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Unflattering gym kit issues?

1saturn
1saturn Posts: 95 Member
edited February 25 in Chit-Chat
OK ladies, does anyone else suffer from this... My gym bottoms are really unflattering around the crotch area?! They seem to ride up towards my waist and get too tight around my hips. My body shape doesn't help. I'm hourglass so my hip, butt and thigh area is considerably larger than my waistline. Which means my gym bottoms constantly ride up towards my waist. I can't really do much about this because changing sizes doesn't help as the size will always be (too big for waist or too small for hips). Which seems to result in tightness around the crotch... Is there anything I can do? Could it be an underwear issue?
Thanks!

(Before everyone says forget it and work out - I DO! But if I can solve it that's even better)

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  • sheepysaccount
    sheepysaccount Posts: 608 Member
    either you ignore how you look in them (unless you actually want to nail one of the guys at the gym) or you get yoga pants. :)

    edit: you are kind of the shape i am right now. maybe a bit smaller. definitely go with yoga pants. they are amazing. that is all
  • tibby531
    tibby531 Posts: 717 Member
    I wear form-fitting pants with a tie at the waistband. and hanes, because they offer a "100% wedgie-free guarantee." :p I'm sure I still get the camel-toe look, but at least my pants stay where they need to. :)

    best of luck!
  • Ferrous_Female_Dog
    Ferrous_Female_Dog Posts: 221 Member
    Compression shorts
  • Guns_N_Buns
    Guns_N_Buns Posts: 1,899 Member
    Yoga pants and NO underwear.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I wear fitted capris pants- there is some riding up- but they mostly stay put.

    My *kitten* loves to eat underwear and- well all things- so having pants that go below the knee to prevent the whole she-bang from going north is helpful.

    If I wear booty shorts (and I occasional do)... I just suck it up that I'm going to have camel toe- and I look like I'm wearing advanced lifter granny panties. That's just life.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    I wear fitted capri pants. They have a string that helps keep them in place when I am leaner and they don't seem to shift.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    OK ladies, does anyone else suffer from this... My gym bottoms are really unflattering around the crotch area?! They seem to ride up towards my waist and get too tight around my hips. My body shape doesn't help. I'm hourglass so my hip, butt and thigh area is considerably larger than my waistline. Which means my gym bottoms constantly ride up towards my waist. I can't really do much about this because changing sizes doesn't help as the size will always be (too big for waist or too small for hips). Which seems to result in tightness around the crotch... Is there anything I can do? Could it be an underwear issue?
    Thanks!

    (Before everyone says forget it and work out - I DO! But if I can solve it that's even better)

    I need to see pics to offer constructive criticism. You can post them here or PM them.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    If you really can't find anything else - actual bike shorts work. I've lifted after cycling and they work like a charm, higher back so no peeking when bent over, no need for undies, and they are made for people who have meatier thighs & glutes from biking. Absolutely no crawling up. I'm fairly curvy too and always have issues with the waist being too big if it fits in the hips. I have an 11.5 inch difference between my waist & my hips.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    All I can advise is to try a different cut of garment. Anything really short just rides up on me - there's nothing I can do about it. So I pick things that are a little longer, and it solves the problem.
  • runforestrun35
    runforestrun35 Posts: 480 Member
    Fitted/stretch Capri running pants with grip around the waist and calves so they stay put.. They will giveyou a wedge if biking 11 + miles... But what won't??!?! But fantastic for running!
  • cardbucfan
    cardbucfan Posts: 10,571 Member
    Lycra capris. No riding, they sit at my waist so no plumbers crack and they hide the crepey skin above my knees when I'm moving. I have 6 pairs of the exact same thing-wish I had more since they don't make them anymore!
  • RUNNING_AMOK_1958
    RUNNING_AMOK_1958 Posts: 268 Member
    I'm a bigger bottomed gal myself. I might not be able to solve how your pants fit, but there is a cute, practical way to camouflage it.
    http://sweetspotskirts.com/pages/the-skirt

    They can be worn over any pants, capris, or shorts that you already have. Very versatile.

    The same skirt will fit sizes 2-14 using an ingenious snap system. Both smaller and larger versions are available. http://sweetspotskirts.com/pages/sizing

    They also offer shorts which they call panties. They never ever ride up. I've run in mine all summer.

    Made in the USA in Vancouver, Washington.
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