands of workout clothes you like? Hate?

Do you have a piece of fitness apparel that you love and why?

What kind of socks do you wear? (Ankle, crew, etc.)

What brand of shoes do you prefer and what type? (crosstrainers, running shoes, etc.)

Do you buy a specific brand of sports bras and why?

What's the most you've ever spent on an article of fitness clothing other than shoes?

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Fri, 02-25-2005 - 7:57pm
I hit the 40's last year and I have to say I haven't noticed a difference.





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Sat, 02-26-2005 - 1:22pm

What do you usually wear to work out at the gym? (Tank top? T-shirt? Shorts? Pants?)

I depends on what I'm doing. If I'm cycling, it's bicyle shorts with a top. If I'm doing BodyStep, it's shorts, a sports bra and a top. For BodyFlow, bicycle shorts or a pair of capris with a top.

Are there any specific brands of workout clothes you like? Hate?

Not really.

Do you have a piece of fitness apparel that you love and why?

My bicycle shorts - they're men's so the padding is extra thick all around. Women's just have most of the padding around the butt.

What kind of socks do you wear? (Ankle, crew, etc.)

Low ankle socks.

What brand of shoes do you prefer and what type? (crosstrainers, running shoes, etc.)

I have aerobics shoes right now. They're Avias - which are great for my feet!

Do you buy a specific brand of sports bras and why?

No. I'm not all that endowed. So as long as it keeps them from what little jiggling that may happen, I'm happy.

What's the most you've ever spent on an article of fitness clothing other than shoes?

I think around $20.

Laura

 

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Sat, 02-26-2005 - 5:27pm

What do you usually wear to work out at the gym? (Tank top? T-shirt? Shorts? Pants?)***Usually a tank (t-shirts just feel like too much) and either long stretchy pants, or shorter tighter shorts

Are there any specific brands of workout clothes you like? Hate?
***Since I'm poor, I'm all about Target- Danskin designs stuff for them and so does Champion. I have a feeling that in no time, I will be accompanying Wes to REI to buy stuff too! Not cheap though, alas (They actually have some cute yoga stuff there right now!)

Do you have a piece of fitness apparel that you love and why?
***I have a pair of long black, boot-cut w/ a slit yoga pants. The top is a V- I LOVE them! Got them at Marshall's too! They're perfect and always make me feel skinny- they don't dig in anywhere

What kind of socks do you wear? (Ankle, crew, etc.)
***short sport socks- the kinds without ankles, if that makes any sense- the reall low ones

What brand of shoes do you prefer and what type? (crosstrainers, running shoes, etc.)
***I have a pair of New Balance- they're technically running shoes, and while I don't run (although I'm incorporating more running on the treadmill into my routine), I like the support they give my feet.

Do you buy a specific brand of sports bras and why?
***Eh, not really. The ones I have are cotton, but I might switch to some sort of moisture-wicking materials. I don't have big boobs, so any sports bra will do to hold them in.

What's the most you've ever spent on an article of fitness clothing other than shoes?
***Hmmm...probably not more than $20 so far. Again, I'm poor! Also, if I start getting roped into Wes's REI trips, I will end up spending more, I know it.




Edited 2/26/2005 6:16 pm ET ET by bostondivac
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Sat, 02-26-2005 - 8:32pm
Jen sewing pink pom poms to her socks?????!!!!
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Mon, 02-28-2005 - 9:11am

i'm not the sewing type, in that i don't know how to sew. but i wish i did!! i wish i could make clothes. one of these days i'm going to take a sewing class - T has a sewing machine that he got at a yard sale. the pom poms were easy, i guess i shouldn't have even called it "sewing" - i just used a needle to put the string through the pom and through the sock a few times and then tied a knot.


i'm DEFINITELY the pink pom pom on the socks type. i don't know what type that is, but whatever it is THAT'S ME!! in addition to looking adorable, they are very useful - the socks i wear are so short they sometimes slip into my shoe, but the pompoms prevent that.

