I frequently hear my friends complain about people (girls mostly) who go to the gym too dressy; they were Lululemon clothes, have their hair and make-up done, etc. These friends claim that you shouldn’t try to look good at the gym, that you should go in old gross workout clothes.

Here’s how I read this complaint:

“I’m really ugly. I go to the gym because everyone there is ugly. If people look too good, I look even uglier.”

“I’m poor and can’t afford nice clothes. I feel better if everyone around me is dressed from the bargain bin too.”

“I rarely go to the gym. It doesn’t matter what I look like, cause no one will see me again. I am lazy.”

“My goal today is to not fit in.”

“I don’t know what I am doing at the gym. If I dress like a slob, people will just turn their heads and not notice how stupid I am.”

Friends, what you wear matters. You are being judged.

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