If you wear a bra on a daily or nearly daily basis, you should be wearing a sports bra during your training. Your regular day-to-day bra is not designed for the rigors of a high-impact sport such as karate.
In fact, many “sports” bras are not designed for the rigors of karate. After all this time, I think I finally got this stuff figured out. The wrong bra means (at best) you’ll be uncomfortable and self-conscious when you move. At worst, it could mean serious back pain and even a pulled muscle.
Correct Fit
You’ll find some really good directions on how to measure yourself for a bra at HerRoom.com. I’ve found that you should subtract one cup size from whatever you measure using the HerRoom directions. If you’re an old pro at bra shopping and don’t want to measure (again), use your lingerie store measurements. [Read more...]