So what do you wear?

Hello! Newbie here!

I’m so glad I stumbled upon this website. I have a question if anyone knows where to find tops for women that have more support in the chest area for us top-heavy girls. I find that I have to wear a sports bra under my yoga tops that already have built in shelf bras to keep the chest in check and I’d rather not have a bra as another layer I have to wear and get soaking wet during class.

Thanks! 🙂

Thanks Ilyzium! I just have shelf-bra envy I guess. Most of the women I see in my classes wear the fitted tops with the built in shelf-bra without having much of a problem. I’ll be sticking to my sports bra/tank top combination as well, until the much coveted “6-pack” happens, if it ever does, for me as well! 😆

Hi Lubi

I have seen my fair share of ‘bits’ in the studio. 😉

I can tell you that I was once wearing a new yoga suit that, shall we say, compromised me. The teacher noticed and didn’t say anything until after class. I couldn’t believe it.

Now you could say that it shouldn’t matter and what on earth were you doing looking in that direction!!!! But even though that is a valid point of view, there are more things to consider.

I am a great believer of coming out with stuff like this. And directly to the person in a discreet way. I would approach them personally, make sure that no one else is around (or ask for a few moments by themselves) and say, I am not sure if you know this but in many of your yoga poses your shorts are not covering you sufficiently. I would probably also add that you are not the only person to notice.

You may find this person is not concerned in the slightest. That happens. But it can be offensive to others. So if their exposure bothers you and not them then it is important to a) let them know that others notice and b) let them know that you are requesting that they wear shorts that insure coverage.

If your personal approach doesn’t work then talking with the teachers or studio owner is the next step so that a studio policy can be instituted.

It is my opinion that if you have to adjust clothing to make sure you are not flashing your bits, or if you are wearing clothing that does expose you unnecessarily then it really doesn’t have a place in your practice in a public studio. Distractions should always be minimized.

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

That is too funny! I could just imagine LOL I have seen some interesting things in my day (a lady once wearing SHORT shorts w/o shaving her bikini line and hair was creeping down her leg) but I think your story takes the cake. When I have a new out fit here is what I do to keep me confident I’m not flashing any one :red:
At home I put my back to a mirror and spread my legs wide. Then bend over at look at myself between my legs upside down in the mirror. Then I KNOW I’m good to go LOL

anything that is comfortable and can sustain grave stretching of the body.

I do notice that depending on the clientele for eg) that will often dictate what will be worn in a class. I just want to point out that I’m amazed at all these women that come to class fully dressed? Well they might as well be as they’re wearing long oversized t-shirts, and baggy jogging pants? Ooh I couldn’t stand to have that “bulky” clothing on. Well, anyway the majority of the woman at the location I go to are more of Asian and south Asian ethnicity and I guess therefore cover up. However, at one of the other locations I visited, the majority of the women were Caucausian, more affluent location, and they were wearing those bras and teeny little shorts, even the one’s in their 50’s & 60’s. I was impressed because though not everyone had the “body” to wear that, but they certainly had the confidence to wear it.

I guess it doesn’t really matter what you wear, as long as you’re able to have a comfortable practice, and that you don’t have any “bits” hanging out where they shouldn’t? lol To each their own I always say…I still prefer my tank top and tiny shorts.

well …. you can three things that I can think of
1. wear clothing w/ built in underwear
2. a g-string (which has its own + and – )
3. cope w/ the undies as best you can 🙁

I myself go commando in my yoga shorts and find the only camel I need to worry about is the posture! (LOL SORRY)
Long story I find it comfy and don’t find anything ‘mixing’ twisting or chaffing.

I can’t imagine wearing underwear under my yoga shorts. I don’t want the distraction of panties riding up. Really, what is the difference? The yoga shorts have built in cotton panels and I sweat so much anyway that I will be throwing them in the washing machine as soon as I get home.

About one month into my Bikram experience, I decided that the torture chamber was no place for modesty. Don’t get me wrong, all private parts are well covered, but I bare my tummy in spite of potentially embarrassing mid-section rolls and–while I don’t wear short shorts–sometimes people could see some cellulite on my thighs if they cared to look. The point is that I am comfortable and don’t have to pull and readjust my clothing while trying to concentrate on the task at hand.

Good for you. I really think that people are only worried about their own body and not really concerned with everyone else. I just figure that if someone is concerned about my cellulite, it’s their problem, not mine.

As a guy I like to wear a “speedo” style brief because it keeps everything in place without binding and carrying a lot of moisture.

While I like to wear a “speedo” style brief, I am also conscious that most men do not wear a “speedo” style brief even though Bikram himself wears a speedo brief. I have also read in yoga forums disgust for the men’s speedo brief because it shows too much information. I have read in this forum that clothing should cover your bits.

Although I have not seen another man practicing yoga in a “speedo” style brief in my sessions, I have not been told by any other practitioner or any instructor that I have been dressed inapproprately.

I do not wish to offend. I realize that my “speedo” style brief shows a bulge and somewhat of an outline but it does cover everything in every pose. I liken my wear to form fitting clothing often worn by women which shows their bulges and sometimes outlines their intimate shapes. Is there a double standard? Do we have an aversion to the male form?

Brand new here and so glad I found this board. I have enjoyed Bikram off and on for a couple of years. I’m an older guy, and have found that this practice helps reduce the swelling I often get in my ankles and the pain in my joints. Now, as to what I wear. Well, my first time I wore workout shorts and evn though had no problem being exposed, I couldn’t do enough of the poses to worry about that! LOL

So, I ended up wearing a Speedo also. I talked to the owner and some of the instructors and they were all ok with it. None of the other guys in the class have ever said anything negative and I have talked with quite a few after class at one time or another. Going from the locker room and back for class I always wear a pair of shorts over my speedo and just take off the shorts for class. I have to laugh a little about being concerned with a bulge and pardon me if this too much information, but my concern was the opposite, as I am not overly endowed and was worried that others might laugh at me. Eventually though, I found, like others, that once class starts, nobody is all that concerned with what someone is wearing. I can’t even remember wha the person in front of me was wearing from the class I took on Saturday.

I just have to add a comment on this topic. At last night’s class the instrucotr wore yoga briefs. However, he appears to be, shall we say, really well endowed. It was obvious from the “bulge” in his shorts, and in the beginning of class I did think about this thread. However, he is such a nice person, his delivery was so even and benign, and he is such a nice, soft spoken person that his appearance left my consciousness completely. After class, he even talked to me about how my class went (which was not good). Oh and by the way, as if this matters, I am a straight male. On the other hand, I was talking to another male student before class and again he couldn’t have been nicer and more pleasant, but once we went into class I saw that he was haevily tatooed, some people would find that offensive or “disgusting”. My wife for example frequently negatively comments on people who are tatooed, although she doesn’t do Bikram.

This is strictly a “for what it’s worht” comment.

Is there any kind of shorts that doesn’t get wet and short enough on the thigh but not be offensive? My cotton shorts are wet and sticking to thigh and butt. It makes the all standing poses uncomforable. I need to adjust my shorts everytime I do standing pose that require widen my legs.