People in Gym clothes?

Stinicker · 13-10-2010 3:28pm #1

I was in Dublin recently and noticed huge amount of people wearing gym and athletics clothes. People in tracksuits, wearing Adidas and Nike track pants and trainers also. Adidas and Nike hoodies also seem popular. I have seen this trend is Cork also.

Have people started going to the Gym more often now that tsome of them may be out of Work with the great recession.

smash · 13-10-2010 3:29pm

I doubt people who aren't working are still paying high city centre gym fees. You should follow some girls and take pics so we can see what type of cloths you're talking about.

Teutorix · 13-10-2010 3:30pm

Knackers wear nothing but tracksuits, never see them in the gym though.

bonerm · 13-10-2010 3:30pm

http://dublinmarathon.ie/

flash1080 · 13-10-2010 3:31pm

People lead active lifestyles and dress appropriately.

Gone Drinking · 13-10-2010 3:32pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0ymzY1juqU

SomeFool · 13-10-2010 3:33pm

Most of them are just going out shopping for pyjamas

bladespin · 13-10-2010 3:34pm

Plenty of gyms offering discounts to the unemployed etc.

But my guess is that it's chav fashion; tracker knackers.

Teutorix · 13-10-2010 3:34pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4K7kKg7FG0

flyton5 · 13-10-2010 3:37pm

Teutorix wrote: »

Knackers wear nothing but tracksuits, never see them in the gym though.

There's a gym down kimmage direction that's full to the brim with knackers...shootings and everything there...

Sharkey 10 · 13-10-2010 3:40pm

I dont know where op has been for the last 20 odd years but people having been wearing sportwear without going to the gym for a long time

Kimono-Girl · 13-10-2010 3:41pm

don't gyms come with a changing room nowadays?

get changed there!

there's no need to wear gym clothes in public!!

krudler · 13-10-2010 3:41pm

What rock have you been living under OP? or was it a bridge?

flash1080 · 13-10-2010 3:44pm

candlelover wrote: »

don't gyms come with a changing room nowadays?

get changed there!

there's no need to wear gym clothes in public!!

Some people exercise outside of gyms.

krudler · 13-10-2010 3:45pm

Running from the guards is exercise.

Yakult · 13-10-2010 3:46pm

Welcome to 2001... also known as the PAST!

Kimono-Girl · 13-10-2010 3:46pm

flash1080 wrote: »

Some people exercise outside of gyms.

and some people didn't think of that

flash1080 · 13-10-2010 3:47pm

krudler wrote: »

Running from the guards is exercise.

Businessmen wearing runners with suits to they can jump out of windows to get away from creditors is another form of exercise.

PeterIanStaker · 13-10-2010 4:01pm

flash1080 wrote: »

Businessmen wearing runners with suits to they can jump out of windows to get away from creditors is another form of exercise.

Depends on how high up the windows are . . .

Me_Grapes · 13-10-2010 4:07pm

If tracksuits looked as good as they felt to wear, they'd be on display in every single catwalk in Milan, Paris, London etc, and Georgio Armani would be a pizza delivery man.

KilOit · 13-10-2010 4:19pm

candlelover wrote: »

don't gyms come with a changing room nowadays?

get changed there!

there's no need to wear gym clothes in public!!

What a waste of time, i drive to the gym in my shorts and tshirt so i can jump right in after i put my things in the locker, i'll change into jeans after my shower in the changing rooms.

stovelid · 13-10-2010 4:21pm

At least this shows some stylistic variation in the great students crying about scumbags canon

bladespin · 13-10-2010 4:22pm

Biggest crooks in this country wear suits.

Don't overconcern yourself with the nike crowd.

Sarn · 13-10-2010 4:32pm

Everybody must be tired today. Interesting way of coming at that particular topic op.

h8scobes · 13-10-2010 4:38pm

i wear cantos all the time only nerds and losers think 'gym clothes' are for scobes, although there is a certain tye of clothes that only nackers wear

Sharkey 10 · 13-10-2010 4:42pm

h8scobes wrote: »

i wear cantos all the time only nerds and losers think 'gym clothes' are for scobes, although there is a certain tye of clothes that only nackers wear

You really do act like a twat. What the **** are cantos? Obviously Michaels didn't teach you how to spell

marcsignal · 13-10-2010 4:49pm

PeterIanStaker wrote: »

Depends on how high up the windows are . . .

the higher the better :pac:

flash1080 · 22-10-2010 10:10pm

I went out wearing trackends this evening because they would keep me warmer (and drier if it started raining again) than other types of pants/jeans. The fashion police didn't stop me.

Mc Love · 23-10-2010 6:37am

Some people find it comfortable to wear gym/tracksuits!

At least its better than wearing pyjamas in public

arybvtcw0eolkf · 23-10-2010 8:02am

I've gym clothes on atm.. Canterbury trackends, a London Irish Rugby top - and flip-flops instead of trainers, but they're Addidas :P

23-10-2010 8:31am

krudler wrote: »

Running from the guards is exercise.

