{"id":344,"date":"2016-07-15T21:39:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T21:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/?p=344"},"modified":"2016-12-17T19:22:52","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T19:22:52","slug":"the-bra-fitter-diaries-sports-bras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/the-bra-fitter-diaries-sports-bras\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bra Fitter Diaries: Sports Bras"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A while back, we talked about <a href=\"http:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/the-bra-fitter-diaries-the-bra-wardrobe\/\">bra wardrobes<\/a>. This is the idea that you should have a bra for every part of your life: work, date night, the gym\u2026 Today we\u2019re going to focus on that last one. Let\u2019s talk sports bras!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First things first &#8211; why do you even need a sports bra? Why not just wear your everyday bra to the gym?\u00a0Oh, I&#8217;m so glad you asked!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports bras:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are made from specially designed materials, which are more supportive and wick sweat away from your body.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offer more coverage than the typical everyday bra, minimizing bounce and discomfort.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have flexible, padded wires, or no wires at all. Your everyday bra isn\u2019t constructed with workouts in mind, so its wires are less flexible. This could inhibit your movement or cause irritation during your run or weight-lifting session.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Minimizing bounce isn&#8217;t just about emotional comfort, either. A good, supportive sports bra avoids putting strain on the ligaments that support your breasts. (These are called <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cooper%27s_ligaments\">Cooper&#8217;s ligaments<\/a>, if you&#8217;re interested.) Sports injuries affect more than ankles and knees!<\/p>\n<h4>What kind do you need?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two basic types of sports bras to choose from. The encapsulation style<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0has underwire and separates your breasts. A c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ompression style bra is wireless and, well, compresses your breasts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-345 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6490-e1468615597546-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6490\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6490-e1468615597546-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6490-e1468615597546-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6490-e1468615597546-600x608.jpg 600w, https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6490-e1468615597546-768x778.jpg 768w, https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6490-e1468615597546-1011x1024.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6490-e1468615597546-700x709.jpg 700w, https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6490-e1468615597546.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-346 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6757-e1468615544431-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6757\" width=\"302\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6757-e1468615544431-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6757-e1468615544431-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6757-e1468615544431-600x595.jpg 600w, https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6757-e1468615544431-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6757-e1468615544431-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6757-e1468615544431-1024x1016.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6757-e1468615544431-700x694.jpg 700w, https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6757-e1468615544431.jpg 1113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>(Left: An encapsulation style sports bra, by Panache. Right: A compression style sports bra, by Anita.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you know which kind you need? Consider what you plan to do in your sports bra. High impact sports require a high impact bra &#8211; for the fuller-busted, that often means underwire. You may also consider whether or not the look is important to you. Compression-style sports bras tend to minimize shape, flattening out your boobs. They can sometimes create a \u201cuni-boob.\u201d Encapsulation-style sports bras often give a more uplifted and separated shape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of people are used to the pull-over style compression sports bra, but I\u2019m a fan of the back clasp. As a bra ages, it loses some elasticity and the band stretches out. When this happens to a pull-over bra, it\u2019s basically game over. When it happens to a bra with back clasps, you can always just clasp it on a tighter set of hooks. This is why we recommend buying a bra that fits you on the loosest set of hooks &#8211; it makes your bra last longer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still not sure which sports bra is the one for you? Come see us for a fitting and we\u2019ll <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hook<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you up!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(I\u2019m sorry, I\u2019ll see myself out.)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A while back, we talked about bra wardrobes. This is the idea that you should have a bra for every part of your life: work, date night, the gym\u2026 Today we\u2019re going to focus on that last one. 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