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There are compression shorts that act as underwear, no draw strings and no gathered material over the elastic at the waist. They are shorts. There are other compressions that are really compression underwear with no drawstring and with exposed elastic at the waist. The are really underwear and should be used as a…

I'm a guy, so there are other challenges I face. But the running shorts with the liner are all that's needed to run. The legs on my Nike's are wide for those large-stride runners, but they also reveal more if you don't have a liner. Some guys cut off the liner, but those are the ones who actually want to show. My Nike's…

If you have a store like Marshall's or Ross... you'll occasionally find a good deal on the name-brands. That's where I got my Nike's.

Right on! Love my Nike's. Super lightweight. Bought a pair for swimming because needed the back, zippered pocket for the hotel room key. I have various lengths so I can wear the longer ones at malls and department stores as well as for running. For exercise at the gym though, particularly in classes, as a guy, I can't, or…

Age-old conclusions... diet and exercise. One of our instructors said, "80 percent diet, 20 percent exercise." That's a tough pill to swallow if it's true, and it is probably more true than false. I lost 30 and I blamed it on exercise. In reality, I also changed my diet and watched sugar intake (and carb intake). My…

Compression shorts don't have to compress if you don't want them to - just buy a size or two larger (as long as the waist fits).

Gathered elastic waist with a drawstring. It's a pair of shorts, compression or not. Elastic waist like underwear and no drawstring, it's an undergarment, compression or not. As for what you can wear to the mall, that's really up to you and your personal motivation. People are going to be people anyway, negative and…

I enjoy the commando style for many types of activity... mostly due to my inability to tolerate heat down below. It must have something to do with changes in lifestyle or something because it never seemed to bother me a few years ago. But it depends on activity and outer clothing and is modified by social norms. Basically,…

Working out is the focus for me, and I simply wear over-sized compressions to loosen the fit, basically giving me "fitted" shorts rather than squishy shorts (and avoided those detestable baggy shorts), provided the waist fits. Compressions seem to come in several flavors and those designed as shorts have both an elastic…

I find that even the Speedo company is making shorts that are designed for wearing as everyday shorts, as are Nike, Adidas, Hurley, Billibong, Quicksilver, and many others. I love the newer stretchy materials. Beltloops and zippers make great all-around walking/hiking/workout shorts that are travel and water friendly.…

I'm a bit older but wear them at the gym or sometimes doing active things. They are comfortable (translated, cooler and less chafing). Mine are two sizes larger so that they don't compress - they just take the looseness out of the fabric. The apparent style of the day is baggy, which is far more unfriendly than…