Did I miss the memo?

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    one day i'm going to go lifting in a wrap dress. those are comfortable too
  • caiialily
    caiialily Posts: 28
    Well, if your gym doesn't have a rule against denim, I suppose you could make yourself happy and wear your jeans. My jeans tend to stretch out as the day progresses, especially if I get really warm. And they gap at the back if I don't wear a belt, which I can't imagine working out in. So for me, at least, working out in jeans would allow for some major plumber's crack, even if I could get past the discomfort factor.

    But really, I tend to agree with the other posters about the sweat factor. I can't imagine that could be good for the lady-parts. I hate to mention this in (internet) company, but I would think that would lead to repeated yeast infections. That area needs to breathe and I just don't see how denim during Zumba would allow that to happen.

    Also, I would think it would be much easier to overheat while wearing jeans, since the sweat isn't going to wick away from your skin and they tend to be made of thick material.

    Just my two cents.
  • Alexstrasza
    Alexstrasza Posts: 619 Member
    Wow, didn't expect such a huge reaction, haha.

    I know it's not as comfortable when you sweat in jeans but I feel uncomfortable in any type of clothing except jeans. I'm 23 and only just now starting to branch out and wear dresses, which is HUGE for me.

    I guess I do need to find some cute and comfortable yoga pants. I just hate how baggy sweatpants are, it just feels blah to me, lol.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I guess I do need to find some cute and comfortable yoga pants. I just hate how baggy sweatpants are, it just feels blah to me, lol.

    You're not going to the gym to look good WHILE you're at the gym. :wink:

    I hate frumpy baggy sweats, too, so i don't wear them (unless I have the flu). I'm most comfortable in shorts because I sweat buckets, but I have lots of exercise capris and pants that are slim fitting and flattering.
  • Alexstrasza
    Alexstrasza Posts: 619 Member
    I guess I do need to find some cute and comfortable yoga pants. I just hate how baggy sweatpants are, it just feels blah to me, lol.

    You're not going to the gym to look good WHILE you're at the gym. :wink:

    I hate frumpy baggy sweats, too, so i don't wear them (unless I have the flu). I'm most comfortable in shorts because I sweat buckets, but I have lots of exercise capris and pants that are slim fitting and flattering.

    I don't want to wear something to make me look good. By the time I'm done with my workout I look like a mess. Sweatpants are just so not comfortable to me. Even when I'm sick or have TOM I still prefer my jeans. I don't know why, haha.

    I think it's the tightness. Makes me feel secure....if that makes sense, lol.
  • qtiekiki
    qtiekiki Posts: 1,490 Member
    I guess I do need to find some cute and comfortable yoga pants. I just hate how baggy sweatpants are, it just feels blah to me, lol.

    You're not going to the gym to look good WHILE you're at the gym. :wink:

    I hate frumpy baggy sweats, too, so i don't wear them (unless I have the flu). I'm most comfortable in shorts because I sweat buckets, but I have lots of exercise capris and pants that are slim fitting and flattering.

    I don't want to wear something to make me look good. By the time I'm done with my workout I look like a mess. Sweatpants are just so not comfortable to me. Even when I'm sick or have TOM I still prefer my jeans. I don't know why, haha.

    I think it's the tightness. Makes me feel secure....if that makes sense, lol.

    Compression shorts/tights are tight.
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    There were a couple of people at my gym that would work out in jeans. It's just weird. They aren't workout clothes. You want to wear something that breathes and sucks sweat away from your body and then dries quickly. I typically wear that wicking stuff. it's the best. You don't feel like you even sweat.
  • freerangehuman
    freerangehuman Posts: 19 Member
    Two words: Chub Rub. I don't wear sweats, I wear 100% synthetic fabric. Chaffing=pain!
  • robinogue
    robinogue Posts: 1,117 Member
    I don't wear sweat pants either, I wear yoga capris and a t-shirt
  • MandiS80
    MandiS80 Posts: 127 Member
    yoga pants or yoga capris and a tank are the most comfortable in the gym IMO. I wouldn't ever wear jeans... what a gross feeling that would be.
    But if that's what you like, than that's your choice.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    YOGA pants. I'm from Seattle - its like a uniform here, people wear them EVERYWHERE!
  • BaileyBoo13524
    BaileyBoo13524 Posts: 593 Member
    YOGA pants. I'm from Seattle - its like a uniform here, people wear them EVERYWHERE!
    ^^^^^^ this I'm from Seatlle also I LOVE yoga pants, workout pants, baggy sweatpants, and PJ bottoms...but I also only workout in actual workout pants/shorts/yoga pants. I don't know how someone could sweat in their jeans and feel good enough to go to the store afterwards...ew!
  • lyttlewon
    lyttlewon Posts: 1,118 Member
    I don't even own sweat pants. I wear yoga capris. I can't do shorts they move up my thighs and are just horrible. If I tried doing yoga in jeans I think I would split a seam.
  • reyopo
    reyopo Posts: 210 Member
    This reminds me, a few years ago there was a woman in one of my most intense, sweaty, hot power yoga classes who would wear jeans with a belt and tucked-in blouse to class! I was so distracted by how uncomfortable it looked to be her, I'd lose focus in my practice. She was a real odd bird, who would make strange noises and loud grunts during class too...she wasn't all there.

    Jeans - not appropriate workout wear for all kinds of reasons. My biggest concern would be constriction of internal organs, interfering with digestion etc...you need to be able to move, breathe, bend, stretch...

    There is a Trader Joe's across the street from my gym...most of the time at least half the shoppers are in workout clothes, and half of them are sweaty and flushed. IT'S TOTALLY OKAY! But if it bothers you that much...I assume there's a locker room at your gym? Bring the jeans and change after.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I once saw a girl at the gym on a treadmill in a ankle length denim skirt. That looked dangerous. That was near my mom's house in a community that I happen to know that her clothing choice was a religious thing, but even knowing that I couldn't believe there wasn't a more comfortable choice!

    OP- you will be much more comfortable in yoga pants or compression pants, or you could try compression shorts under a pair of baggier shorts which is both very secure and modest.
  • cjudesaenz
    cjudesaenz Posts: 67 Member
    I see your point, you want to be comfortable when you are working out, who doesn't. BUUUTTTTT I dont think that the gyms are trying to cramp your style or deny your civil liberty to wear jeans. It's a safety thing having to do with range of motion and movement, but another reason would be that jean are not as breathable as most work out material and increases your risk for infection to your no no parts.... lol... no but seriously if you want to go shop post work out just change. And besides going to the store with sweaty swamp jean bottoms is nasty again INFECTION (YEAST)..... BLEH GROSS and no FUN!!!

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