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Gym attire

DodgerBlue19891
DodgerBlue19891 Posts: 18 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Does your gym attire change in the summer vs. winter?

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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Yes
  • shabaity
    shabaity Posts: 792 Member
    Not really the biggest change is whether my gi pants stay on after class.
  • DodgerBlue19891
    DodgerBlue19891 Posts: 18 Member
    I notice ppl are wearing sweatpants and hoodies while working out, I get that its colder outside, but the gym temp stays pretty much the same
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    edited August 2015
    That depends on where you live. I live in an area now where the winters are harsh and snowy. Before i lived in hot humid Texas where it got into the 40-50's.

    Now it does. Before it didnt.

    Also, i bike everywhere so that includes biking in the snow. So if you're driving, no?
  • eileensofianmushinfine
    eileensofianmushinfine Posts: 303 Member
    big difference for me with my bottoms. Leggings in the winter, bike shorts in the summer
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    No. My gym and home gym are both heated and cooled so the temps remain fairly constant.
  • cheshirecatastrophe
    cheshirecatastrophe Posts: 1,395 Member
    edited August 2015
    Nope! It's one of the things I love best about the gym: even in the deadest of winter, I am fit as a fiddle in shorts and a tank top. :)

    Now, I have *quite* the winter outdoor running getup, and the amount of clothing I wear to bike to and from the gym in Jan-Feb is some next-level business, too. But I have to stand in the entryway and pretty much strip down to my workout clothes, or I'll overheat *fast*.
  • MsJulesRenee
    MsJulesRenee Posts: 1,180 Member
    My gym is either too hot or too cold so mine changes daily :D
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    Yes.

    Winter it's usually joggers and a hoody.

    Summer it's usually shorts... but I got some pretty nice joggers B)
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Nope. T-shirt and pants at all times.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    What in wearing has more to do with what my main lift of the day is. Bench days are almost always a shirt so I can chalk my shoulders so I don't slide around. Shorts or old pants on deadlift days. And whatever I feel like on squat days.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    Same things in the gym: shorts, t-shirt or tank top. However my running clothes differ drastically from summer to winter when I'm outdoors!!
  • KittensMaster
    KittensMaster Posts: 748 Member
    Tights on leg day

    Swim trunks and a compression shirt other days

    Never sweat pants or long sleeve shirts

    From the car to the gym isn't that far. I don't change what I work out in over weather. If I need a windbreaker I just wear one and toss it in my locker
  • flrancho
    flrancho Posts: 271 Member
    No. I always go right after work, so I'm in my uniform.
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    I brave the 50 foot walk from my car to the gym in whatever. I already have to carry a gym bag, water bottles and other junk that I don't even want to deal with a jacket
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    In the winter I wear long leggings. In the warmer weather I wear capris.
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
    The main difference is how much I sweat. I wish it were winter in my gym all the time.
  • shor0814
    shor0814 Posts: 559 Member
    In the winter I wear sweatpants over the shorts into the gym and leave them on for a few warmup sets. In the summer it is just shorts and t-shirt.
  • VegasFit
    VegasFit Posts: 1,232 Member
    Not really. Most of my workouts are indoor but for ourside during winter I layer and keep my head and hands covered.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    I wear shorts, sports bra, and a fitted tank to run (the only exercise I do). If it's cold out, I wear a zipup hoodie. Last winter, I finally broke down and got a pair of compression capris. I like staying cool when I'm running, but we had an unusually cold winter - although, relatively speaking - at least I'm not in Buffalo anymore :)

  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
    In winter my tights get longer, sleeves get longer and I add a hoodie. In summer, I tend to wear tank tops, layer bright sports bras with tops that have cut out backs etc. Suns out, guns out. :wink:

    For yoga in winter I have toe socks with grips on the bottom and I tend to wear jersey harem pants and soft long sleeve tops, as opposed to 3/4 tights and racer back tops.

    The summers here are hot and humid - it's still 35 degrees (95F) in the evenings and my gym is not air conditioned... And it's basically summer year round! You have to dress accordingly. It's worth the money for fabrics which wick away sweat.
  • Dory_42
    Dory_42 Posts: 3,792 Member
    shabaity wrote: »
    Not really the biggest change is whether my gi pants stay on after class.

    I can totally relate!!
  • catt952
    catt952 Posts: 190 Member
    JaneiR36 wrote: »
    I brave the 50 foot walk from my car to the gym in whatever. I already have to carry a gym bag, water bottles and other junk that I don't even want to deal with a jacket

    B)

  • Dory_42
    Dory_42 Posts: 3,792 Member
    For fencing, I have no choice as we have to wear our full kit. For BJJ, it is my gi and we get so hot that I wear short layers under it unless I have to wear long pants to keep the strapping around my knee on. For fitness, in the middle of winter I start with a warm layer over my usual shorts and t shirt, but that comes off during warm up.
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    edited August 2015
    It is much colder in winter, so yes, clothes change. Shorts and tank tops in summer, avoiding the gym completely during very hot days and focusing on swimming, sweatpants in winter.
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