{"id":263336,"date":"2010-02-02T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/2010\/02\/02\/fitness-fashion-how-to-dress-for-success\/"},"modified":"2010-02-02T03:05:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-02T08:05:00","slug":"lets-talk-about-your-gym-clothes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/263336","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Talk About Your Gym Clothes…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"The first thing I want you to do is go dig out your old Magnum, P.I<\/em><\/a>. shorts from high school, and that ratty ‘FRANKIE SAYS RELAX’ t-shirt with the yellow stains in the armpits, find a safe place, and burn them.<\/p>\n

Now I’ll admit that I’m not a serious fashionista; my fitness wardrobe costs more than my business one, but that’s mostly because I buy cheap suits and like to push casual Friday to the limits.<\/p>\n

But I do have a lot of workout clothes, and they’re all high quality. There is a good reason for this: having nice-looking and good-quality clothing makes exercise more enjoyable. And if it’s more enjoyable, you’ll exercise more frequently, for longer durations, and at a higher intensity. It’s all about positive reinforcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nice workout clothes are more comfortable, they look better, and they last longer too. I am a firm believer in the adage that you get what you pay for. There is a certain brand of fitness clothing I’m exceptionally fond of (OK, I’ll tell you: it’s lululemon<\/a>) because not only does it look and feel good, but I can beat it like a rented mule, wash it again and again, and it still looks new.<\/p>\n

I engage in some really intense exercise that makes regular clothing so foul it needs psychotherapy. Higher quality stuff can take anything I can dish out, and then after a trip through the washing machine it comes out fresh and saying, “Is that all you got?”<\/p>\n

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