The HOT mommy at the gym debate

OMG...I live in a weathy area (not that I am of course! LOL!) but there are quite a few moms who HAVE to be dressed in the most expensive workout clothes, hair done, makeup, nails perfect. I NEVER see them sweat. They get on the elliptical machines and SLOWLY move. I don't know if it's a competition to see who looks better while trying not to sweat but that is SOOOO not me.

I think sexy is working hard, sweating and enjoying your workout. It's later when I am dressed with make up and hair done and ready to be pretty that the workout does its job making me look like a hot mommy!!

I personally think it is ridiculous to spend hours getting ready to go to the gym because you are going to get all sweaty anyways but if other women want to do that I don't really care. That being said I do like to at least have a little bit of make-up on and not look like a total distaster at the gym. The reason for this is that I do a lot of classes and I have to look at myself in the mirror for an hour...I don't really want to look at myself lookin' like crap!

I don't know why women get so hung up on how other women look at the gym.

I just turned 40. If I am leaving the house - before I go I usually - shower and do my make up. It's routine. I go to gym on my lunch hour or after work and don't wash my face off first since I will be showering after. I also try to coordinate my clothes so they match - all clothes - including gym clothes.

Why shouldn't any woman look hot? You don't have to walk into a gym with a bare face and sloppy clothes to get a good workout. You don't have to wear make-up or match either. As long as you are there working out who cares? Women are just catty sometimes... and sometimes I think it's just a bit of envy.

^^ This.

I look like I just rolled out of bed. all the time. I'm a little in awe of girls who look put together. If they can do it, and want to do it. Good on them. If the way someone looks makes you feel bad about yourself, and upset at them, really, it's you, not them. Girls are too flippin' hard on each other sometimes.

I look hot at the gym period. I lift heavier than everyone else there most days and that makes me fine as hell! I don't do it in make up though, but that is mostly out of laziness and apathy, not any particular commitment towards one way or the other. I only get pissed at gym bunnies (and there are male ones too!) if they get in the way of my workouts because they are using the benches to sit on or the smith machine to do modified girly push ups. If they stay out of my way and keep to the mirrors on the sides, then they could be there in a prom dress for all I care. More power to you!

I don't know why women get so hung up on how other women look at the gym.

I just turned 40. If I am leaving the house - before I go I usually - shower and do my make up. It's routine. I go to gym on my lunch hour or after work and don't wash my face off first since I will be showering after. I also try to coordinate my clothes so they match - all clothes - including gym clothes.

Why shouldn't any woman look hot? You don't have to walk into a gym with a bare face and sloppy clothes to get a good workout. You don't have to wear make-up or match either. As long as you are there working out who cares? Women are just catty sometimes... and sometimes I think it's just a bit of envy.

^^ This.

I look like I just rolled out of bed. all the time. I'm a little in awe of girls who look put together. If they can do it, and want to do it. Good on them. If the way someone looks makes you feel bad about yourself, and upset at them, really, it's you, not them. Girls are too flippin' hard on each other sometimes.

Boom +1

I'm not a gym rat but my first thought was maybe its just social hour to get away from the kids a gym is better than starbucks or the donut shop. My second thought was why would she care what others do or look like as long as she is working hard. Do it for yourself not someone else. iF it really bothered me I would introduce them to my trainer and encourage them to work harder.

Whatever to picky women and whatever to the ones that try so hard to look "the best". Enjoy rechecking mascara for smears or glaring across the room; I'll be working out over *flex* there .

Haha!

Love the flex point.

As a person with education in psych, this really is a no brainer. I think its a waste to go to the gym all made up too, I truly do and its quite funny.

However, people looking for affirmation from others or looking for a mate--whether long term or for the day--are going to go to where there is a good selection to choose from. Since there will be competition there, they have to look as good as possible. Birds do it all the time, as do other animals. And like it or not, the gym is a social place. I know several people at my gym.....whether from the sauna or the spin classes, I know people. Even the in shape people talk to eachother, same as the heavy lifters or the gaggle of eldeerly that inhabit the mornings---its social. So in all honesty its not all that odd that these women get dressed up more than they should to go sweat.

On the flip side---I see men there all the time trying to out muscle shirt, out lift, out cardio the other guys there and do stuff in certain areas of the gym that puts them in direct sight of females----it goes both ways, we just dont wear make up.

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I don't really understand why people 'dress up' for the gym to be honest. I don't wear ANY make up for the gym, nor do I do my hair, just put it into a messy ponytail. Having said that, I'm not too fussed about what people think of me when I'm in there working out, maybe other people are?

I wish I had hot mommies to look at. I'm always the only one at the gym where I work out (it's at a firehouse, and 98% of the crew never exercise).

I started thinking about this post and come to an interesting conclusion about myself. When I was much larger and not very self assured in my appearance, I focused more on how my hair and makeup looked in the gym. I suppose on some level I was saving as much "face" as possible at that weight. Now that I lean a little more toward "slender" I worry far less about my appearance at the gym. As a matter of fact, I take a certain amount of pride in every drop of sweat these days. I love it when my outward appearance reflects all the work I'm putting in. Funny- I went from covering up the fat in baggy sweats to wearing cute tight running pants and sleeveless running tanks back to baggy sweats to work up the sweat. It's a curious thing - how my perspective keeps evolving. Ultimately, everyone has reasons behind how they are comfortable dressing and grooming for the gym. To each their own.

When I work out to the gym I workout rough. If I play soccer like yesterday it's with an 8 lb ball, when I life I lift heavy too (250lb leg press and 90lb bench yesterday)
I workout for at least 2.5 hrs at a time and half way through my hair is falling all over the place, I am dripping sweat and when I used to wear mascara it was everywhere and very embarrassing. So I stopped wearing make up and got used to readjusting my hair while working out.

My opinion on people who want to look nice and can do it is go for it. With my goals and what I like to do I can't; I like playing rough way too much, and it makes me feel better than looking pretty does too.

I have never noticed. Most of the time when I get to the gym I'm in my comfy gym clothes. Sometimes when I get there right after work I do look like I'm dolled up, but that's not intentional. Overall, I don't pay any more attention to women who get all pretty then to men who make odd comments while lifting weights. (Like "ohhh yeah") When I'm there at the gym I'm there for me and notbody else. I actually don't understand why people care about the appearance or motives of people who go to the gym. If those women are competing with each other as to who can look best while lifting 5 lb weights, who cares? What's worse, that they have a competition with their friends that motivates them to look their best and work out or looking frumpy and not taking care of themselves?

My ticker below says it all...

When I go to the gym, it's about the only "me" time I have all week long. I'm there for one reason and one reason only. I try to avoid all eye contact, not to be rude but because the gym is not a place where I want to socialize. If someone does catch my eye, I do my best to not judge. With that being said, I am more likely to notice the women who is red faced and dripping with sweat. In my head I'm thinking something like "Wow. You look like you had an awesome workout. Great job!"

My opinion is that you can look super hot or you can get a good workout, but you can't do both at the same time.

I am a mommy and depending on the day, I think both can be done. If I go straight from work, I have make up on. I throw my hair up into a ponytail, pick up those heavy weights, bust my *kitten*, am dripping in sweat and I think I look super hot doing it It is possible that I am the only one who thinks I look hot though, :laugh:

But seriously, it doesn't matter to me either way how a person is dressed or how much make up she has on. All I know is whether or not I have make up on, I know I'm there for business and I work my *kitten* off every time. I do it all for me To each their own!!