thread: Advice needed please - jogging/running bras

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  1. #1
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    Feb 2007
    VICTORIA
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    Sorry... can't help as I am not a runner, just wanted to say Good on you for running! I wish I could do it, but I have no discipline

    Good luck with getting some answers on the bra issue

  2. #2
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    Aug 2007
    Sydney
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    Sorry... can't help as I am not a runner, just wanted to say Good on you for running! I wish I could do it, but I have no discipline

    Good luck with getting some answers on the bra issue
    Aww, thank you, that is so sweet. I feel all warm and special now.

    Actually it's my DH that's inspired me. His Dr told him that he needed to lose 20kg so he just started running. Then a really fit and healthy friend of his sort of took him under his wing and they run together for 45 minutes three times a week. My DH has lost 10kg! And I'm feeling really left out. Man, this exercise and healthy living thing is catching.

  3. #3
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    Feb 2007
    VICTORIA
    261

    Wow, that is fantastic! Good luck!

  4. #4

    Mar 2004
    Sparta
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    Get yourself to a bra shop and get a fitting. Sports bras come with ratings - some are suitable for light excercise and others are designed for high impact excercise like running. If you tell your fitter what you're using it for she will make sure it has enough support.

  5. #5
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    Nov 2008
    727

    Get yourself to a bra shop and get a fitting. Sports bras come with ratings - some are suitable for light excercise and others are designed for high impact excercise like running. If you tell your fitter what you're using it for she will make sure it has enough support.
    :yeahthat: Depends how big your boobs are too. I was a DD before having bub and when I was running almost everyday I found that Berlei bras were the best for me. About $40-50 per bra but hugely supportive. I found that Target/Big W/Kmart didn't even have my size 14DD or they were useless

  6. #6
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    Apr 2008
    Melbourne
    6,745

    Depends on your size - I run a couple of times a week and I am a stickler for no bounce! There is nothing worse than seeing a woman bouncing all over the place when running - all I can think about is the damage she is doing to her breast tissue! (although I'm sure blokes don't think the same )

    Anyway - go to Myer or the like and get properly fitted. Berlei & some other manufacturers make bras rated for different exercise so you will need to get the one rated for high intensity workouts. I also wear an exercise crop top over my bra for added support.

    Enjoy your running!

  7. #7
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    Aug 2007
    Sydney
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    Thanks so much ladies. I'm about a D at the moment but I expect I'll go back to a C when I finish BFing (although I have no time limit or expectations about weaning, so who knows when that will be ). I have to have absolutely no bounce, like I want them pressed as firmly against my chest as possible, while still being able to breathe of course.

    Berlei & some other manufacturers make bras rated for different exercise so you will need to get the one rated for high intensity workouts. I also wear an exercise crop top over my bra for added support.
    the things you learn when you ask Yeah, I was thinking of a really tight crop top as well as a bra too.

    And thanks so much everyone for your lovely support *mwah*

  8. #8
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    Jan 2009
    brisbane
    2,521

    Anyway - go to Myer or the like and get properly fitted. Berlei & some other manufacturers make bras rated for different exercise so you will need to get the one rated for high intensity workouts.
    !
    Hi
    i would recommend Bras n things over myer for fittings as they are heaps better and more trained to fit. they have a couple really great sports bras and can make sure you are in the right one.
    hth.
    liz

  9. #9
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    Jun 2009
    vic
    2,886

    hey good on you for having the motivation to run, during winter i have none whatsoever.

    I find the sport bra's in kmart/target are good- but really it is an individual thing. I think they also have them rated at different impact levels- like running to jogging to walking to high impact sports.Try a few on in the change rooms and jog on the spot and jump up and down just to get some kind of idea. Sorry not really that helpful, but hope it help a bit. Good luck.

  10. #10

    Jul 2009
    Australia
    5,102

    Hi there,

    I've heard that sports bras are good for that. I think its great that you are taking up running, its a great form of exercise and you will get great results. I'm considering buying a sports bra as i would like to take up running and i dont want any black eyes
    Last edited by *LittleMissSummer*; August 30th, 2009 at 08:26 PM.