An interesting article on LYCRA and Women

[baskingshark]

Interesting....

I'm not a teenager, but I'm definitely not interested in shows of skin when I work out and I had a really hard time buying running shorts this summer for this reason. I wanted decent thigh coverage and was unable to find anything with more than a 3" or 4" inseam. I ended up buying capris and cutting them off above the knee.

Also, I wonder, do Beach Volleyball women actually like wearing those teeny cut-away bikinis? They seem to be constantly adjusting them, but then some of the big names must have enough clout with their sponsors that they could wear what they liked if they wanted to, so maybe they do.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Teenagers are different. They don't have cellulite, for instance!
I just LOVE my lycra, it smooths me out and is very flattering, and it FEELS SO GOOD. But I'm all for eliminating regulations about what kids can wear for sports- let them wear what's comfortable for them, I say. For me, lycra is comfortable.

[Kano]

teens are dealing with all sorts of stuff when it comes to their bodies -- new lumps and bumps and curves, all of which are either too big or too small on any given day.

we more experienced women, on the other hand, have gotten used to what we've got, and either feel like we can't subject the world to seeing that, or, hey, we're going to be comfortable doing what we're doing and take pride in that we're doing it whether we look like a cover model or not!

At least that's what I think about that after living with two teen daughters of different body types, each of which wanted the other's body!

Karen in Boise

[pooks]

I was tall and thin and had great legs and bum when I was a teenager but not much waist/shape and no interesting bits upstairs to speak of, so I would have flaunted lycra shorts (as a matter of fact, I did) but would have balked at something so shape-fitting on top! Swimsuits/bikinis were always a nightmare for that reason. I often wore a t-shirt over and knotted at my waist.

May I have that body back now, please?

I promise, wearing lycra all over would not bother me a bit!

[Bluetree]

It seems really out of whack when you consider the uniforms boys wear in sports, esp. basketball.
As women's clothing/uniforms seems to get tighter and more revealing, the boys versions are getting baggier and more slovenly-looking than ever. If boys were made to wear as tight clothing in their growing years as girls, I'm sure incidents of negative-body image and eating disorders would rise accordingly.

[mimitabby]

do you remember the uniforms YOU had to wear in gym class? were they
attractive?
they were ugly (mine were) and we hated wearing them.
so what's new about that!

[light_sabe_r]

do you remember the uniforms YOU had to wear in gym class? were they
attractive?

Okay... Regular high school uniforms= Girls in dresses and boys in shirts and shorts with those dorky pull up socks and a tie.

Sports uniforms on the other hand were unisex. The shorts came up WAY past your midriff though. THANK GOD our principal had the forsight to enforce "NO SPORTS SHIRT IS TO BE TUCKED IN"

That being said... Senior Girls had to get special lycra uniforms for interschool netball as the shorts were deemed inappropriate at the time. (1998) >_<

Yeah... I guess we were lucky in that respect. Sports days were the days EVERYONE looked the same.