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KNICKERS!!! under gym leggings

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wizzywig · 12/05/2018 10:21

What do you wear to stop vpl when wearing gym leggings?

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Kate010377 · 30/05/2018 19:46

I agree it's down to personal preference and as long as you wipe down the equipment afterwards what's the problem.

Pippioddstocking · 22/05/2018 00:57

Spin class wearing no pants !!! Good grief , I am never sitting on a gym spin bike again. That is revolting . ( sorry can't remember the name of the poster who said they went knickerless in spin)

Loopytiles · 21/05/2018 20:58

I just go with vpl but have noticed that most others in my class don’t have vpl, but I wouldn’t bring up pants in RL!

pangolina · 17/05/2018 20:28

Lace thongs from primark. Maybe a size bigger than normal

Strongbeatsskinny · 15/05/2018 21:58

All my gym shorts/ leggings are squat proof I do the stretch test before purchasing. I’ll go commando or wear nike thongs I really don’t care in the gym I’m there to train get hot sweaty and out of breath. Gym wear is generally drenched by the time I’ve finished lifting/ cardio

BlueJava · 15/05/2018 18:04

Look at Runderwear's Anti-VPL Hipster.

KnownUnknowns · 15/05/2018 17:48

I don't go to the gym in my gym leggings - I run in them, do dance classes in them. And vpl makes my arse look hideous in leggings, so it's commando for me, more comfortable than a thong - because I do give a shit what my arse looks like in public.

murphys · 15/05/2018 13:48

I had this very same discussion with teen dd who is 15 the other day. We were off to gym, she told me ... "Mum, you have serious vpl happening there"...

I replied along the lines of I don't really care as who ever want to be looking at my bum during pilates, is just brave. And the knickers were white, and when I bent down the leggings were see through. Apparently.

I still wore them.

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wizzywig · 15/05/2018 13:39

I have bought 3 pairs of pants, different styles and different sizes. Test 1 is occuring tonight. Im not a pant troll!

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Astrabees · 15/05/2018 10:04

What Fairylea said, my biggest most comfy pants. What is this big issue with VPL? The idea of most and sweaty lycra is not nice, so I won't be going knickerless under any circumstances.

TheRagingGirl · 14/05/2018 13:44

If you're going to the gym and noticing other people underpants YOU ARE NOT WORKING HARD ENOUGH

Who gives a flying f?

crayoladreamz · 14/05/2018 12:16

This has genuinely never crossed my mind before! Do not GAF!

TheNoseyProject · 13/05/2018 13:01

Never crosses my mind. You’re there to work out. Vpl does not matter.

parklives · 13/05/2018 12:58

Is this one of those pervert threads? Confused

averylongtimeasSpartacus · 13/05/2018 12:55

Fgs, surely at the gym you are there to exercise not take part in a fashion parade? No one cares about your vpl. The only question you should ask is: can I exercise comfortably in this?

AnnieAnoniMouser · 13/05/2018 12:51

I wear Matalan black Big Pants under leggings so IF my leggings go ‘see through’ no one would notice. VPL isn’t something I worry about with leggings, I’d rather be sure no one has to endure seeing my bum.

However, when I was still a slim young thing with a pert wee arse (a long time ago!) who cared about that kind of thing (VPL) I wore leggings with cotton gussets & nowt else.

Branleuse · 13/05/2018 12:42

I wonder why it is seen as worse for people to see a knicker line than to see a bra line or visible strap

I remember when vpl first became "a thing"
stupid then, still stupid now

Fairylea · 13/05/2018 12:24

I wear big old 100% cotton pants from Sainsbury’s. Comfy! I don’t care at all about VPL. I look a sweaty mess anyway, what’s a knicker line?!

thetriangleisarealinstrument · 13/05/2018 12:22

well i think the issue isnt with the nickers being visible but with how rucked up they get! Thats why I wear thongs and not larger pants... because i find larger pants under leggings actually get more uncomfortable because the material rides up under the leggings.
I suppose it depends on your body shape really.

CaurnieBred · 13/05/2018 12:20

I wear flesh coloured big pants and patterned leggings. I was amazed at how many pairs of plain black leggings go virtually see through when the owner is squatting/spinning (regardless of size of bottom) so stopped using mine when I realised.

StillNoClue · 13/05/2018 12:16

Vpl is the least of my problems at the gym.

I tend to wear shorts over base layer shorts anyway.

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wizzywig · 13/05/2018 12:12

I'm a blobby sweaty mess in the gym so my pants are the only thing I can think of changing to make a workout more bearable.

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higgyyellow · 13/05/2018 12:07

VPL isn't something that has ever bothered me, mainly because pants are a perfectly reasonable item of clothing to wear, so what if people know you are wearing them?

But I am baffled that anyone would care that they were visible in the gym. Just shows you how crazy vanity can make some people. I mean, the gym ffs, it's where people go to exercise. I would be amazed if anyone in the gym took the time to examine someone to see if they were wearing pants!

thetriangleisarealinstrument · 13/05/2018 11:56

Very stretchy and slightly large cotton thongs!

Probably going to get flamed on here for saying that as apparently according to mumsnet they are 'unhygienic' and 'rub on your anus'!!!

btw not once has a thong of mine rubbed on my anus.... I think they are actually really comfortable and practical

Branleuse · 13/05/2018 11:54

I just wear normal knickers and i couldnt give a flying fuck about vpl. Mine or anyone elses