Mixing Gym wear brands

okay... fine.

Y'all just wear whatever you want to the gym; but have a little decency and please ensure that your wrist-bands match your headband.



it's unpossible to overstate the importance of this.

Motorsheen wrote: »

okay... fine.

Y'all just wear whatever you want to the gym; but have a little decency and please ensure that your wrist-bands match your headband.



it's unpossible to overstate the importance of this.

I just finished up the IT Crowd. LOVED it.

And, I don't go to the gym but I do walk outside and really don't care if I'm matching or what brands I'm wearing (usually no name that I get that Marshalls or TJ Maxx). I just want to be comfortable and not too hot or too cold.

liaoverbrook wrote: »

shaf238 wrote: »

As long as you're wearing SOMETHING, try not to overthink it and just go smash your workout

hahaha defo always wearing something :') just been feeling extra conscious at the gym recently, everyone seems so confident and like they know what they're doing and its been a bit disheartening

For me, my confidence grew alongside my increasing competence. Learning how to do things, getting stronger and fitter.

I can see how a nice gym outfit might make a person less self-conscious, so if that helps you to get it done and build a good gym habit, then do it. 🙂

I mix brands all the time but I need to be coordinated, no clashy colours or patterns. I workout at home and this is very important to me or my workout suffers

etelfer39 wrote: »

sardelsa wrote: »

I mix brands all the time but I need to be coordinated, no clashy colours or patterns. I workout at home and this is very important to me or my workout suffers

Something tells me your workouts don't suffer haha

It's all in the outfits, I'm tellin ya

This is going to sound like a plug given the platform is owned by UA but the majority of my stuff is Under Armour. I still have some reebok and adidas in the rotation and my running shoes are Mizzys but I often look like I should be on the payroll. I'm not quite OCD with brands matching but it is my preference. I'm with Stef about making sure I coordinate, even though I workout at home and the only ones who see me clangin' & bangin' at 5am are my cats.

My tops and bottoms are rarely the same brand. Tonight I went to Zumba in Zyia leggings, a Gap sports bra, a tank from Target, Puma socks, and New Balance sneakers. Played tennis this morning in an Athleta skirt, and Old Navy top, Reebok socks, and Nike shoes.

My clothes do have to coordinate, but since most of my workout clothes are black, this is not a challenge.

Your there to workout wear whatever you feel comfortable in

This has to be a contender for 'first world problem' of the year.

What is it that makes what you wear important to you? Does the right gear make you feel more confident in the gym? Is it just a fashion thing?

The good book says mixing gym wear brands may result in eternal torturous damnation and I believe that

The main big difference between brand name clothes is shoes IMO...a good pair of runners definitely worth it and actually helps prevent injuries.. Otherwise, WGAF...colours are more eye catching than logos. But what do I know, I do all my exercise in natture...I always thought people in the gym were prolly looking at themselves more than others lol.

I like to look nice no matter what I'm doing, but I'm not much of a trend follower & don't worry about how others view me. Oftentimes, my hair is fixed & I'm wearing makeup in the gym, but that's because I traditionally workout late evenings after work & I'm not going to wash my face twice... before workout & after. If I come from home, it's no makeup & straight hair in a ponytail with a baseball cap. And, perhaps age factors into this, as well. Maybe it's a trend with those in their 20-30s today to wear specific name brands, head to toe. I'm beyond that age, but wouldn't have followed any trend anyway.

Brand has never occurred to me because I buy according to style, price, fit & color. I'd never pay more than $20 for a pair of workout pants/shorts because I'm very clumsy & tear things easily, drop paint & other assorted won't-come-out-in-the-wash things on them & leave items behind at the gym. I once sprung for pricey, stylish, good-in-cold-weather workout pants with zippers & never even got to wear them once... they were stolen from my gym bag at work. Same with a pair of pricey swimming goggles stolen during a car break-in. I don't want to ache if something's missing... so, price is the foremost thing with me.

I color coordinate & until I just looked now, didn't realize that all my bike shorts are Colombia & yoga/workout pants are Everlast. Must have all been on sale. Sneakers, too are whatever I can find that's the most comfy, black & under $50 (I prefer under $25, actually), cuz I've lost or had stolen a few pairs of those, too.

I guess I'd say, if you have to ask, coordinate in the way you feel so that you'll be comfortable at the gym. I wonder if most notice anyway? Last time I was on the treadmill at my fitness center, a 40-something year old guy as round & short but not as beautiful as Danny Devito was kicking a bag wearing flip flops (not kidding), working out next to a gorgeous, 30-something Adonis lifting heavy weights. None of us had eye contact or exchanged hellos... that's normally what I experience at the gym... people doing their own thing & not bothering anyone else.

Wear what you want, do your workout & don't worry about your outfit.