Gym clothes... what are you wearing?

MrsZiz

I have some shorts that I usually wear to the gym and old navy tanks but the tanks are now sliding up my little belly and becoming "belly" shirts= not cute! I thought about t- shirts but then I feel like a pudgy girl and not a cute pregnant girl, although does it really matter at the gym?

 I also do Hot yoga (Bikram) and I wear just a sports bra and shorts for that but the sports bras are squeezing the girls. Any suggestions? Should I just buy a larger size or are there maternity ones?

I'm in the Milwaukee area and have looked at some maternity stores with no luck for work out gear... TIA for any suggestions!

thatgirlang

I don't know what I'll do when I get bigger. For now, I'm still weaing my regular clothes and I feel like everyone is staring at my belly.

Mama Jan

gym? 

LOL....

mooninlv

i'm still wearing the same stuff - work out pants/capris (stretchy) and sports bra and wife beater. i also got some longer style tanks from wet seal in a larger size than normal that are a little longer and cover up the belly. they were 5 for $20!

kyrastapp

I wear Old Navy tanks and their Yoga low rise pants

jolis_petits_bijoux

Thank goodness my gym is in the basement and I can just workout with a sports bra and yoga pants or shorts on...

I'm not sure if there are maternity sports bras - I'm able to wear my normal sports bra, just one size larger.

The New Mrs.

Gym? What's that??

I wear DH's undershirts to bed and they seem to provide good belly coverage - my belly pokes out a bit but they're definitely long enough still. If I worked out (that's the day!) I would probably try those.

Nelliep32507

Mama Jan:

gym? 

LOL....

This...

CrazyCurls

i just bought a larger sports bra and longer tee-shirts b/c normal tee-shirts even in a bigger size would ride up.  My yoga pants are still fine.

jmurach

I wear old navy maternity yoga pants (super comfy) and old navy tanks or just regular t-shirts, although some of my t-shirts are getting pretty small too! As for the bras, I'm wearing regular sports bras just in a size larger than I did pre-pregnancy, but I think I've seen either maternity or nursing sports bras at Motherhood.

Mrs_mam

My mom keeps sending me yoga pants. I swear I have about 10 pairs. I finally signed up for yoga so I wear a new pair to every class. I just wear whatever t-shirt I'm already wearing and the yoga pants. If I outgrow my t-shirts, I will raid DH's side of the closet.

peachypear

I'm wearing my pre-pg low-rise shorts (the ones that hit at the waist aren't working any more, lol) and long-ish tanks. Pretty soon I'll need to switch to a maternity tank - I'll just use cotton; I haven't seen any wicking ones in maternity and my non-swim workouts are fairly short these days so I don't get too sweaty. If you want wicking, then I'd just get a larger size. I'm still squeezing into my sports bras, but when/if I need a larger one, I'll just buy a regular one in a larger size.

Your doc is okay with you doing Bikram's yoga? I've been told to stop that along with saunas and hot tubs.

emlady

nike makes some amazing sports bras that are really soft and stretchy, but still hold you in. it's all i'll wear anymore.

jkipp82

I haven't been to the gym since early October :-(   I was in a car accident and hurt my shoulder/chest, knee, hips.....then when I could have started going back I got pg and started feeling too sick/tired.  I'm FINALLY feeling better ...and should probably do some exercise....hmm....does THINKING about it count?

goldielux1176

My DH keeps laughing at me cause I've been wearing pajama pants & t-shirts to the gym - I don't care, I'm comfy.  I usually wear a sports bra underneath my t-shirt.  I'll have to get a bigger size soon though, my current sports bras are starting to get a little tight.

Jenny Knotek

I switched to the Old Navy mat yoga capris (super comfy, pretty much like their regular ones - a little big on top but do-able).  I also wear their tank tops - I have a few from various years, and the ones that I bought later are much longer - if yours are more than 2 years old, go try on the ones they carry now, they are a long style and cheap!!

MrsZiz

My dr is ok with bikram because I was doing it 4-6 days a week pre-pregnancy. Now I've cut back to only 4 days. If you do the research it doesn't raise your body temp as much as a sauna or hot tub because you are cooling your body with all the sweating. You also have to do a modified bikram series (there's an actual pregnancy series) because you don't want to compress forward after 3 months. Let me know if you have questions! Did you do it before?

peachypear

MrsZiz:

My dr is ok with bikram because I was doing it 4-6 days a week pre-pregnancy. Now I've cut back to only 4 days. If you do the research it doesn't raise your body temp as much as a sauna or hot tub because you are cooling your body with all the sweating. You also have to do a modified bikram series (there's an actual pregnancy series) because you don't want to compress forward after 3 months. Let me know if you have questions! Did you do it before?

  Great that you can keep it up!

I went once with my husband, who used to do it regularly. I thought I was going to die - but in a good way. (Know what I mean? ) I fully intended on going back and doing it regularly with him, but just never got around to it. Then we changed gyms and this one doesn't do Bikrams. I've been doing the gentle yoga class at our gym, with adjustment, but everyone has said "just don't do Bikrams!" But I admittedly never really researched it, since it wasn't an option anyway.