Wearing two sports bras at the same time because you feel that one is just not enough is a bad idea. While you might feel this is helping them from bouncing around as much, it’s unhealthy. “Women tend to wear two bras because they want things to be held tight and not to move. But it can cause a lot of downward pressure on your shoulder blade, collar bone, and all of these muscles can get strained, your nerves and ligaments can get compressed and it can constrict your breathing,” says Dr. Melinda Wu, a family physician with Women’s College Hospital in Toronto who I chatted with at the Nike Pro Bra launch. “It makes more sense to have one sports bra that properly fits, supports you, minimizes displacement and does what it’s supposed to do.”
If you’ve been on the hunt for just the right sports bra, the Nike Pro Bra Collection may just be what you’re looking for. There are five styles, 25 sizes, and you can get properly fitted for one at the NTC Pop-Up Studio that’s now open in Toronto until the end of July.
More details about the pop-up on my post over at Vitamin Daily!
July 15, 2014
Be sure to pick up the July 2013 issue of Canadian Living because:
- Don’t those butter tarts look scrumptious? I’m not much of a baker but those are on my must-try recipe list!
- You can learn how to shop for a sports bra — story by yours truly.
That’s reason ’nuff, no?
June 10, 2013
Tips from my weekly half-marathon clinic. This week Brava Boutique came to speak to us about sports bras. Here are some highlights.
- Apparently there plenty of women who wear two or three sports bras on top of one another to help control the bounce. This is not necessary, though, according to the experts at Brava Boutique.
- While you can’t have zero bounce, a well-fitted bra with the right support will control 80 percent of the bounce.
- Be wary of pull-on bras (and many racerback styles) as they just compress and they stretch a lot so often don’t offer enough support. A bra with hooks and eyes will provide greater support (some of the sport bras we checked out during the clinic even had underwire, which if fitted properly should cup your boobs and will not be uncomfortable during exercise). A front-closure bra, on the other hand, offers no room for adjustment.
- The level of support you need will vary depending on your activity–you need one with greater support for running, but can go with lighter support for weight training, for example.
- Help your sports bras last longer by handwashing them to remove all of the perspiration (which is what causes them to lose elasticity). If you must machine wash, wash in cold water on the delicates setting.
(This Action Arrow bra from Marie Jo Ntense, $142, is available in a hot pink shade and is super cute. And yes, it’s much more than I’d want to spend on a sports bra, too.)
April 15, 2011
