When I was a member of the Energie gym in Croydon they encouraged people to wear clean kit to reduce the smell in the locker rooms. I solved this problem by buying three identical pairs of heavily discounted Lonsdale gym shorts in Sportsworld's sale and washing them at the weekend (I went to the gym Mon,Wed, Fri). I did a similar trick with towels and teeshirts. The Lonsdale shorts were lined, so I used not to bother with underwear. That said, cycling shorts are definitely necessary for more than 20 mins on an exercise bike. A good compromise are the NikePro lycra undershorts (which I bought for doing exercise outside in Antarctica) which despite being expensive are durable and keep everything in place even when cycling.
I suggest (similar to Michael's suggestion) a trip to Primark for cheap jogging bottoms & t-shirts. Expensive sports gear is not necessary unless you are an Olympic athlete. Susz (who is reading over my shoulder) suggests only buying non-cheap stuff once you have proven that you need them by missing not having them for at least a month.
Cycle shorts - use the sit-back bikes (with the chair like seats), then you won't need them.
Washing - I have two sets of gym kit, one on, one in the wash, but then Steve & I get through enough clothes between us to do washing more frequently, I suggest you get three sets and continue doing washing only when you have a normal load.
Continue to let laundry build up until you've got a full load. But do your laundry once a full load exists, rather than letting it build up until you have multiple loads to do at once.
The only reason I bother with underwear for exercise is because my capoeira class doesn't have any changing facilities, and it's better for everyone if I only strip down to my boxers :-)
Don't bother with special athletics clothing - cheap shorts and T-shirts are fine for your level of expertise.
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Cycle shorts - use the sit-back bikes (with the chair like seats), then you won't need them.
Washing - I have two sets of gym kit, one on, one in the wash, but then Steve & I get through enough clothes between us to do washing more frequently, I suggest you get three sets and continue doing washing only when you have a normal load.
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Continue to let laundry build up until you've got a full load. But do your laundry once a full load exists, rather than letting it build up until you have multiple loads to do at once.
The only reason I bother with underwear for exercise is because my capoeira class doesn't have any changing facilities, and it's better for everyone if I only strip down to my boxers :-)
Don't bother with special athletics clothing - cheap shorts and T-shirts are fine for your level of expertise.
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