do you wear a "real" bra to workout?

CamaroGurl · Sun, March 28th, 2004, 08:11 PM

or do you wear a sports bra??

i feel like if i wear a sports bra when working out I am not getting much support and that seems unhealthy if I am on the treadmill or something...

what do you think

Lisa Stone · Sun, March 28th, 2004, 08:50 PM

Just a sports bra here

I think I would be uncomfortable working out wearing a regular bra.

FionaMaeve · Sun, March 28th, 2004, 08:52 PM

You probably need a different sports bra then. I like this company:

Road Runner Sports

They rate their sportbras by level of support.

I had a bunch of cheap sportbras, and they didn't do much for me. So, for a while I wore regular bras to work out. But that really didn't work on the treadmill for me. So, I bought some nice sportbras with plenty of support. They're more expensive, but they work.

Destiny · Sun, March 28th, 2004, 11:22 PM

I also wear a sportsbra. However, chest is not all that large

so support has never been too much of a concern for me. I think you should definitely look for a better sportsbra though. There has to be ones out there that are better for you when working out than a regular bra.

woeisemma · Sun, March 28th, 2004, 11:26 PM

Well us large chested exercisers normally have to wear at least two sports bras while working out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamaroGurl

or do you wear a sports bra??

i feel like if i wear a sports bra when working out I am not getting much support and that seems unhealthy if I am on the treadmill or something...

what do you think

Teriliel · Mon, March 29th, 2004, 10:04 AM

For cardio work, I wear 2 of the cheaper sports bras. When I weight train, I just wear a normal bra.

Chopaholic · Mon, March 29th, 2004, 10:58 AM

Definitely check out Title Nine Sports.

Their frog bra is the only bra I can run in comfortably. Great selection, too.

chops · Tue, March 30th, 2004, 12:43 AM

i know what you mean. i double up in a sense. i get the tank tops with the built in shelf bra support and wear a sports bra with it. i find wearning two sports bras is a bit too thick and heavy for me.

tantan · Tue, March 30th, 2004, 03:53 AM

I dont own any sport bra, and sometimes i workout with the normal bra.

We asians have a smaller chest size

, so i never ever encounter problems with i am running track mill or doing weights.

Sometimes i even go without a bra when i was doing my regular yoga. I know that is not good. So, I am trying at least to wear a bra when i am doing it. I am also in search of a good but yet not too expensive sport bra. Any good recommendations ?

Chopaholic · Tue, March 30th, 2004, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by tantan

Sometimes i even go without a bra when i was doing my regular yoga. I know that is not good.

If you don't need it, don't use it. Really. They're so expensive. Plus, yoga's totally non-impact.

tantan · Tue, March 30th, 2004, 10:48 PM

I am thinking along that line too. Its just that I am afraid that it might sagg before i gets old... cos a lot of times i am doing reverse posture for yoga....

lauralu · Tue, April 6th, 2004, 09:01 AM

Berli ShockAbsorber level 4. Until I found these I refused point blank to run! I'm a 34FF and absolutely cannot work out in a regular bra or crappy sports bra without severe discomfort. I think a good sports bra is really important for anyone with a chest, in fact I teach trampolining and have been known to take people aside at the end of classes to give them advice on appropriate bras for sport! You have to make sure you're wearing the right size though, or it renders the bra pretty ineffective...