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Mon, 02-28-2005 - 11:25am

We shouldn't judge how hard someone's working by how much they sweat. Keep in mind too that fat is meant to act as insulation so people w/ a higher BF% are going to have greater difficulty regulating body temp. Evaporation of sweat is meant to cool the body. Also bear in mind someone who appears very fit had to work hard to get there and some of the benefits of improved fitness are greater strength & increased CV efficiency. I KNOW how frustrating it can be to see fit, trim people look like it just comes naturally, but in most cases that's absolutely not true. Instead look at these people & think, "If I keep at it, I'll be able to make it look that easy too." ;-)

As for age slowing us down, its true - but only to a degree. Our metabolism, fitness and body composition are affected by a multitude of variables. Little changes in our life might slip by our consciousness unnoticed, but our body may respond. At 29 I thought my metabolism took a nose dive, but a few years later I managed to lose 20 lbs. over 4 months just by cleaning up my diet a bit & creating a little more direction in my workout regimen (I've lost almost 20 more, ounce by ounce, since). Then in my mid 30s I faced breast cancer and had been suffering from chronic overtraining for years, so was 'scared' into cleaning up my diet further and taking an even more holistic approach to life. I began to feel even better BUT proceeded to overdo it. This is part of the reason I ended up in a back brace. I was told my aging body & what I put it through could no longer support my twisted spine w/o assistance. I started tweaking things a little more, put aesthetics aside and focused purely on my health and 10 months after being put in a brace FOR LIFE I stopped wearing it. As I get closer to 40 I am in the best shape of my life and don't feel I'm working any harder for it than I did in my 20s, BUT I do have to be much more concientious about everything I eat & do. I really find what I put into my body affects how well it functions and feels. Aging is definitely resulting in changes but not all of them are negative. Bear in mind the better shape you're in at a younger age the easier it is to maintain your health and fitness as you get older. Although its never to late to make changes for the better.

Don't become disheartened Suzanne. It's not always easy but do we ever truly and completely appreciate what we didn't earn?

Good luck and take care.




Edited 2/28/2005 11:41 am ET ET by soleilune
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Mon, 02-28-2005 - 1:03pm

good points. i agree about not assuming that fit-looking people got there easily. i get frustrated too, by how hard it is to even stay at a healthy weight, and looking how i want to look seems impossible. on the other hand, i've been on the receiving end of those assumptions that i'm just naturally thin and don't have to watch what i eat. it really frustrates me to hear that, when i work so hard and am so careful about what i eat.


i recently read an article about various stars' weight loss regimens and Gwen Stefani (have you ever seen her abs?!?) made a big point about talking about how VERY VERY hard she works to look like that and how she is naturally a

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Mon, 02-28-2005 - 4:44pm

You never know when you see those "fitness models" floating along if it's a recovery day for them, or if they are warming up/cooling down, or if they already worked their booty off in a class during their lunch hour, or if they do they rigorous workouts outside on the pavement...

e.g., there was this rail thin, ripped woman at my gym lifting weights 24/7 and I never saw her do a second of cardio. More than once I wondered how she had gotten so lean w/out any cardio. A year or 2 later I found that she runs 10 miles on her treadmill at home every day before she comes to the gym.

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Mon, 02-28-2005 - 4:51pm

This issue becomes even stickier for instructors and trainers. If we're too flabby nobody trusts us to know what we're talking about or are turned off of us thinking we don't practice what we preach. Conversely when we look lean and athletic people assume that's just the way we are and that we couldn't relate to various struggles w/ diet, fitness or weight control that they experience. Its insane.

Good on Gwen. I hope she doesn't do any sort of wacky diet. It's good to hear someone w/ a body like hers make a point about how hard she works for it.

Soleilune
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Mon, 02-28-2005 - 5:03pm

she made it sound like it's all from working out, she didn't say anything about