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Gym = washing hair hassle

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cakedup · 27/01/2019 17:44

Anyone else put off going to the gym because it involves washing your hair?

I go to the gym Sat & Sun, and try to manage one day in the week. I would like to fit in another extra day but going to the gym means washing my hair afterwards which is a hassle. I have to use lots of product in my curly hair and it doesn't respond well to blow drying so have to let it dry naturally. Often this means going to bed with damp hair which can then lead to weird kinks.

Anyone else with long or hassle-y hair put off going the gym? Or do you just suck it up for the sake of fitness?

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Member · 04/02/2019 22:44

Ouai foaming dry shampoo; does what other dry shampoos don’t

RednaxelasPony · 04/02/2019 22:22

Can you not towel dry and sleep with it up in a bun on top of your head? Then in the morning do the mousse thing and finish it off? Maybe spritz some water on the bits that have fully dried if you need to.

Equally if you can spend the next day with it tied up then that would work!

Bumblebee39 · 04/02/2019 22:13

I don't wash my hair after the gym (unless I swim)
It's very dry, I'm not an overly sweaty person, and I shower every morning.
I have been known not to shower after exercise, though, so probably a bit of a minger. I use a lot of deodorant and dry shampoo and just wash at the usual time.

I mean, I do Often have a quick shower in the shower and a relaxing bath of a night time, but I wouldn't necessarily wash in the middle of the day just because I exercised then.
I rarely style my hair and use minimal makeup. I would rather be able to get a sweat on than look pretty.

EngagedAgain · 04/02/2019 22:04

I put off swimming for the same reason, and no, I'm not getting a swimming cap!

Ploppymoodypants · 04/02/2019 21:59

This is why I avoid swimming and running and the gym. It’s not just a quick 20 minutes for a run, I have to factor in yet another shower and hair dry. The absolute faff of getting changed after swimming completely puts me off.

Peachsnowpop · 04/02/2019 21:54

I've given up with my hair at the gym. I shower after the gym but can't afford the hour each time to dry and straightem I put it up now after the gym shower, it looks terrubke but I've resided myself to that while I get toned and fit for summer

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cakedup · 27/01/2019 21:50

PorridgeLove oh that's my neck itching. I put Aveeno on it. It still itches because my neck is getting old.

Yorkie7 oh I NEVER shower at the gym...apart from anything else, I literally live across the road from the gym!

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Yorkie7 · 27/01/2019 20:34

Ha this made me laugh, I have long, really thick hair that I have to low dry in sections which takes bloody ages, otherwise look like I’ve been through a bush. I work out 5 times a week and never shower at the gym! I just go home and shower there as I always forget something crucial. I also only wash my hair twice a week... that’s prob terrible but I just don’t have the time but am not going to cut down on exercise.

PorridgeLove · 27/01/2019 20:18

You mentioned itching. Could it be that your current products are not quite right and/or irritating your scalp. My hair is terrible with both humidity and dry air. My skin is also sensitive. With the right product, hair and skin are doing better.

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cakedup · 27/01/2019 20:09

BettyBooJustDoinTheDoo

shalll funny enough I used to not mind when I was younger. Now I feel a bit rude if I go somewhere with wet hair. I've got to say, I don't recall anyone else at work walking in with wet hair.

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shalll · 27/01/2019 20:04

I'm not sure if this helps but I've just stopped caring about going around with wet hair. I can't blow dry mine either so I just turn up at work / school gate / wherever with wet hair.

Appreciate that if you're going in the evening and you can't sleep with wet hair that's an issue...

BettyBooJustDoinTheDoo · 27/01/2019 20:02

This sums me up cake

wombatron · 27/01/2019 19:50

I used to spray mine with dry shampoo before exercising. I didn't find that it ever got really that bad but it would help feel fresh.

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cakedup · 27/01/2019 19:02

womanhuman not on, is it? I'm scared to look in the mirror after wet hair to bed night. I think I'd be ok if I slept extremely still and my face down on the pillow.

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cakedup · 27/01/2019 18:58

UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea I really could not carry that off

BettyBooJustDoinTheDoo I know!! My gym seems to be full of women with immaculate long hair in pony tails swishing gently from side to side with their immaculate faces not breaking out in so much as a shine. Then there's me, dripping with sweat, face bright red, my neck itching like hell and all blotchy.

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womanhuman · 27/01/2019 18:54

I’m also a curly girl with arsehole hair. I have to wash it everytime. I just end up going to bed with wet hair and keeping my fingers crossed that I sleep relatively still.

BettyBooJustDoinTheDoo · 27/01/2019 18:49

I have exactly the same problem it drives me insane, I have to wash, blow dry and straighten my hair after ever workout, my hair is literally wet through from root to tip with sweat, I really envy people who do not sweat from their head. There is no solution for me, either I don’t workout or I have to go through the whole sorry palaver, hate it.

UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea · 27/01/2019 18:42

Pixie cut?

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cakedup · 27/01/2019 18:40

Well good to know I'm not the only one at least.

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TinselTimes · 27/01/2019 18:36

Just got a bob for exactly this reason. So much easier.

motherstongue · 27/01/2019 18:30

I firmly believe this is one of the main reasons girls tail off doing sport from teenage years as you probably get up 1st thing, shower, do your hair, possibly makeup too then you need to do it all again if you are doing any sport or at the gym. It’s just a load of hassle.

I’ve taken to doing resistance walking in the pool as I can stick my hair up and it doesn’t get chlorinated and become all dry and brittle (very curly hair with tendency to frizz).

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cakedup · 27/01/2019 18:26

immortalmarble yes! Typical arsehole curly hair!

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immortalmarble · 27/01/2019 18:14

Is it curly? (grinning at your description not the situation!)

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cakedup · 27/01/2019 18:09

I take it your hair wouldn’t allow this? My hair is a fucking arsehole immortalmarble it doesn't allow many things.

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cakedup · 27/01/2019 18:07

Yes if you're only weight training then I can understand why you don't need to wash your hair everytime. I tend to do a circuit of 5 mins all out(ish) on cardio equipment interspersed with using the resistance machines. It's the 5 mins x 4 of treadmill/stairs thing/ski thing/bike that gets me sweating.

I suppose I could just add in the extra day and just do resistance.

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