Fitness suit

Fitness sports suits have never been a must-have "IQ tax" for fitness, but there is no need to follow the trend and buy a thousand-dollar Internet celebrity brand. Choosing the right style that adapts to your usual sports scenes and does not interfere with your training movements is more practical than anything else.

When I first joined the gym, I didn’t believe in this evil at all. I wore a washed-out pure cotton T-shirt and loose jeans every day to practice. However, when I ran 5 kilometers for the first time, my T-shirt got wet and stuck to my back. I caught a cold for a week because of the cold air conditioner in the gym. Later, I learned to be good and was greedy for cheap. I bought a three-piece set of "hot-selling quick-drying fitness clothes" for 99 yuan. The first time I did a weight-bearing squat, I heard a "tearing" sound, and a big hole opened in my crotch. That day, I went to the dressing room to change clothes with my legs crossed. To this day, I always walk around when I see the push advertisement of that store.

Later, after going to the gym for a long time, I discovered that the fitness circle has actually been quite noisy about what to wear when working out. One group is the veteran who pursues "practicality first." There is an elder brother in the iron gym I often go to who has been training for 8 years. He wears a washed-out hurdle vest and big shorts every day. He can deadlift 200 kilograms without blushing or out of breath. When asked why he didn't buy a professional suit, he curled his lips and said: "Clothes are just a cover-up. If you don't practice your movements correctly, wearing a dragon robe is useless." ”

There is also a group of trainers who focus on "professional protection". All my friends in the running group are like this. The last time I ran a half marathon with them, a newbie wore an ordinary cotton T-shirt. After the run, his nipples were completely covered with blood, and he grinned in pain. The professional compression suit worn by veteran runners is said to reduce muscle tremors and reduce leg soreness by at least two degrees in the second half of the race. After finishing the race that day, it is indeed much better than those who wear it casually.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with what both sides said, but the adaptation scenarios are different. If you do strength training in the iron gym every day, you really don’t need to do all the bells and whistles. Just focus on whether the fabric has enough elasticity and whether the movements will get stuck. I bought high-waisted tight fitness pants before. When I squatted to the bottom, the waistband directly hit my ribs, and I couldn't even breathe evenly. Later, I changed to a model with anti-slip strips on the waistband. Not to mention squats, deadlifts, and sumo pulls, they don't slide down. There is also a small pocket on the side, which can fit Bluetooth headsets and community door cards, so I don't have to throw them on the ground and get dirty.

If you often do aerobics, such as running, BC jumping (fat-burning fighting), boxing and other sweat-prone activities, then the quick-drying and breathable properties must be improved. Don't buy that kind of low-quality quick-drying cloth that feels slippery but is extremely stuffy. When you wear it in the summer, your clothes will be so wet that you can wring out water and it will be difficult to even lift your arms if they stick to your body. What I often wear now is the one with mesh stitching on the neckline and back. It doesn't stick to my skin even if I sweat. It's still cool when the fan in the hotel blows it, not to mention how comfortable it is.

By the way, there is another pitfall that many people have stepped on: don’t buy the so-called “shaping models” that are so tight that you can’t breathe, especially the “hourglass waist instantly” and “butt lift and slim legs” promoted by many merchants. To put it bluntly, they rely on fabric to tighten them. You can’t breathe when you practice abdominal breathing, which will affect the training effect. There are also those Internet celebrity co-branded models with big logos printed all over them. They often cost hundreds of dollars. After washing them twice, the logos will fall off in spots and the fabric will pill. It’s really unnecessary.

I have a lot of sportswear in my wardrobe right now. I have a quick-drying T-shirt from Pinduoduo for 39 yuan. When I do strength training, I don’t feel bad if it’s covered in magnesium powder.； There are also professional compression pants that cost more than 300 yuan. Wearing them when running long distances can indeed save a lot of energy. ； There are also specially purchased loose and quick-drying boxing uniforms, which allow you to swing your arms and punch without any restrictions during boxing.

To be honest, there is no standard answer when it comes to what to wear when working out. You don’t have to follow the trend and buy expensive ones, and you don’t have to feel that you are inferior to others if you wear them casually. As long as it is comfortable and does not affect your movements, that is the suit that suits you best - after all, you are here to build your body, not to go to the gym to show off, right?