Is it OK to air gym clohtes instead of washing them after light exercise?

[TowerStork]

After a very light run/walk this evening I hung my gym shorts and sweatshirt on the line to get air overnight instead of putting them in the laundry. I'll use them again Thursday and then put them in the wash. Is this normal/reasonable?

I'm not completely unhygienic in case you are wondering. I showered when I came in and put the socks and sportsbra in the wash. It just seems wasteful to wash gym clothes when I wasn't even that sweaty.

If you're going to be wearing your gym clothes again without washing in the close vicinity of others, please think again. The smell of stale sweat really is nausea-inducing (well, it is to me, at any rate).

It rarely stinks

That's what you think @Shitfather I wonder what those near you experience ...

I don't change out of them after yoga, if I'm doing something else afterwards, as that's quite gentle and I never break a sweat. Reuse another day, or after another activity, then no.

Sniff test always.

Yep I realise this sounds utterly gross, however, my stuff doesn’t smell and I’ve had no infections to date. I drink a lot of water during yoga, so maybe my sweat isn’t as concentrated. I dunno.

I think it's fine if only lightly exercised.

However, they'll get darked on outside all night! Surprised no one else has mentioned this

But they’ll get darked by n!

Darked on! 🙄

Ha, i didn’t rtft

I think that’s fine I often rewearing my running clothes especially in the winter

Infection? Why do you think so?

Rinsing sweaty clothes and wearing them again is fine.

It probably has bacteria from your sweat on it even if you can't smell it yet, I'd wash it

Exactly what I do!

Sniff and rewear here. Fuck I workout 5 times a week, it would be endless washing. My running buddy and I sometimes apologise, but I’ve never smelt her either!!

I’m a pretty sweaty person but my laundry pile was getting out of control so I might wear leggings for a walk and then for the gym or running, and I’ll wear a sports bra or T-shirt to walk to work and then for more vigorous exercise, but anything more strenuous and it needs to go in the wash.

I rewear my work out gear, but I am a strictly solo exerciser. Never had an infection or any such nonsense and I’ve been doing it for years.

I find how synthetic fabrics feel on my skin slightly creepy. Anyway, evidently I don't do 'normal' exercise since I'm so comfortable exercising in cotton items.
*wondering what "normal" is now

Ha ha! Great minds.

I imagine bacteria in the sweat, but as I said, I’ve never had a single infection. I walk through puddles of sweat and use the studio yoga mats every day when I do hot yoga and am yet to get ill. I’m not advocating people reuse sweaty gym gear, but mine does not smell after it’s dried.

Drying clothes drenched in sweat and reusing them is a sure fire route to infection.

What sort of infections do you mean?

Composed almost entirely of water, with only 1-2% being ingredients like salt, protein, fats and acids, perspiration is entirely odorless.