Lenny Kravitz has been working out in leather and Cuban heeled boots, but he isn’t the first to sideline athleisure in favour of his signature style
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Healthy body, healthy mind! Physical Exercise, Fitness, Running, Jogging, Gym and Activity. Twitter Hashtag: #GymEd Curated by Peter Mellow |
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Lenny Kravitz has been working out in leather and Cuban heeled boots, but he isn’t the first to sideline athleisure in favour of his signature style
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Chemicals that mimic or interfere with the body’s hormones have been found in socks, leggings, sports bras and other activewear, writes Alden Wicker, who explains the potential ramifications to your health and how to limit your exposure.
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The weather is heating up, and soon we'll be looking for different ways to keep cool. We go through the best fabrics to wear to cool down.
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The problem with all those stylish neoprene separates, and not just the huge $$ paid for sweat rags.
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The basic premise is that people in fitness gear are more likely to exercise — or at least to think about it. So let’s get everyone in comfortable, moisture-wicking outfits once a week to demonstrate our commitment to physical activity.
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Why bother buying a watch or bracelet to track your daily activities and calories burned, when your shirt can do it for you? AiQ, a company based in Taiwan
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While some athletes seek the latest in lightweight apparel, others are turning up the heat on a lucrative market.
I'm concerned about this trend, it reminds me of the rubber suits that people used to run in to 'lose weight'. While the thermic affect MAY help weight loss, there is a real danger of hyperthermia (heat stroke illness/injury - the body overheating).
We sweat to lose heat from our exercising muscles. If the sweat can't evaporate then we can overheat and get a heat illness, collapse and at the worst extreme, die. I've always said, when running races in Australia you have two enemys, the battle for the race itself and the battle to lose heat. I leave this argument with two quotes from Brahams.
“The rubber suits worn by many people to lose weight are potentially dangerous and have resulted in death from heat stroke.” Brahams 1988
"Three of the deaths were the consequence of attempts at rapid weight loss by extreme fasting and exercise (e.g., exercise wearing a rubber suit and sweat suit which led to hyperthermia)."
Have you ever used a sweat suit?
If so please share with us if it worked. I'm not convinced.