Hey, some of us just have no shame. I generally run wearing loose fitting PJ shorts and no undies, and on the occasion I’ve worn this one pink tank top with a built in bra, I always end up inadvertently flashing some nipplage. (I don’t know why it’s just the one tank top–I have that same tank top in other colors and it’s only pinky that does it. Maybe it thinks it’s a breast cancer awareness shirt and is trying to help in its own way.)
I get stared at regardless of what I wear*, but the no-bra exercising generally only happens within the comfort of my own home and mostly during low-impact exercise. I also use the cheapie** pull-over-your-head-no-separate-cups sports bras when exercising, as I don’t see a marked difference in bounce control between them and the more expensive “hooks in the back/front with underwires (or not) and cup separation technology” models.
I may also have to look at Target bras on sale this week-- I have a few bras, and I am on the “ever changing bra size” wagon at the moment, so it seems like I may just want to get one or two to make sure something fits for the next month or so. I’m currently a 38DD in Victoria’s Secret, but with the hooks on the tightest setting. :smack:
*I’m used to it at this point-- I’m tall with an hourglass figure, big boobs and pale skin, and I also have a quirky sense of style. Even when I was training in more serious places as part of group fitness, people will stare. I’m relatively oblivious to it at this point, as noticing every time someone gawks at me isn’t going to make it not happen in the future.
**Okay, so at $30+ most of the time for my size, it’s not so cheap, but they do their job. Can’t buy sports bras that adequately contain the boobage at Target if I’m going to be running in them, but the $9-12 special skinny strap ones they sell are okay for jumping jacks and calisthenics or bicycling. For running, however, the $30+ Champion bras are my best bet.
This bra is the only one I’ve found that can reduce the bounce to near imperceptible and does not create uniboob. It clearly does not suck.
Believe it or not, this can work with certain bras. I wouldn’t do it as a matter of course, as I wouldn’t buy a bra that wasn’t comfortable in the first place. But after a couple of years of being battered by the washing machine,* the wires on a couple of my beloved Wacoal Awareness bras have snapped. The first time it happened, I threw out the bra. The second, I figured I’d try pulling the wires and wearing it around the house or something. I discovered that the darn thing actually still works pretty well. No, they’re not as good as when they have their wires, but they’re still remarkably supportive. I’ve even worn them in public.
I think it’s pretty cool that it’s such a good bra that it even has an afterlife.
- And don’t tell me not to put my bras in the washing machine. I put them in lingerie bags and hang them to dry, but I know that realistically, hand washing ain’t gonna happen.