I know I’m not the only one out there with this problem, but my workout clothes stink. Bad. Washing them doesn’t help either, because as soon as I start to sweat, the funk returns.
Take today for instance. I took a spin class, and toward the end of the class - like, the last 20 minutes – I started smelling fart. Not rotten egg farts, but just stank. I thought it was the girl in front of me and was starting to get annoyed…until I realized that it was my bra.
I was so embarrassed that I skipped the stretching at the end of the class and booked it out of there.
It’s not like I’m not washing my clothes either. I’ve tried pre-soaking, I’ve tried washing twice (which sucks because I don’t want to ruin my clothes!) and nothing is working. I use Tide right now, which I kind of have a weird obsession with (I love the smell of Tide and I really feel like it works best) but now I’m really disappointed.
My sister, a fitness instructor and activities director at L.A. Fitness, is having the same problem. We looked up detergents, but I don’t want to fork out mad moola for something that won’t work. We found one called WIN that we’re looking to try, and I also found a Tide Sport with Febreze but I only found it on Amazon; I have yet to see it in the stores.
HELP!! I don’t want to have to throw out my workout clothes! They aren’t cheap!!!
hmm - I am keen to know of any answer too! This happens with my sports bra also!
ReplyDeleteOh the marvels of technical fabrics! I too suffer from the stank. I have found something that will keep the smell at bay for quite a while. (There does come a time though when the smell eventually over rules.) The product is called "Super Washing Soda" by Arm & Hammer. It's usually less than $4 a box and you add it to the wash with your regular detergent. It really does work. Give it a try : )
ReplyDeleteThis post just made me love your blog! haha....I had that problem but it was my washer/dryer so we replaced them and no problems since-have you tried dif brands of sports bras???
ReplyDeleteGo to any fitness store and they will sell a special detergent made for technical fabrics. I have used Win & Sports-wash and they work good.
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I'm trying Tide Sport w/Febreeze right now actually. (Of course, since I started using it I totally started slacking at the gym so I'm not sure how effective it is yet. But my gym clothes do smell like febreeze) When I go to the grocery store this weekend I can pick some up for you if you're still looking.
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