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Sports bras. The best thing since sliced bread?

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Just posted this on Bridge to 10k, but sharing it more widely to C25K too.

Many of us are wearing sports bras when we run, so this is a recommended listen

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001s...

What style is best? How much should we spend? How often should we replace them? And more. Happy listening

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I'll listen to that, I have sports bras but don't always wear them, best bit of running kit for me is an underwired bikini so I can go straight in the sea at the end of my run on a hit day .Thanks for sharing

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Thanks for sharing 🙏 Being an E cup I would have black eyes if I didn't have a good sports bra 😲

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Very interesting and informative article. Thanks. It shows that you don't have to spend a fortune to get the right fit.

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I listened to this a while ago, or something very similar. I recently got 2 really good sports bras from Lidl, less than £9.00 each.

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YesletsgoAmbassadorGraduate in reply to Jell6

My first sports bra was from Lidl too (or was it Aldi?) One of the squashy ones, very robust, still wearable 3 years later though my allegiance has moved to Decathlon.

This was a really interesting programme, only problem is that now I wonder if I'm destroying my bra every time I wash it 😂

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Jell6Graduate in reply to Yesletsgo

🤣, I have had some bad experiences with sports bras. I tried a Shock Absorber one in Debenhams. I honestly thought I was going to need someone to help me remove it and at some point I wouldn't have cared if it was another shopper🥵🥵🥵. Since then it's been pretty much M and S , so finding a cheaper alternative is great.

My only complaint is the removable pads. Why?!

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Sax64Graduate in reply to Jell6

I'm a fan of M&S sports bras too, but not the ones with pads. They last and last and last, and yes I do wash them!

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