Clothing in the gym

Oh and I agree that in an ideal world women would wear whatever they liked, walk around in their underwear and people shouldn’t look. But the truth is, they will. As long as they aren’t being gross about it, it’s not too much of a drama surely.

E we Omen fo not have to dress in a way that men don’t feel they want to look. It is not up to women to control men’s urges.
Having said that, there is appropriate clothing / and I don’t really want to look at sweaty arm hair and nether regions outlines either. Which is my problem.
but mostly, I don’t want arse sweat on the workout machines…

Well if you’re wearing scrunch shorts and a bra to the gym, then presumably you know that people will look at you and are pretty comfortable about that. This guy isn’t saying “they’re wearing this and I can’t control myself”, he’s just saying “they look hot and it makes me uncomfortable” - yes it’s his problem but personally if I was him, I wouldn’t worry too much. If you’re wearing a sexy outfit then people will look.

He's the issue there - he's not being invited to look at all. If he can't control himself because someone is showing skin then he needs to get out of a public gym and exercise in his home.

Those clothes are perhaps less restrictive? People might enjoy wearing them? Who cares - they're gym clothes being worn in the gym.

It’s odd, isn’t it, that plenty of men wear nothing but a skimpy pair of trunks when they go swimming, or will even happily walk around topless in summer in the street, and yet women seem to manage not to take this as an invitation to gaze at and lech over their bare chests and stomachs and legs.

I wear a sports bra and trunks when I work out. I don’t give a fuck who finds it “distracting”, I’m there to do my workout in the way that’s coolest and most comfortable for me. Anyone who can’t handle seeing women in gym wear which covers far in excess of what men think is acceptable for their own bodies shouldn’t go to the gym.

Honestly sometimes it's just easier to work out in shorts and a small top. Less restriction, not so warm. A lot of men wear shorts and vest tops basically hanging off them to work out. They show a load of skin and surprise surprise women manage to control themselves.

I'd be mortified if my husband expected women to cover up because he couldn't control his gaze and sexual thoughts 🤢

I always wear whatever I want to wear in any place I go, and the only man I am “inviting” to have sexual thoughts about me is my partner.

“bandeau bras”? That’s a bit silly for working out. Do people really wear them? Or maybe they’re more secure than I’d think.

I’m sure cycling shorts and a cropped tshirt would have been a bit alarming to people in the 1950s, so I guess time just moves on. Are bodies themselves that shocking? We don’t get upset if we see someone in a swimsuit.

Wow no if he can’t control himself he needs another hobby