Sloppy Women at the Gym

SaketoKim

I dont care as long as you take off your f***** perfume!!!!

Ha oops! I always do a body spray before I head to my work out! lol I don't think anyone can smell it 70 minutes later. But it's noted!

CM9178

There is a difference between girls looking like they are ready to go to a club, and just dressing so you don't look like a slob. But I also get the impression that if someone is that focused on how they look and need to look a certain way in order to feel better about themselves at the gym, then maybe they are there for the wrong reasons, and maybe they are just looking for attention.

I wouldn't show up to the gym in a stained shirt and unwashed hair, but I also wouldn't purposely put on new makeup and spend an hour on my hair before going to the gym. I go because I want to work out, I don't really care what I look like while doing it. If I cared, I wouldn't be working out in a public place. I also wouldn't want other girls giving me dirty looks because I'm not wearing brand name work out clothes or shoes. Labels and brands don't make you better than anybody else.

You're right, they don't make you better than anybody else. But they don't make you worse than anybody else either. I think the OP was just trying to state that just because a woman is put together and has her makeup on and a cute matchy matchy outfit, doesn't mean they aren't there to work hard too. I work just as hard as a woman wearing mismatched work out clothes with no makeup on. I just prefer to be put together all the time, but I really don't care how anybody else dresses at the gym---we're all there for the same reason (well, most of us)!

So you are suggesting that people who aren't wearing makeup or "cute" outfits, aren't "put together". Wearing makeup doesn't make you "put together" any more than anybody else.
I also never said that wearing a matching outfit makes you worse than anybody else. But getting all "dressed/made up" to go the gym is just screaming "look at me".

Alicia_Monique

I like leggings, a sports bra, a t-shirt, and my hair in a high and tight bun with my hair completely off my face with pins. I wear mismatched socks, and my shoes probably need to be replaced. I don't wear any make-up at all.

I am not there to look cute. I am there for myself.

HeidiMightyRawr

I understand, I like to look at least half decent when I go as well, especially since all the sweating makes me look 10x worse!

I think, from what I've gathered from previous topics though, that the issue other women have is with the women who dress up for the gym like it's a night out (top showing cleavage, full face of make up, hair done perfect, perfume, and not wanting to sweat much if at all!)

Myself personally, I don't care either way, come to the gym however you want to come to the gym, it doesn't effect my workout.

amoffatt

I keep to myself at home

KahalaGal

Whatever works for you! Get IN. Work OUT. Get OUT.

I
On a basic note of female decency-
I would hope that we could all band together and STOP judging each other. Just Be.
And, alternatively, I would hope that we could all STOP considering what other people think of us. Just Be You.

CM9178

I also would never spend money on "workout clothes". I just wear old clothes that I wouldn't wear on a normal day anymore, so they get put to use and don't just get thrown out. I'd rather spend my money on other more important things, like the clothes I wear OUTSIDE of the gym.

Honestly, I spend good money on work out clothes for many reasons other than the aesthetic. First, working out (particularly running) is my hobby, so why wouldn't I spend money on my hobby? Additionally, the quality. I can tell you 5 minutes into a run if I'm wearing cheaper old clothes that aren't specifically for running, and I'm chafing and uncomfortable. There is a lot to be said about really good quality athletic clothing that wicks moisture away from the body and allows for cooling of the body while working out intensely. I only run in good quality running clothing. I will hit the weights in an old t-shirt and some workout shorts (I have like a ridiculous amount of brightly colored Nike running shorts), but when it comes to my running, I spend the money because it's worth it to me.

That's totally fine that YOU don't want to spend money on athletic clothing, but that clothing is made specifically for exercise, and that's why I wear it as opposed to whatever old stuff I've got laying around. It's nobody's business but mine how I choose to spend my money, and it doesn't matter to me how you choose to spend yours.

We are talking about people who are just going to the gym to work out, and feel the need to buy all of these matching "cute" outfits so they "look good" when they are at the gym. I totally understand your reasoning for wanting quality clothes to wear while running. My point is that it is a foolish waste of money and energy to purposely buy matching "outfits" to wear to go to the gym for no reason other than "looking cute".

megz85g

i do like to wear nice clothes but i'm there to sweat, and sweat i do!
i don't care if i'm red faced and dripping at the end of my workout- in fact i love it

there are alot of girls at my gym who look at me strangely when they have finished their 10 reps of 2kg bicep curls for their workout and they are not even breathing heavy.

