Why Your Gym Clothes Smell Absolutely Horrible
Readjusting to the new normal will be difficult, so don’t make it worse than it has to be.
If you’re an avid gym-goer, please follow the proper etiquette when it opens back up. And I’m begging you, please, don’t be the person whose gym clothes smell.
Sure, everyone stinks a bit when they exercise, but there is always that person — man or woman — who smells like they haven’t showered in a week. You can usually catch a whiff of their body odor all the way from the stretching area!
Still, I’m not here to smell-shame anyone but to offer a bit of advice on why your gym clothes smell horrible. I’ve sniffed out the science behind body odor and investigated the best materials for odor-resistant gym clothes (Merino wool, wink, wink).
Sniffing Out The Truth Behind Body Odor
Alright, let’s take a step back here and figure out why you smell.
It’s a common assumption that when your foul-smelling, musty BO simply radiates from your body when you work out. Basically, if you sweat, you smell.
