I had a different topic planned for this week, but as often happens, life had a plan of its own.
On Monday morning I made a spontaneous decision. As I was getting dressed to go workout, I put on my sports bra. When I went to grab a shirt, these thoughts crossed my mind (in about a 5 second period of time):
“Ugh…every single one of these options stink. I don’t like the feeling of any fabric touching my body when I start to sweat
If only I were a man. They work out all the time without a shirt
Well, women do too, they wear their sports bras. But I’m not small enough for that. You can’t work out in just a sports bra if you have fat rolls.
Wait.
That’s not true
I COULD work out in just a bra. No one is stopping me. It’s just my insecurity.
I do not like wearing a shirt. They all stick to me. I want to just wear a bra.
That’s it. I’m doing it. I’m going to pretend that this is a very normal occurrence and I’m going to walk out of the house in a sports bra and yoga pants. Women do this all the time. This is a normal thing in our society. I CAN do this. I am the only person stopping me from doing this.”
So I did it.
As I walked my dog around the pond, several strangers passed by. They all behaved very normally, so I behaved normally.
Each time I crossed someone else, I felt a little more free. I felt a little more bold.
It turns out that any BODY can go out in a bra and yoga pants. You do not have to be under size 10 to do so (the lie I was believing).
I posted about this experience on my Instagram and not only did I receive several comments, but my DMs blew up. So many women face insecurities about this as well.
With the encouragement from a friend, I put out a challenge and I want to share it with you too.
From now through Sunday night, if you post a photo of you working out in just your sports bra to Instagram (stories or a post) and tag me (@thesophiahyde), then you will be entered into a giveaway for one hour of coaching.
The real prize though is how you feel about yourself when you do it.
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