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27. buy a sports bra
I know that this sounds like a ridiculously easy item on my list but it was a big deal.
My boobs are not small and / or pert! Not having a good sports bra was an easy excuse to use when avoiding going running. But deep down I really wanted to get back into running. Sometimes what you want long-term gets overlooked by fear, avoidance and embarrassment. This is totally what was holding me back from getting out there again.
I had the trainers, I had baggy t-shirts, I had cheap and cheerful joggers {although I’m pleased to say I’ve been able to fit my bootie into my running tights} and with my return to work and beginning to work from home 2 days a week I have the daylight hours to be able to. Which meant the only excuse I had left was a lack of sports bra.
Just before getting pregnant I had spotted a sports bra on the Sweatshop website which looked really intriguing…enter the Sportjock sports bras. Something I particularly liked about them was they didn’t take a ‘one bra fits all’ approach and the ‘target size’ is clearly listed in the description. There are:
{Action sport bra – cups A, B and C}
{Super sport bra – C, D, DD, E and F}
{Front zip sports bra – DD through to G}
Because of my…assets…I went for the front zip sports bra. I also ordered the Panache sports bra as a friend recommended it and was going to go with that but as soon as I put the Sportjock on it was love. It is made of super soft material and is so comfortable I can’t quite put it into words. Rather than feeling like I was wedged in a child’s t-shirt or floating around in a cave ready to jiggle about I felt like someone had wrapped me in a blanket and snuggled me on the sofa! Then came the jogging on the spot test…still comfort and no ping-pong motion.
The bra is designed more like a crop-top in terms of the cut which also means the weight and impact of my assets {cough cough} are spread across my back and the dreaded ‘straps that have dug in’ grooves don’t happen. I did wonder how I would find the front zip but there are three hook and eyes which I fasten first, then pop ‘the girls’ into place and zip up. Also as it does up at the front and the material is so soft I don’t have to do the “struggling to fasten my super tight ‘so the girls can’t go anywhere’ sports bra dance” which I am sure can only be a good thing for the planet!
Honestly it is love, I could babble on but the proof is in the pudding – I didn’t want to take it off after my run and will be ordering a second very shortly! As I am currently wearing around a 38H bra I ordered the large but think I will probably move done to a medium once I have lost a little weight across my back.
Until the end of February Sweatshop are offering
15% off new season clothing and shoes with discount code FFTNEE
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