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What Should Women Wear to the Gym?

By Kareem Simpson, published Oct 19, 2006
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Over the past few decades, fitness and self preservation has been a huge craze in American society. Most of us can remember going to jazzercise class with our mothers and sitting in the back of a musty room while a dozen or so women gyrated to the music of Jane Fonda and the like. Though the days of the neon colored, mismatched leotard swimsuit combination is a thing of the past, women have continued to be infected with the fitness bug, so the sale of clothing gear for the fitness industry has sky rocketed accordingly. Because of the onslaught of gear that can be bought, mistakes in buying the type of gear that will most affectively aid in your fitness endeavor can be made at a price that will not cause you to lose weight in your pocket book. Most of us can attest to seeing a woman in the gym clad den with gym shoes and a business suit, trying to squeeze in here thirty minutes of walking during their lunch break or before work. Here is a guide to some of the best buys in woman's workout gear that will keep you and your financial outlook in great shape.

In the Gym

Some women have a tendency to feel insecure about their bodies. Some even feel overwhelmed when the make it into the gym and see a number of skinny women treading away on the stair master or sprinting it out on the treadmill. Do not let this stop you. You just have to pick the right clothes so that you feel comfortable pressing the iron next to the skinny fashion model. Jordan's Lifestyle and Puma clothing line offers great style that will accommodate you in the gym. I would choose Puma's Women's Boy Tank for a top and Jordan's Lifestyle Women's Short. The Boy Tank will keep to the simple stylish fashion in this flattering Puma tank while still featuring the "Puma" and cat logo on chest and is100% cotton. The Lifestyle women's short is 88% polyester and 12% spandex with a convenient elastic waist, external draw cord, and fold-over at the waistband. The "Jumpman" logo is located on the back. This short also has a 3" inseam.

Outside

Takeaways
  • Over the past few decades, fitness and self preservation has been a huge craze in American society
  • the days of the neon colored, mismatched leotard swimsuit combination is a thing of the past
  • Here is a guide to some of the best buys in woman's workout gear
Did You Know?
As a fitness enthusiast, I strive to help everyone feel comfortably in their skin while trying to obtain their fitness goals. Hopefully by reading this, you have come one step closer to unleashing the fitness guru that is waiting to bust out of you.
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Good read. I like all-cotton clothing or cotton and lycra. I don't worry about brands. When I worked at a gym and women asked what they should wear I advised them to dress comfortably :-) Some gyms also have dress codes.

Posted on 05/10/2008 at 1:05:20 PM

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