I wear makeup to the gym

I work out over my lunch hour so makeup is a must. I can't go to work without it. And I make an effort to look cute. I figure if it is my workout than I can look however I want for it. I feel better about myself and worry less about others when I look good. I don't go to the gym to impress anyone. Sorry if it looks that way, but I take the whole 'always wear nice underwear in case you get in an accident and the paramedics have to cut your clothes off' thing my mom always told me to heart and use that mentality everywhere. It is more for me than anyone else.

I also wear leggings, wear cutesy shirts with fun sayings on them, have my nails painted, and I put on deodorant. I know that this basically is like 10 strikes in some people's opinions, but I work out after work and I could care less about washing my face.
Just because I do these things does that make me any less serious while being there? I see alot of hate about these things. Can't we all just be encouraging? It's hard enough without MFP ppl bashing each other!

Thank you OP!! I completely agree with you! I try to look good wherever I go. And that doesnt affect my performance in any way. Wouldnt that be strange? That you'd perform less if you were wearing make-up and a nice top? Isn't your commitment, effort and strenght coming from within?? Or am I the only one who gets this??

I dont think its wrong, I just think its insignificant, who cares what you have on makeup or otherwise, as long as your working hard and not prancing around to get noticed.

the issue I have with what I call ''bimbos'' at my gym - these unfortuinately are the girls who wear makeup there, is that they dont break a sweat, go red or work hard....why bother being their if you are not going to workout, its not a dating site Simples.

Anyway before I go off track if it makes you feel good do it, if you dont want to dont - yor choice, bollocks to anyones opinions....

I personally dont as I have my skin to feel clogged up!

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I don't see that there is any problem with wearing make-up to the gym or deoderant. I know I have commented on other posts regarding women who insist on standing in front of someone who is trying to weight-train so they can check their make-up in the mirror. If that is the case then that make-up check should be done in the bathroom or off to the side out of someone's way who is working out (but this goes for men and women who are just there to chit-chat and are sitting on a bench and not moving to allow for someone to do their workout). As far as the cute clothes - I can't wait until I am small enough to wear them:bigsmile:

My biggest complaint is the people who wear perfume/cologne to the gym (and I understand you may have worn it to work and then gone to the gym afterward and that I understand and usually it is not as strong as when you put it on first thing in the a.m.) but I am talking about people who show up to the gym at 5:30 a.m., freshly showered with perfume or cologne on. I have asthma and once I get a wiff of that while I am working out I can't catch my breath again or get it under control - it blasts my whole workout (which is why I stopped going to the gym near my house - now I walk/jog from home and am using workout DVDs).

I also wear leggings, wear cutesy shirts with fun sayings on them, have my nails painted, and I put on deodorant. I know that this basically is like 10 strikes in some people's opinions, but I work out after work and I could care less about washing my face.
Just because I do these things does that make me any less serious while being there? I see alot of hate about these things. Can't we all just be encouraging? It's hard enough without MFP ppl bashing each other!

Okay, first, I totally understand the "going to the gym after work, and I just don't wash my makeup off before working out". I do this myself. Also, I don't spend alot of money on workout clothes, but I don't wear ratty t-shirts and worn out basketball shorts either. I don't think you're the type these other people are talking about. The ones they're referring to are the girls who come in to the gym ALREADY dressed in their "workout" gear (so it's obvious that they did not just come from work), then get on the tread mill at a slow walk for fifteen minutes, while chattering on their cell phone or to the person next to them the whole time. They're in the gym for less than thirty minutes and never break a sweat or get their HR elevated.

Second, for my part, it's not so much that I dislike them or that I'm "hating" on them. I just don't understand it. When I go to the gym, if I'm not soaked in sweat by the end of my workout, I don't feel like I've benefitted from being there. I hate having to go to the gym after working all day, so if I'm going to go to the trouble, I'm going to make it worth my time.

i say do what you want to do.

i personally never wore makeup to the gym when i went to a gym, but let's be honest here, i'm lazy. i don't wear makeup on a daily basis. so if you see me wearing makeup... i must have had somewhere to go that day. LOL

i have some cute gym clothes, but not a whole bunch. i actually really like my ugly workout clothes better. i don't feel bad when they're all stinky. i enjoy wearing my brother's old company tshirt to workout in. it's huge on me now and it used to fit me really well about 100lbs ago.

**edited to add... people should always wear deodorant. that's just wrong if they don't. just sayin'.

I normally wear makeup to the gym too. Gotta look cute while I workout.

But just recently I started washing it off before going, only because I've been breaking out and all that sweat on top of makeup is not doing my pores any good.

I honestly think with some people, it's jealousy. If you were such a badass and were so focused on your hardcore workout, you wouldn't even notice what other people wear to the gym, much less feel a need to whine about it on MFP. I say if you are achieving your goals, then more power to you. The only time it pisses me off is if your routine of "trying to look as cute as possible while doing as little as possible" is getting in the way of my workout. And then my problem is not with how you look; it's that you won't do your prancing somewhere else so that I can do my Turkish get-ups without worrying that I'm accidentally going to sit on you.

Well said! I go to the gym after my work day so whatever I'm wearing, makeup included is what I wear when I work out. I don't like to look sloppy or what I consider "dumpy" when I work out because it brings down my over all morale. Notice I said "I". It definitely is not the best to sweat with makeup on but all I do is wash it off when I get home! I just recently started back to the gym and feel great! I rewarded myself with some new gym clothes and I know I look good so it gives me more incentive to continue on my journey. People shouldn't comment or care about what someone else does or doesn't wear, etc. We are here for ourselves and this application is for people trying to live a healthier life and kind words of advice and encouragement are what we should be offering!