Although you are not entering into a fashion contest you might want to think about your attire.  Lets face it you can not walk into a gym and work out in a pair of blue jeans.  Proper attire is a must.

Myself I feel the most comfortable in a pair of workout or running pants.  I always pick out a pair that are not going to strangle me, I want them to be loose fitting so that I can get plenty of movement.  I also prefer dark colors like black or blue because when I sweat I don’t want it to look real obvious.  Secondly I prefer the type that have pockets no matter how light I want to travel, there is always something that I have to have, most of the time it is just the key to my locker, but I have to have it.

The next item is a shirt of course.  Here I just pick any comfortable T-Shirt, but for god sake don’t just show up in a plain white T.  Again I want it to be comfortable, I don’t like working out in a shirt that seems to be wrestling me and trying to hide in my armpits.

Shoes, often overlooked but anyone who has had a really good pair of shoes to work out in knows exactly what I am talking about.  A bad pair of shoes can ruin your form and posture and suck the joy out of your work out.  Don’t worry whether they are labeled athletic,cross trainer, running or what ever sub-category the shoe store has filed them under.  You want ones with good support that actually lace up!! Forget velcro or any of that other stuff, you want real laces.

Another thing that I wear, but you don’t have to is a hat.  Any baseball style hat will do.  For me it puts me in the right mindset for a work out and seems to focus me, I am not looking around distracted my eyes are drawn to the task at hand.  This may differ for you, but to me the hat is a must have.

One more thing to keep in mind.  You are going in there to workout so when you go the beach you will look good.  Save all the posturing for the beach, there will be plenty of time for the super snug shirt showing of ‘the guns.’  Also you don’t want to walk in dressed head to toe like your sponsored by Under Armor or Nike.  You are here to workout and achieve your goals, and you will, don’t get distracted by hype.  I promise you that muscles don’t know what brand you are wearing.