CM9178

I personally dont see the point in using make up at the gym. There is something between looking "sloppy" and "made up". i don't get why i would waste my make up when i sweat (and shower) it off anyway after training. i dont care much what other people look like the gym but if some chick shows up with 4 layers of make up on her face i might wonder what she came to the gym for, fashion shows usually happen elsewhere.

The makeup thing needs some different perspective - as someone who went all through high school and my early 20's with bad acne, I found that I felt better about myself to wear makeup EVERYWHERE (including the gym). It isn't always to impress people, it's for our own self confidence a lot of the time. I've since grown out of the acne, but I do have some small scars from where it used to be, and while I don't wear much, if any, to the gym (just a little powder if anything) anymore, I get it...it's hard for people with perfect/good/normal skin to understand....but it REALLY isn't all about impressing others for all of us. Some, maybe...but they are the exception to the rule. I say as long as they are following the gym etiquette, then it shouldn't bother anyone. I go to the gym, I sweat, I lift weights, I work hard...and always have - makeup or no makeup, cute outfit or no cute outfit (however I do like the cute outfits, hehe)

there is a difference between wearing some makeup to cover up scars, etc.. we're talking about full out makeup.. like eyeliner, eyeshadow, lipstick, mascara, etc, etc... just "over-done" for the gym.

imnotyourpal

I dont really pay any attention to what other people are wearing at the gym,but I can only hope that something im doing or wearing is ruining someones day and forcing them to type out their frustraions on some message board somewhere:laugh:

^ This. Totally.

I initially thought the OP was a joke. No lie. I thought to myself, "She can't be serious about dark eyelashes and 'cute outfits'. Not if she's there to work out".

So, now that I've had time to adsorb the fact that you WERE serious, let me ask you this....do you prance around your house looking cute and made up all the time? If the answer is yes, then clearly you're not comfortable in your own skin and my advice would be to talk to someone. If the answer is no, you should ask yourself, "Why, then, do I feel the need to do it when I know others will see me.". IMHO, either way there's a deeper seeded issue.

Having said all that, if it makes you feel better about yourself, then just friggin' do it. We should all do what makes us feel best. Don't you worry about anyone but you!!

VAgal123

I like cute workout clothes, however they do not like me. I think you should wear what you are comfortable in. Whether its your husbands baggy t-shirt and some baggy sweats or a sports bra and yoga pants, who f*cking cares.

I own cute workout clothes...I just can't fit In them anymore! I'm def the big shirt & workout skirt girl! I don't have a prob w/ the" together girls" ,as we say in the South, however.......I do have a prob w/ the chick that works out in my gym and wears a sweater set and pearls! Seriously! She stays on the same ski machine for an hour...never looks sweaty and has a great bod! Just don't get it.

minadeathclutch

Because the people who are dressing like that are typically not doing **** for a workout.

THIS.

Brenda_Pancakes

I've been drawing on my eyebrows since high school. I plucked em' out back then... and the things never grew back; go figure. I like how they look drawn on anyways. HOWEVER, after 15 minutes in the sweaty room that our gym does Zumba in... I have no eyebrows. I wear clothes that are close fitting - cuz we move around a lot, so I wouldn't consider my look to be "sloppy"... But I still have no eyebrows.

Some chicks go to get checked out, so they dress really cutesie. Some chicks go to sweat their eyebrows off...

If you're really working your a** off; you're gonna end up sweaty and flustered anyways. I'm more impressed when I walk by a chick that's shirt is drenched with sweat than I am with someone that was able to keep her hair cute.

samf36

I really don't care what anyone one has on. For me I have one pair of sweats ad 3 sweatshirts/tees I wear , all grey. Not fancy, not new but all within my budget. Now that the sweats are getting a tad big I will take a tuck in them and they will serve me for long time. If you are looking to see what others have on you are not concentrating on your workout hard enough.

ironanimal

Women working out hard = hot.
Women working out at an intensity dictated by their makeup = not hot.

fatboypup

YU



TROLLIN?

girlholiday

I work out in leggings, and a t shirt. I usually come after work, or in the middle of my day so I'll have at least my eyebrows filled in, and mascara. I leave the gym a sweaty mess and looking terrible, so I don't really try showing up and looking good.

DataBased

I honestly don't notice other people. For me, I'd love to look cute working out, but that's physically impossible at this point. First off, I'm too big still to be "cute" doing anything that causes my fat to jiggle. Secondly, I do not perspire - I sweat. Buckets. If I wear makeup, it's an even uglier sight than if I went without it.

