To find the gym attire of some women completely inappropriate?

Asking to be gawped at, yes

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 this made me chuckle.

Let me help you with that...

"I’m far from a prude but I like to exercise without being forced to stare at someone’s bottom squeezed into impossibly tight clothing."

Gym wear is close fitting because it's more comfortable
Is that really true ?
Why do men not seem to feel the same ?

Exactly. I've never seen a man in scrunch bum leggings and a crop top.

And that's THEIR issue - not the wearer’s. Come on! We all know this shit. It’s the gym - they’re wearing gym kit. If the lads are staring, they need to focus on their workout instead and get some better manners.
Next it’ll be “they’re asking for it” rhetoric.

No-one is talking about me walking down the road with my breasts or bum out. The conversation is about women's gym wear.

Because they may potentially be appreciating your body in a sexual way.

Women are not on this earth for men to appreciate their bodies in a sexual way. It's time for change and men must learn to act like decent human beings and not leer at women when they have not been invited to do so.

And no one is saying that if a woman wears provocative clothing it's ok for men to attack her.

You are correct, I did not say that. I asked the other poster if she blamed the victim if she was raped because she was wearing a short skirt.

Where did OP say she was 'staring?' You may not be aware but there is a difference between being aware of your surroundings and staring..

Many men would beg to differ

Our PE skirts were actually 100% wool skorts. We had to wear them over our gym knickers. There was chafing in the winter on the hockey pitch 😯

Anyway. I was at the gym in very tight leggings today. They're very tight because I've put on a smidgen of extra weight since I bought them and I flatly refuse to buy more. I will exercise (and diet) until they fit better.

The other gym-goers wore...erm... clothes? I can't say I noticed particularly.

What I did notice was how friendly and welcoming it felt there. No-one seemed to be staring or judging. Very reassuring for a new gym-goer.

My preferred exercise is swimming & its enough having to deal with witnessing bare around the pool. I'd never heard of 'scrunch bum leggings' I've just googled them to see what the fuss is about. They are at best undignified & although not quite as humiliating as thong bikinis they make a good attempt🤦‍♀️

Gym wear is close fitting because it's more comfortable

Is that really true ?

Why do men not seem to feel the same ?

Gym wear is close fitting because you don't have much choice would be my take

I agree with you. Everyone should have a proper top on at the gym to absorb their sweat. No one needs a close up view of someone else's bum crack there either.

My gym doesn't have screens to watch so it is annoying trying to avoid seeing more of someone than is generally considered polite, when they are right in your natural eyeline.

Are you really still missing the point? I breastfed I know it's discrete. It's not about the clothing or the feeding or what the woman is doing at all no matter what she's wearing or where she's wearing it. It's about men feeling entitled to womens bodies and misplaced responsibility being put on women in response to that instead of holding men accountable. And even worse to me is when some women are happy to do the policing so men don't need to do better. And things just moving backwards on a sliding scale that gets us all into dangerous territory and sends the message to people who have more extreme views that they have a point.

‘Baboon in heat’ 🤣🤣🤣 👍🏻

You're obviously new gym goer generally as people dress like this in gyms all over. As a 52 year old with lots of younger women around me in the gym everyday, wearing the type of clothing you've described, I'd say you're not working hard enough. Focus on yourself and you'll see better results, mentally and physically.

Why the light colours, sweaty crotches are not attractive

Both places you are going there to exercise and wearing clothing designed for that exercise. Gym wear is from fitting because it's more comfortable. I bought myself some gym leggings. They are super tight, because that's how they're designed so that when I do exercise in them they're not bunching up, sliding down or I'm constantly having to readjust.
I also have a sports bra and it's much more comfortable just wearing that with the leggings, they're cut with all the shapes, patterns and features that are flattering to make me feel better about myself while I work out. So I don't look in the mirror and think I look hideous. I wouldn't wear them out as I feel like I'd be judged, seeing all the comments on here I clearly should be as should be in an oversized t-shirt to hide my body and shame clearly.

They may very well kid themselves otherwise, but they wear it to make themselves attractive to men. Judging but what I see at my gym it must definitely be working.

I'm sure all.the men at my current gym.are very happy that so many attractive young women are dressing to please the male gaze. Oh and the tiny bikinis in the spa are even more revealing.

If you've got it, flaunt it!

No I don't 'seem' to be saying that, you just seem to be not reading my post properly, despite quoting it?

The word you missed was purely.

I did wonder the other day if we’re close to just women going naked at the gym

Tbf I do run in my bra and leggings and if it wasn't for cellulite I'd wear short shorts as it's boiling hot in there where the treadmills are. Each to their own. I saw a man once on the treadmill in trousers, shirt and dress shoes 🙄

It’s sad that you feel the need to persist with regressive stereotyping and misogyny, men do a brilliant job of it, they don’t need your assistance.

I can assure you that wearing a sports bra with no top with no top over it after a really hard work out feels fucking incredible. I say that as a not very slim person. I do not want a hot sweaty top flapping about.
You wear what you want, I'll wear what I want, we both just get on with it, how about that?

Not comparable. Most breastfeeding women, in fact all I have ever seen, have done their best to be a discreet as possible. This is the opposite of wearing clothing engineered to enhance an emphasise one's butt cheeks, like some baboon in heat.

When I (rarely) go to the gym, I go swimming. At first I found it really odd that women were wearing quite skimpy bikinis in a gym pool, not really practical for exercise. On reflection, they look great and I am probably just jealous. Meanwhile, I squeeze my post two c section body into what can only be described as a Victorian swimming ensemble and wish I had of worn a bikini much more in my youth.

Good on them, everyone should wear what they like and are comfortable in. Gyms are intimidating enough without judging clothes.