Things That Make Me Go “Hmmm…”
Hello everyone and happy Friday! Today I’m sharing a few things that baffle me… and I’m interested to hear your opinions on them as well! Here we go… Sports bras with removable pads. I don’t understand this concept. I have three bras right now that I love, except for the removable pads. Why are they removable? Every time I put them on, I have to adjust the pads, which have bunched up in the wash. Sometimes they come out completely in the washing machine. There are worse things in the world, but I don’t understand the point of making the pads removable. I’ve tried removing them completely, but then the bras just don’t look right. Are there people who like the fact that you can take them out? Is it cheaper for them to make it this way? Could I pay five extra dollars to get the pads to stay in place? I guess the solution is to make sure the bras I buy in the future do not have this feature. It just irks me that bras I otherwise love, have these pads. Grr. Re-wearable workout clothes? With all the anti-odor technologies for workout clothes now, I’m noticing that it’s a “thing” to wear them several times before washing. Now, I get this in a way- if I do a short yoga flow and don’t sweat, I’ll wear those clothes again. But running clothes??? On the Let’sRun forum, people are confessing that they wear their socks 4-5 times before washing them. One guy said that after a run he puts all his clothes in the dryer for 20 minutes with a Bounce sheet, then washes everything after three or four runs. Ew. A couple people pointed out that it’s better for the environment to do less laundry, and some people said they were trying to preserve the expensive fabrics of their clothes by not washing them as often. Okay… I get that, but… I think I’ll just stick with doing things the old fashioned way- I throw my clothes into the laundry and do wash multiple times a week. Wearing your running clothes all day. I see this all the time! Just yesterday the amazing Janae, of Hungry Runner Girl, posted about her awesome workout- 20x400s at the track. Eesh! Then she took her kids to a gym class, and after that met a friend for lunch. As she said, “just one of those days you are still in your running clothes until 2 pm.” Now… No criticism of Janae at all here, because she always looks beautiful and her running clothes are so cute. And I’m sure she doesn’t smell as bad as I would if I tried to do that. But I would be SO UNCOMFORTABLE. Maybe it’s because I live in Florida where every run is a sweatfest, but I can’t stand being in my running clothes once I’m done running. At the very, very least I need to change out of my soaking wet clothes. If I’m in a hurry and can’t take a full shower, I give myself a quick rinse. I would be so miserable if I had to wear my running clothes for hours and hours. Do you re-wear running clothes, or wear them all day? –No judgment if you do… I’m just curious to know how you make that work! Removable pads… yes or no?