Personally, I think you should do what works for you. For me, I want to work out to look good later - I can't think about how good I look while working out because it would just depress me and I would quit before I began. So I don't! LOL

:happy:

iluxoxo211

I could give 2 sh*ts about what I look like when I go to the gym...I honestly couldnt care less about what anyone thinks I look like either.. I am there for ME.. I am there to work out and sweat not to impress people...:yawn:

iluxoxo211

Because the people who are dressing like that are typically not doing **** for a workout.

this is so true!

feliciapeters

You want to wear a cute outfit, great. I wear yoga pants & a big tee. at this point I tend to wear baggy stuff so I can concentrate on my workout instead of holding in my stomach.

I look forward to the day on me doesnt look like an overstuffed sausage
HOWEVER

full on makeup & jewelry is too friggin stupid & it annoys the crap out of me.

kateroot

Do what works for you and rock it. There's nothing wrong with wanting to look cute, just like there's nothing wrong with not caring how you look at the gym. And there's really no need to judge anyone on their gym "style." Although I will admit I side-eye pajama pants at the gym. That one just doesn't make sense to me.

MizzDoc

And this is just the sort of mindless BS that reaffirms my decision to NOT join a gym.

I am a hard enough critic on myself and my body / fitness. I would hate to go work out at a gym, summon all my courage just to do so, and have someone judge me as being sloppy for not wearing the proper workout clothing.

:huh:

TriciaZ944

I really don't pay attention to what other people wear to the gym. The main thing I get annoyed with is when women put on a ton of purfume right before they work out.

mynameiscarrie

i'll just be blunt... i hate it. mainly because i work out on campus and the girls wearing makeup with their t1ts to their face are hogging machines that they aren't even using. they walk for 20 minutes and get off, still all fancy and made up just so they can try to get the juicehead's downstairs attention. if you're busting your *kitten* and in makeup then kudos. if you come to the gym looking like you're about to go out to the club wearing your pushup bra and hot pants, gtfo my treadmill and go somewhere with that.

and no, i'm not jealous. i'm just as small as any of them, if not smaller, and i'd rather look like trash, bust my *kitten*, and have a brain then try to pick up dudes in a gym.

just my two cents.

rookmb

I'll admit, I'm a sloppy woman at the gym. I wear baggy cotton shorts and tee shirts because I don't like sweating in tight clothes. The only jewelry I wear is my wedding band and I have short hair so no cute ponytails here. Personally, I don't look at other people while I'm there. I'm working my butt off (literally) and not looking to socialize.

Now, when I get home, it's a different story. That's when I shower and get, what I call "presentable".

I think people should go to the gym wearing WHATEVER they're comfortable EXERCISING in. It's just that simple.

Enygirl210

I am still fat...I would neither kick a dog nor subject anyone to my body in spandex...plus I have never been a person that shows off the wares..... I am comfortable in my grungy clothes,plus there will come a time when I will have to purchase new workout clothes or be faced with my pants falling off. no sense in spending money I don't have on lookin' purty

I am right there with you! I'm a fan of yoga pants and t-shirts, love the bouncy ponytail. However, sine i'm not there to impress anyone, or make them drop dead, I'll leave the spandex for when I'm down #50+ pounds

victoria4321

A lot of women who hate so hard are jealous and lacking confidence so they try to act like the put together girl at the gym has issues. I love looking cute for the gym. :flowerforyou:

Just a quick tip, if your make up runs at the gym then you need better make up. Mine stays put even after a 5 mile run outside

trysha1231

I don't care one way or the other what a woman (or man) looks like at the gym. I'm there to work out. If I go to the gym in the morning before work, I seriously do roll out of bed, throw on my work-out cloths, pull my crazy-bed-hair into a pony tail, and go. If I'm there after work, well I might look a little more polished.

Regardless, by the time I'm done with my work out, I look horrid- red faced, sweaty, hair in my face (cause it pulled out of the pony tail). And you know what? I don't care. I feel AWESOME and that's all that matters.

Bingo. I roll; out of bed and hit my workout room. And by the time I am done, I am sweaty and red faced and if I were to attempt to do my makeup and hair, it would have been a complete waste of time.
But as others have said, if that's what motivates you to workout, then more power to you!

honestlysweet

I look like complete and total crap at the gym I go at six am and I have my hair pulled back with a million barrettes stuck everywhere because my hair is so many different lengths it takes them all to keep little wispies out of my face. I also wear glasses in the morning and a baggy shirt over my spandex.

It's funny because after I take my shower at the gym, and do my hair, makeup, put in contacts, and get dressed for work, no one recognizes me!