Sloppy Women at the Gym

raydot

I don't think there's anything wrong with putting effort in your look if you *want* to, but just realize that you are changing the atmosphere of the gym. The beautiful thing about the gym is that it is an equalizer: everybody there is (theoretically) there to get in shape. It's one thing to wear exercise clothes that may be tighter or fresher looking than someone else's, it's another thing to do your hair up nice, put your make up on, wear unnecessarily skimpy clothing (unless you know you get so hot that you preemptively put on skimpy clothing to stay cool... but you'd have to be exercising pretty hard). When you do that the dynamic shifts to one of attention getting, and it's just disrespectful to our gender. You should have enough respect for other women getting in shape that you don't make it about your looks. You can't help your body or natural prettiness, but there is a palpable quality when one is "strutting" that is just highly unnecessary if you're really there to stay healthy.

I advocate going all out on the look at the beach, pool, bar, etc. just not the gym. You don't have to look like a frump but please don't get to the point where someone stops and realizes you put some real time into your appearance before going.

ladydee43

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Did someone come up to you tell they didn't like the way you look? I think people dress they want to at the gym, it's a matter of choice. If you look cute, I'm sure people think you look cute, but if someone wants to feel comfortable and burn some calories that's there choice too. Don't make assumptions.

Tiki1978

ll this talk is making me want to get all cute for the gym! I'll just get on the treadmill and go at a snails pace so I dont break a sweat lol

Seriously the only thing I care about it that Im showered, throw my hair in a wet ponytail and go. I rarely look at anyone. Unless they are in the treadmills in the row in front of me and have a nice a** then i just cant help myself lol BUT I do not go to look at anyone. And if girls want to go on with full makeup wearing thongs and running 5 miles in heels I couldn't care less.

akaallice

I guess you would consider me one of the sloppy women.
I come to Planet Fitness straight from work.
I change into sweat pants and a t-shirt; get connected to my iPod and start working out.
I'm not there to look pretty, not there to make friends and definitely not there to pick up a lover.
I am there for my health, to get healthier and to get well.

When I start going to the gym to look fantastic, then it's time for me to quit.

Whoever said sweating like a pig was sexy anyway?

akaallice

:sad:

twinlaced

SERIOUSLY???

No one but you really, truly gives a good *kitten* what YOU'RE wearing....because most....MOST people are there to sweat their *kitten* off and burn calories.

If you're seriously so into yourself that you think everybody's watching your piggly wiggly ponytail and your outfit...you need to find yourself a hobby..because..DAMN!!!

And was it really necessary to gripe about something as trivial as your lipstick preferences at the gym..here?

Geez....get a life:yawn:

LOVE IT!!!!!!!! this was ALMOST MY POST.. lol....

Mine too

Not everyone is this secure with themselves. Maybe they don't want to impress you. Maybe they just want to feel okay in their own skin when they leave their house. I know I do.

jessicae1aine

I go to the gym in a huge men's t-shirt and black stretchy fat lady pants. I don't worry about how my hair looks, never bother with makeup (don't in the rest of my life, either, though), and figure if I'm going to get gross and sweaty, why bother getting all girly to do it?

I don't judge other people's clothes at the gym, though. One of my rewards for weight loss will be a running tank top, so I'm not even totally against people doing it.

The one thing that DOES bother me? People who work out in a sports bra and pants or shorts. Please, just put a shirt on.

Sherbog

Hey any woman that gets up early to go to the gym is GREAT in my mind. The are way ahead of those who do not work out. Can't we be supportive...no one knows what that woman has to do to manage to get to the gym let alone dress for other women's approval.

If everyone stayed focused on thier own journey no problem. I could care less what people wear but wish they would leave the perfume at home. I would rather smell sweat.

AReasor

Haters gonna hate.

BPayton27

I have not read all the responses, but this literally made me laugh. I am there to sweat. I have not completed my workout until there is sweat dripping from my body - literally. I do not wear makeup to the gym because it leads to blemishes when it runs down your face. I wear clothes that are comfortable and that I can easily move in. If that makes me sloppy because they are not hot pink and form fitting, so be it.

Tinkerbell1369

I don't worry about other's and how they look but there aren't alot of cute out fits for woman my size.

saraannefrazer

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.

Agreed

Natihilator

What would be your definition of "sloppy?" I personally don't give a flying fig what anyone wears to the gym. I don't pay attention really because, once I put on my headphones, I go into my own little world. I wear whatever I'm comfortable in and, honestly, at 5:00 a.m., you're not going to get the best looking me.*lol*

Thank you!

@ the OP: I am not a size 2, so a cute little pink sports bra top or lululemon shorts is just not what I feel comfortable in at all (and why would I want to spend so much $$$ on that stuff when I'm losing weight anyways?)

I do, however still sometimes wear 10 year old t-shirts, some with little holes in them, I don't really care if you or anyone else deems that "sloppy", don't look or deal with it.

Birder150

How come men never start threads like this? :laugh:

Sarauk2sf

With a title of 'Sloppy Women at the Gym' you may want to look closer to home before commenting on people being judgemental.

SavCal71

Well, I actually DO roll out of bed at 5 ... AM. My *least* concern is how I look. My biggest concern is getting a good workout.

eatherhey

I GUESS..SOME WOMEN MIGHT FEEL LIKE IF THEY ARE ABOUT TO SWEAT IT OUT, THERE IS NO NEED TO LOOK LIKE A BEAUTY, BECAUSE MID WORKOUT YOUR GONNA BE MAKING UGLY FACES, SWEATING AND YOUR HAIR MIGHT COME UNDONE ANYWAY. SOME WOMEN MIGHT ALSO THINK THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE GYM TO LOOK PRETTY YOU ARE NOT REALLY THERE TO WORK, BUT IF IT WORKS FOR YOU..THEN IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WHAT OTHERS THINK--JUST ROCK IT.

