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Wednesday 23 July 2014

Am I just revoltingly sweaty?

I was having a conversation with a couple of other girls in the gym at lunchtime. A nice normal post-workout out chat but all of a sudden they dropped a bombshell. Apparently they don't wash their gym kit after every use. I couldn’t quite believe this so double-checked and they confirmed that they kept the same kit and washed it every 2 or 3 workouts.

I looked at myself. Post-workout, sweat dripping off my elbows, rat-tail hair and couldn’t imagine having to put this kit back on without giving it a really good wash. Or possibly burning it.

So question. Am I just a REALLY Sweaty Betty? Do you wash yours every time or do you try and make it last for a few sessions? The kind of person who ‘glows’ instead?

And yes ... I probably am that minging person next to you at the spin class who drips sweat on the floor and looks as though they’ve been dipped in oil. No. Don’t come and choose the bike next to me unless you REALLY like having other people’s sweat on you. What can I say? I have limited gym time, I try and make it count.

Yep. I bet the cleaners at the gym HATE me.


So … wash every time … or not?

Take my quick survey - I need to know I'm not the only sweaty girl out there!!

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Edited:

Results so far!!






18 comments:

  1. What the actual feck? If you don't need to wash your kit you're not working hard enough!

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    1. That was what I thought!! Are we doing working out wrong? :)

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  2. Erm.....kind of have to admit that I don't wash my kit after every run. And I sweat. A lot. Don't look at me like that. All my t-shirts are technical and therefore wick most of the sweat away, right? If I washed every piece of kit after every run......well, I'd never have time to go for a run because I'd be forever doing laundry!

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    1. (Gasps) Autumn! Get that kit in the wash this minute!! ;)

      Know what you mean about the laundry though … it is the downside to running.

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  3. I wash my main kit after EVERY SINGLE WORKOUT, although I do hang my sports bra up to dry out before a second use. I only have three sports bras and when you're doing some form of sweaty workout 8-9 times a week that becomes a lot of washing!

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    1. I heard somewhere that you're supposed to hand wash all your bras including sports bras … seriously how much time do these people think we have?? If we did that we'd spend more time washing than running!!

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  4. Agree with Tess - definitely more effort required. I end up drenched in sweat even if I'm just doing a Body Balance class :P

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    1. Phew!! Not just me then!! Its like confession time on here. (Stands up) "I am Sarah and I am a sweaty girl!" :)

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  5. I ALWAYS wash my kit..and my self! Soooo many women don't even need to shower after a workout...I'm not being bitchy because we are all different and that's fab but It just gives me a excuse to buy more workout clothing and keep's me blitzing our washing on a regular basis :)

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    1. Yep - I use that excuse too!! I have a load of workout gear now! I do find washing it every time does tend to destroy it pretty quickly but the upside is that at the start of the workout I smell nice … even if by the end I'm revolting!

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  6. I live on my own and have two sports bras that I prefer over the others.... So I will push things for 2 wears as I need at least a week to accumulate enough for a good wash. And on the side of the sweating, I am probably the worst. I get some very pitying looks from the "tiny hot-pants girls" when I stagger off the treadmill looking like i've had a bath in beetroot juice. Something someone said to me once is that sweat is just your inner fat girl crying, I say let the b***h scream. lol. xxx

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    1. Seriously if they can wear tiny hot pants without a) getting a serious wedgie and b) melting them then they just aren't working hard enough! And yep - LOVE that saying!!

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  7. Eek! I actually use a special sports washing detergent that's specific for running clothes to get the sweaty smell out! (Too much info?) x

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    1. That's AMAZING! Can relate to that having to use the old 'cup of white vinegar in a wash' trick myself to save being known as Stinky Sarah!

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    2. Memo to self: try the 'cup of white vinegar in a wash' trick.

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    3. It works brilliantly! :)

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  8. Lol and lol, I am the human fountain in the qym!!!

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    1. Sweat I hope, Paul rather than urine? ;)

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