Please recommend me a sports bra

[Helenagrace]

I have foolishly agreed to join a veteran ladies' hockey team despite not having wielded a hockey stick for nigh on thirty years. It was clear from today's match that I am considerably larger of nork than I was in my old playing days and I have urgent need of scaffolding a sports bra.

I hover between a 38G and a 40F. Can anyone recommend me one?

[PurpleDaisies]

I have several berlei shock absorber multi sports bras which are great.

[TrionicLettuce]

Not particularly attractive but the Enell sports bra is amazing for the generous of nork.

I'm a G/GG cup and used to use one for horse riding, literally nothing moved and they're really comfy.

[StatisticallyChallenged]

The Panache sport is pretty good, as is the freya

[bunique]

Shock Absorber are excellent. If you have a McArthur Glen outlet store near you, I managed to get 2 for £40 recently which was a total bargain compared to full price

[Greenpickachu]

I have a great high impact sports bra from M&S

www.marksandspencer.com/l/lingerie/bras/sports-bras-n-byrt4

[Greenpickachu]

Get one that's wired.

[Greenpickachu]

www.marksandspencer.com/extra-high-impact-underwired-full-cup-sports-bra-a-g/p/p22354887


Mine is similar to this

[Hopefully]

Shock absorber bras are unbeatable. I love the run bra.

[Boleh]

I am another fan of the Shock Absorber brand - industrial scaffolding levels of support yet fairly comfortable.
Try a few styles on, make sure the band is tight enough (none of that adding inches to your back measurement thing) even if that means going up a cup size. Don't be afraid to jump up and down in the changing room wearing them to assess!!

[GuessWhoIamToday]

Shock Absorber quality has dipped imho - the hooks/stitching on my last couple have not lasted.

This however I Lurvvveee... www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005X5GY02?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21 Will never ever buy a different kind - loads of support, comfy and not as much mono-boob as with any other sportsbra. Sizewise I went down a cupsize - normally am 32FF but in this I am a 32F.

Have had a thought though - they normally say you need to go up a backsize with some sports braa (and def the shock absorbers). I found the 32 was OK but I do measure 31 across my back. If I measured 32 I may have needed a 34 iswim

[blodynmawr]

Another Shock Absorber fan, 38G here.

[AnguaResurgam]

36G, and a big fan of the Panache sports bras. Especially the ones in bright colours.

[sparechange]

The Shock Absorber 'Ultimate Run Bra' is the best by a long way.
Comes in some quite loud colours as well!

[PickleSarnie]

Another one for the shock absorber ultimate run. It goes up to an F cup but I read reviews that said to go down a cup and up a back size which I did and it fits brilliantly.

[StatisticallyChallenged]

It depends what you like in a sports bra. The shock absorbers work by compression - literally flattening and holding in place. The underwired work by encapsulating, so not flattening but containing. I've owned both styles, I personally prefer the underwired non compression type as I find compression quite painful.

[JuneFromBethesda]

Admittedly I haven't tried a Shock Absorber in years but I never found them much use for my F/G cup boobs. The Freya underwired in the other hand is the best sports bra I've ever tried, supportive and comfortable AND gives a decent shape.