Caps lock is cruise control for cool, amirite?

BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO STEER

There is a ton of self-righteous *kitten* going down in this thread. As people, we judge. It's what we do. Don't you dare say, "NUH UH, I ACCEPT EVERYONE FOR WHO AND WHAT THEY ARE" because it's just not true. When you look at a person you have immediate preconceived notions about them. Whether it's huge and at the front of your brain, or just hanging out in the back. These judgments are what drives us to interact with people. "Hey, you are wearing this brand of tank top, I wonder if you also like this other thing that I am interested in." That's slightly outside the point though. For some when we see a person in full makeup on a stair machine, it throws up little flags like "Trying to hard in one direction and not in another." Doesn't matter if it's true or not. So, cool, you don't care about anyone else in the gym- congratulations you've mastered the ability to shut out the rest of the world while working out - not everyone can do that. Our attention wanders, and bringing this back to the circle: Sometimes our sights land on things that don't make sense to us. No one is actually angry at the way anyone else is dressed. It's more likely that they are puzzled.

TL;DR conclusion: You're all being ridiculous.

mfpcopine

" Dont you wanna at least be presentable for yourself?"

It's not a concern. I'm there to work out. My gym requires people to wear appropriate gym clothes and not to wear anything twice in a row without washing it. That's good enough for me.

NatalieParmenter

The most important person at the gym is YOU. Nobody else should matter. Unless you're working out with friends. Friends matter )

SassyCalyGirl

I don't worry about my hair and make-up But I like cute workout clothes! There's nothing wrong with that! I am just going to sweat my make up off so really why bother. And I wear a ball cap-so the hair isn't an issue either. But cute workout clothes is a must-they make me feel good and that matters to ME.

saragato

In truth I envy the women who can wear the really great looking workout outfits that aren't baggy or lumpy. That sort of stuff doesn't come in my size so I just wear old shirts and the few workout pants I have with my Reeboks. I try and comb my hair (because I am one of those "just got out of bed" people who hit the gym in the morning) but it's short and unruly so I'm sure I look a sight.

I don't mind the women that come in wanting to look good or have tinted gloss on, maybe some liner because I don't know where they came from and some of them meet friends there and want to look presentable. These are usually the women that, where I go, use the stairmasters and the elliptical machines only, maybe the stationary bikes that have TVs in them. Those seem to be the women that are trying to maintain their figure, not lose it like me.

Me personally I just go, know I look a mess, and keep my headphones on and then mop up the buckets of sweat I create in my wake and go home to shower and go about my day. Everyone else there, I don't care about so long as they're not naked.

musicgirl88

For me, personally, if someone is caking on the make-up, trying their hardest to look as cute as possible, they are going to the gym to pick up guys or just get noticed...not work out...when I workout, I sweat so much that if I even attemtped a small amount of make-up it'd be gone or running down my face....it just doesn't make sense to get all dressed up when you're just going to get all sweaty and red faced and lose all the makeup you put on...but I guess if it makes you feel better about yourself...go for it! If it motivates you, do what you gotta do. Now, that being said...I'm not sloppy when I work out. I can't afford cute little work out clothes, and even if I could probably wouldn't buy them because they're to get all sweaty in, not look cute in...I wear a pair of workout pants, a tank top, and throw my hair in a pony tail...not at all sloppy looking...just because I'm not wearing make-up doesnt' make me sloppy!!!

RealWill

Yeah I always get really strange looks at the gym when I wear make-up, and have my hair in a pony-tail....

kjbristol

I wear sloppy clothes and make sure I am comfy because I know I am going to SWEAT! LOL but hell, if you like dressing cute, go for it. It is whatever works for you. Who cares what anyone else thinks?

mfpcopine

It's amazing to me that it would occur to anyone even to post this question. But the OP is getting the answer she requested.

eal12_00

See i go to the gym at 6 am and there are few people there. i also go to an all womens gym so i could care less what anyone looks like or what i look like becuz by the time u leave anyway u r not gonna look picture perfect anyway. plus i need to buy new work out outfits becuz girl i can barely hold up my workout clothes but it makes be feel great that i am shrinking.

LenaMena87

Wowwwwwwwwwwww who cares what anyone looks like. When you go to workout you're all accomplishing one goal....to get fit. Clothes and appearance shouldn't matter...you're gonna sweat it out anyways.

thepetiterunner

I like wearing cute workout clothes. I reward myself with more cute workout clothes which then forces me to wear more cute workout clothes. It's a vicious cycle.

Seriously though, I don't care what other people are wearing. I wear shorts and cute tops because I like feeling good about my appearance and I like tight fitting tops and bottoms (usually compression) because they hold all my lady bits in place. I can't stand having stuff flop around.

nz_deevaa

I LOVE how I feel in a new nike/LuLu outfit. I love hot pink running tops and cute yoga pants.

But honestly, what really is your beef?

My beef is that LuLu and Nike sizes both stop at a size 16, so I don't get cute outfits because of the size of my bum.

It hurts my feelings. :sad:

But really, honestly, I am not one of the people who gives the people who dress nicely, or wear make-up, or do their hair a hard time.

I AM more likely to look sloppy because I've lost a bunch of weight and my gym gear is either falling off me too big, or a bit too tight, because I wasn't willing to spend extra money on the 'in-between' size.

Swish your ponytail all you like, I'm not gonna hate ya.

Hanablu2

I clearly must be a sloppy woman at the gym because what the hell is a LuLu outfit? It doesn't sound like something a grown woman wears. I'm going to have the google that one.