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In a Pinch, Would You Wear Someone Else's Clean Workout Gear?

June 11, 2007

Recently I posted about how the Fairmont Hotels have a workout gear kit available for your stay if you forget your clothes while traveling. Turns out, some of you were totally grossed out by the idea of wearing washed, but used clothing. This made me curious to see what the overall consensus is -- If you're in a pinch, would you wear workout clothes that have been previously worn by someone else, but were washed before you wore them?

38 Comments

Seraphim 5 years 49 weeks

i'd go out and buy some cheap stuff... i get freaked out by other peoples body fluids... eh hem :)

Seraphim 5 years 49 weeks

i'd go out and buy some cheap stuff...i get freaked out by other peoples body fluids... eh hem:)

sugoionna09 5 years 49 weeks

It depends on the place. I mean really. It's no big deal unless the place is untrustworthy.

sailing chick 5 years 49 weeks

but only if I knew who had been wearing it - I quite often steal my boy's t-shirts that he's worked in (he's a plumber so gets very sweaty) or my mum's clothes even some of my friends but not sure how I would feel about borrowing clothes from the gym without knowing who had been wearing them - but I guess I would need to try it - would say no to underwear and socks

nessabum 5 years 49 weeks

nope.

nessabum 5 years 49 weeks

nope.

SU3 5 years 49 weeks

Good point about the used sheets and towels! :)

PrissyLilBadAss 5 years 49 weeks

I would. I mean you sleep in hotels in sheets that other people have done God knows what in. I don't see the difference.

kungfubunni 5 years 49 weeks

i'd borrow a friends, but not a strangers. but yes, i hear what all you people in the comments saying about the hotel sheets! and you're right! but i guess it's just a mental block! oh well!

bettywhite 5 years 49 weeks

they've been washed - of course! underwear, no. but socks, shorts & a top? any day! and if they're whites, even better - they probably have been bleached. i find this to be a great service, especially when you're a chronic over-packer like me.

purrtykitty 5 years 49 weeks

i don't know why, but i think it's gross. if i forgot my workout clothes, i would try to walk around a bit more and eat a little better to make sure i stay in shape. and if need be, i'd cut back on food and workout a little more when i returned.

ILOVEKITTIES 5 years 49 weeks

no way. workout the next day!

pinupsweetheart 5 years 49 weeks

Um that would be a no for me. When it comes to the gym, I am very germ-a-phobic.

labador 5 years 49 weeks

I would, if I had to in a pinch. I shower at the gym using towels that have been used but washed.

yomama 5 years 49 weeks

i'm with you on that one econinsf!

smart blonde 5 years 49 weeks

I am many things, but a germophobe is not one of them. As long as it's clean, I don't care if it's been worn before.

Sweet Tea 5 years 49 weeks

econinsf summed up my views exactly. As long as they're laundered I have no problem with it. Imagine not using the "sweat" towels provided at the gym or wearing the robes provided at the spa. I travel a lot for work and it is actually nice to have this option. I hate checking luggage because the places I travel usually have the slowest baggage system ever--wasting an average of 2 hours of my day. So, trying to get a 3-4 day business trip into a carry on usually gave me the excuse not to work out in the hotel gym more than once that trip (I hate working out twice in the same outfit that I own without laundering and fitting 4 days worth of workout gear plus work clothes is a no-go in a 22" rollaboard).

Sweet Tea 5 years 49 weeks

GeikoSera 5 years 49 weeks

I don't mind if it was a friend's or my roommates.... :P

JustSomeChick 5 years 49 weeks

I wouldn't have a problem with it IF it belonged to someone I know. Otherwise it is a little skeevy.

DesignRchic 5 years 49 weeks

For me, it's more of a mental thing to be honest. Especially when it comes to undies. Econinsf, you bring up a great point...How many of us sleep in a hotel with clean but used bed sheets?