Yoga Pants! (nuff said)

mccindy72 · September 2014

If they weren't called yoga pants would anyone get all up in arms about the fact that women were wearing them 'out in public' who weren't doing it to work out? I wear them because I like them and the way they look, and mine were expensive and you'd never catch me working out in them. They sure look a lot better to wear out and about than sweatpants or those darned old pajama pants people think are okay to wear. Get over it. They look good, feel good so why can't we wear them whenever we want?

And stop showing pictures of overweight women wearing them to laugh at. That's body shaming. They have just as much right to wear them as any other woman does. If they are comfortable enough to be seen in them, more power to them. Knock it off.

You do make some great points - everyone is entitled to wear what they want. I'm not down with body shaming either.

My complaint is that it's "trendy" to wear workout clothes because being fit/working out itself is trendy. It does bother me when I see people at the mall decked out in head to toe Lululemon when clearly they aren't coming to or from a work out, and don't appear to be taking care of their health judging by the fact that they're very overweight. Wearing them out on a quick errand is one thing, but I'm talking about people who have swapped them out for jeans or their regular, everyday clothes. It just looks disingenuous and like they're trying to "look hot" without putting in the hard work. They could spend money on expensive workout clothes, but not a gym membership?

Now, do I say anything to these people, or shame them? No, never, like you said, it's their right to wear what they want. I'm just saying to me they look phony. No one has to care about how they look or actually be fit, that's a personal choice. I realize I know nothing about them, and am completely judging them...but it's in my head, which I am also allowed to do (although maybe I'm an *kitten* for sharing). Dressing like fitness is your lifestyle 24/7 when there's a 99% chance it's not is just annoying...IMHO. It's not fooling anyone is my point.

again, why do they have to be 'workout clothes'? Because you view them as such? I have them and don't wear them to work out in, although I do work out regularly. When I do wear them I'm not going to or coming from a work out, I just like the way they look and they're comfy. Is it okay to wear them for that reason? That's not phony, you are making assumptions based on why they are wearing them.

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mccindy72 · September 2014

Stolen from another MFP thread and re-posting for relevance and truth

That;'s a great freaking *kitten*

*nods*

not to mention squats and lunges!

luvmydawgs · September 2014

Stolen from another MFP thread and re-posting for relevance and truth

A squat *kitten* is always the best *kitten*!

tabicatinthehat · September 2014

Maybe this is how we all end up dressed like this:

Redheadllena · September 2014

If they weren't called yoga pants would anyone get all up in arms about the fact that women were wearing them 'out in public' who weren't doing it to work out? I wear them because I like them and the way they look, and mine were expensive and you'd never catch me working out in them. They sure look a lot better to wear out and about than sweatpants or those darned old pajama pants people think are okay to wear. Get over it. They look good, feel good so why can't we wear them whenever we want?

And stop showing pictures of overweight women wearing them to laugh at. That's body shaming. They have just as much right to wear them as any other woman does. If they are comfortable enough to be seen in them, more power to them. Knock it off.

You do make some great points - everyone is entitled to wear what they want. I'm not down with body shaming either.

My complaint is that it's "trendy" to wear workout clothes because being fit/working out itself is trendy. It does bother me when I see people at the mall decked out in head to toe Lululemon when clearly they aren't coming to or from a work out, and don't appear to be taking care of their health judging by the fact that they're very overweight. Wearing them out on a quick errand is one thing, but I'm talking about people who have swapped them out for jeans or their regular, everyday clothes. It just looks disingenuous and like they're trying to "look hot" without putting in the hard work. They could spend money on expensive workout clothes, but not a gym membership?

Now, do I say anything to these people, or shame them? No, never, like you said, it's their right to wear what they want. I'm just saying to me they look phony. No one has to care about how they look or actually be fit, that's a personal choice. I realize I know nothing about them, and am completely judging them...but it's in my head, which I am also allowed to do (although maybe I'm an *kitten* for sharing). Dressing like fitness is your lifestyle 24/7 when there's a 99% chance it's not is just annoying...IMHO. It's not fooling anyone is my point.

again, why do they have to be 'workout clothes'? Because you view them as such? I have them and don't wear them to work out in, although I do work out regularly. When I do wear them I'm not going to or coming from a work out, I just like the way they look and they're comfy. Is it okay to wear them for that reason? That's not phony, you are making assumptions based on why they are wearing them.

Not what I was trying to say...I'll try to clarify once more. Everyone can wear workout clothes, it's a free country. I am saying that I assume (my opinion, not a fact) the people I'm referring to think they look like they work out by wearing workout clothes. As you just stated, you yourself don't wear them to appear like you work out and just like to wear them because you like how they look/they are comfy. That's fine.

I am saying it bothers me when people wearing clothes that *based on what they were designed for* reflect that they care about fitness and that it is a part of their lifestyle, when it apparently is not. To me, when someone is at a public event, or casually strolling the mall in workout clothes, it says "I'm trying very hard to look a certain way" when clearly you don't work hard to actually look the way you are trying to appear. Same goes for fake designer bags or clothes to appear wealthier than you are...does that make sense? It just looks phony...I'm not trying to put one on a pedestal above the other, I'm just saying, you're not fooling anyone. (Designer clothes was the best comparison I could think of, I really could care less about them personally).

Final point: I like yoga pants for lounging around the house or for working out. But wouldn't wear them as every day clothes in public when I'm not doing something active. Obviously other people DO wear workout clothes outside of working out, as echoed by everyone on this thread...just sharing what goes through my head. Like it or not, people will assume things about you based on what you wear, whether or not those assumptions are true.

Also, Lululemon was just an example - I don't shop there so I don't know which sizes they make.

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Galatea_Stone · September 2014

Yoga's that stuff I do to stretch out after particularly heavy squats and deads. These are my squats and deads pants.

*this image is presented solely as a testament of fitness, to show the results from the hard work associated with lifting heavy objects. It is not distributed for any other purpose.

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longtimeterp · September 2014

i wear em cause panty lines are sexy?

Redheadllena · September 2014

Yoga's that stuff I do to stretch out after particularly heavy squats and deads. These are my squats and deads pants.

*this image is presented solely as a testament of fitness, to show the results from the hard work associated with lifting heavy objects. It is not distributed for any other purpose.

Likewise! :drinker: