Workout Clothes question....

OMG yes.. enough with the freaking shelf bra. obviously if i'm buying a size large i'm going to need more than a shelf bra and as a *ahem* well endowed lady, having to deal with a shelf bra is annoying enough that i dont even by the top because the built in bra ends up being too small.

and no pants with fold over waist bands. these just get in the way

1. no colors I would stay away from. I like a basic color with accents of bright. Like black with hot pink, or charcoal with neon yello/green.

2. my biggest frustration: tell me why the sports bras in smaller sizes (C cup and smaller) are made to be more supportive (formed cup, zip-up, re-enforced T razorback style) And those are only available up to size 38 band size. At least readily found in department stores, because let me tell you, I have been looking. Why are these super-supportive styles not available in larger sizes? Bigger women need the support more than small women. Because breast tissue is mostly fat, plus-size women tend to be more endowed in that particular area. My mom wants a front zip sports bra in a 44 and I want supportive formed cup sports bra with a T back in a DD. Why is that like asking for the moon and the stars?!?!!

another thing,
Tops need to be longer, especially in plus size and for very busty women. How do I say this delicately? Um, I don't like feeling like Winnie the Pooh with a halfshirt on when I do yoga or anything else that requires a lot of moving and stretching, even doing weight machines that involves reaching arms above my head.

Love black fitness clothes, id like to be able to get khaki tops as well

Biggest problem? Finding tops that a. Are not bright colors b. Cover my stomach adequetly without displaying my flabby belly to the world when doing pushups, c. Are not stuffed with padding that makes me sweat more.

I don't like how none of my work out clothes have pockets.. I have to put my iphone in my bra.
Which is awkward.

^^^^^^^^^^ I have the worst time trying to figure out what to do with my phone when I go for a run.

This

pale colours are not great . and as a tall girl with boobs i struggle to find tops that both fit my chest , and are long enough in the body ... a workout top in bra sizes would be good for me .. rather than s/m/l etc
other than that breathable, durable,

I'll echo pockets with zips.

And long shirts. I'm a short girl, and I'm now in a place in my fitness journey where I'm not totally mortified if my tummy gets exposed for about an inch... however, I'm frickin SHORT! how come all the tops I have are too short? I'm buying in the normal size (unlike the pants, see story below) but still... too short...

Something that's not been mentioned, and that I went through just this weekend because my old pants were too big: pants with elastic at the bottom: Yes, I know they're not attractive, but otherwise I step on the hem all the time. ALL the time. Even the ones that did have elastic in the bottom, the elastic was way loose, it just slips over my heel and I frickin step on the hem. I ended up buying a children's model just because the elastic at the bottom was good and tight. An alternative would be pants that would have a tie at the bottom, that you can adjust the tightness yourself. I once had pants like that but I lost them... so sad!

Something I will not buy ever again: pants with the wide "belt" at the top, that's supposed to look sexy- yeah, not sexy if the goddamn pant falls off my *kitten* because the "belt" has no actual elastic in it.

what really gets my goat is how there is never enough large sizes for 22 -24 womens or bigger.its like they dont want to encourage you to slim down and want you to stay fat by not providing the correct clothing. pockets important and material that wicks away the sweat! and please dd sports bras.

rant over! lol

I have to put my iphone in my bra.
Which is awkward.

noo don't put the phone in the bra.
I destroyed about 3 phones that way.
the sweat go into them.

yes i agree workout clothes need to have pockets for keys/ phones these days.


and i would wear any colour top that i would regularly (i dont normnally go in for the Hot colours (red/ orange)
bottoms always somthing dark, blue black grey.

My favourite workout bottoms have a small zip pocket on the back which is so useful for putting my door key when I'm out running. I only wear black lycra bottoms for intense workouts as they don't give embarrassing sweat patches. Different people prefer different lengths (ankle length, calf length or shorts) so be sure to offer a choice to suit everyone.

With tops I'm not so worried about sweat patches so wear a range of colours but like them to be breathable and fairly light weight. As others have said, double layered ones are just annoying as I stil have to wear a sportsbra too. I prefer them not to be too tight fitting as I'm sure people don't want to see my belly bulges in great detail!

Reflective features are good for outdoor running.