Not with the state of our guards.

up for anything · 23-10-2010 8:48am

A good number of the primary and secondary school children in KK wear Cantos and hoodies outside of school as leisure wear, not because they are going to the gym or football training. It doesn't make them knackers, scobies, pyjama wearing single mothers. Jesus, how pass remarkable people have got! I loved the freedom of dressing how I wanted in London whereas at home people had to change into their second Sunday best to go the shop for a pint of milk. :rolleyes:

longshanks · 23-10-2010 9:50am

What the **** are cantos?

Gone West · 23-10-2010 10:21am

an overheard in Dublin gag:

Random american(one): "I have no idea where it is?"

Random american(two): "Lets ask that group of young sporting athletes"

(presumably a number of americans are lost in Dublin city centre and are looking for directions, the "athletes" are apparently scobes)

Distorted · 23-10-2010 10:47am

Maybe because of a combination of the recession, improvement in fitness clothing and being made popular by WAGS wearing said clothing? Now more acceptable for day to day wear?

I think some posters don't realise the subtle distinction in tracksuits and gym/running gear! My default outfit when not in work suits is 3/4 length tight running tights and close fitting running top. So I can ride my horse then go for a run or cycle without constantly changing. I wouldn't be seen dead in a tracksuit, except to wear my club colours when waiting around for a race to start, and I can't exactly see me doing 10 x 250m on the track in a hoodie or tracksters *snigger*

Aldito · 23-10-2010 10:40pm

longshanks wrote: »

What the **** are cantos?

Canterbury's, how could you not have heard of them???

#

And it is true that only nerds think everyone who wears tracksuits is a knacker.

Rockery Woman · 23-10-2010 10:50pm

I used to wear them everyday. Unfortunately I am a woman who puts on weight easily. And I put on weight due to the forgiving nature of the tracksuit waistband!

I got fatter and fatter - went to a size 18!

Now I live in jeans. At least now I know if im getting fatter, and can stop myself in my tracks! But tracksuits are soooo comfortable!

Im size 12 now and thats great, but I would love to wear tracksuits every day - and I cant:o

Splendour · 23-10-2010 10:59pm

Mc Love wrote: »

Some people find it comfortable to wear gym/tracksuits!

At least its better than wearing pyjamas in public

Tracksuits are for gym, pyjamas are for bed.

Rockery Woman · 23-10-2010 11:02pm

Splendour wrote: »

Tracksuits are for gym, pyjamas are for bed.

I know people who have day and night pyjamas - scary!

amacachi · 23-10-2010 11:06pm

I wear tracksuit stuff because it's comfortable and damn cheap. Sorry if it offends people, but I doubt they'd rather see my 23 stone frame squeezed into a pair of jeans.

I don't however walk around rooting around in my kacks, I still have a shred of decency in me. :pac:

h8scobes · 24-10-2010 10:20pm

Aldito wrote: »

Canterbury's, how could you not have heard of them???

#

And it is true that only nerds think everyone who wears tracksuits is a knacker.

I no man ye but I guess dis is boards.ie so hardly suprising most are the sort u tended to avoid in aml

Dudess · 24-10-2010 11:21pm

R_H_C_P wrote: »

Welcome to 2001... also known as the PAST!

People have been wearing tracksuits as everyday wear since long before 2001. It's one of the most unremarkable sights there is - the forensic analysis of it on Boards.ie is quite perplexing. So anyway OP, what's with the faux surprise at it?

Stinicker · 25-10-2010 12:20am

Dudess wrote: »

People have been wearing tracksuits as everyday wear since long before 2001. It's one of the most unremarkable sights there is - the forensic analysis of it on Boards.ie is quite perplexing. So anyway OP, what's with the faux surprise at it?

It always appeared to me to be a rather lower class thing unless done by certain women in which case it can be kinda sexy in a chavish Jordanesque type manner. I myself can't even wear a hoody in public as I am afraid it will give people the wrong idea about the sort of person I am.

Saila · 25-10-2010 12:35am

some scumbags wear tracksuits

some scumbags wear suits too [I dont mean gangsters

]

squod · 25-10-2010 12:35am

Jeans can be a pain in the hole to wear. Still prefer them, but if I have to walk anywhere.............. forget it. Big legs + jeans = chaffing.

Dudess · 25-10-2010 12:37am

Stinicker wrote: »

It always appeared to me to be a rather lower class thing unless done by certain women in which case it can be kinda sexy in a chavish Jordanesque type manner. I myself can't even wear a hoody in public as I am afraid it will give people the wrong idea about the sort of person I am.

Why didn't you just say so at the start?

CaliforniaDream · 25-10-2010 12:41am

h8scobes wrote: »

I no man ye but I guess dis is boards.ie so hardly suprising most are the sort u tended to avoid in aml

What?

Stinicker · 25-10-2010 2:08pm

Dudess wrote: »

Why didn't you just say so at the start?

I wanted to get peoples opinions really.

People in Gym clothes?

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