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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
the cotton thing
Growing up, I was told cotton is good because it breathes, and I wear it all the time here in hot and humid FL. But as far as exercising goes, it seems to be the wrong way to go. Why? When I used to exercise in a gym, I wore cotton t-shirts and cotton capris or pants and it never bothered me. But now that I'm trying to do it outside, I want to be prepared--especially as it gets hotter and I'm not in a controlled climate. I hate spending money on workout clothes, but now I feel like I should replace a lot of what I've been using.
Any recommendations? (Please include shorts alternatives that don't ride up.) Does it matter if I wear cotton undies?
"You're the L and the V, I'm the O and the E...Am I speaking clearly?"
Re: the cotton thing
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I am a runner, knitter, scientist, DE-IVF veteran, and stage III colon cancer survivor.
Like the pp said, wicking material is better for really sweaty workouts. Nike's wicking material is called DriFit (or something similar) and other brands are sometimes called CoolMax, etc. You can find it for pretty cheap at places like Target and Kohls.
When it's cooler or I'm doing an easy workout, I often still wear cotton. I find it strange when people say you can't work out in cotton. Obviously you can and people did so successfully for many, many years. Unless you are uncomfortable and/or chafing, then wear whatever you want.
I run commando, but underwear seems like it would have chafing potential, so I'd probably try a wicking material.