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nala

nala

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Do I have to give up wearing jewelry if I plan to go to a gym daily? I don’t feel comfortable working out with my rings and bracelets and I don’t feel comfortable leaving them in the gym locker. Please tell me what you all do.
 
It depends on how many items you have @nala if there's only a few things - I usually wear tights that have pockets, pop them in a pouch and slide them in there.

I think it really depends on what exercises you do as well. But yeah it is a bit annoying to have to take off but you don't want to run the risk of damaging it or have it stolen.
 
maryjane04 said:
It depends on how many items you have @nala if there's only a few things - I usually wear tights that have pockets, pop them in a pouch and slide them in there.

I think it really depends on what exercises you do as well. But yeah it is a bit annoying to have to take off but you don't want to run the risk of damaging it or have it stolen.
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It would be CrossFit and weight lifting. I wear my E ring, 2 bracelets and one rhr. A necklace and pendant.
 
nala said:
It would be CrossFit and weight lifting. I wear my E ring, 2 bracelets and one rhr. A necklace and pendant.
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Ahh good thing I do crossfit too (or used to.. lol haven't got back yet). Whenever I used to go, I would check the workout the day before - so depending on the exercises I would limit my jewellery - for example if there were cleans then I wouldn't wear necklaces. Bracelets are kinda okay depending on how loosely they fit and if they had any precious stones. If you were doing squats then it wouldn't matter as much about the necklace. I never wear rings training though.

Have you seen those portable keyring jewellery boxes? You could put your stuff in that and carry it around with you while training.
 
Stephani Gottlieb makes these wrist bands. I've always wondered how well they would work. Looks like they'd be fine
for rings, but not so sure about anything with a chain.

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When I attended a gym or dance class etc. in the past, I kept my jewellery to a minimum with just a pair of simple stud earrings.

DK :))
 
Wear my studs, pendant, wedding rings & bracelets all the time, including the gym. The studs, no bother. The pendant bounces around a bit, but it’s perfectly safe & secure, the same with the bracelets. To protect my rings, I ALWAYS wear weightlifting gloves.

I have been a runner & gym go-er forever, and touch wood I have never damaged anything yet.

ETA: I do remove any bracelets that have chains or are longer if I intend to do floor work / burpees, as they often find themselves just on the cusp of my palm & I worry about snapping or damaging them if landing on my hands.
 
I just wear simple things on gym days and then I lock them in my car before going. So I never wear my engagement ring, etc. on days I go to the gym.
 
It's extremely dangerous to wear rings while weight lifting, and I'd assume for quite a few other XF workouts. Ring avulsion is a real threat and can happen super easily.

If nothing else - please stop wearing rings while at the gym! Save your fingers!
 
I never wear jewelry in the gym. My workouts are intense and I sweat so badly I look like Niagra Falls. Don't want the sparklies subjected to that abuse and in addition, don't want to risk injury from wearing them. I go straight home to shower afterward but if I had to have jewelry with me, I'd lock it in the car if the gym didn't have lockers where a personal combination lock couldn't be used. Even then, I wouldn't wear it into the gym but keep it out of sight and locked away in my gym bag.
 
Ty All. My gym classes would be right after work, so no time to go back home and drop off jewelry. It looks like I will be storing my E ring and bracelets in the vault. I will still wear my rings—lucky I have many that are not so costly but that I still enjoy. I don’t mind locking those up in my car or locker.
 
I don't go to the gym. Problem solved! :lol-2:
 
I wear studs and diamond band for the gym only (I work out about 5 days a week. I wear workout gloves that go over my wedding band, so no problem there. The rest (such as e-ring, pendant, etc) are now reserved for non-workout days.
 
My husband spent $2000 to sign us up for 3(!!!) years so I try to go often to get our money’s worth. Anyway, if I forget to take my rings off I do cardio. If I’m do weights, I don’t wear any jewelry. I did a HIIT class once and it was awful. Definitely not the place for any jewelry.

Forgot to add - never in a million years am I leaving jewelry in the locker.
 
nala said:
It would be CrossFit and weight lifting. I wear my E ring, 2 bracelets and one rhr. A necklace and pendant.
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If CrossFit and weightlifting (as in Olympic lifts)….I would not wear anything except earrings. CrossFit is going to have you in a front rack for cleans and front squats. You’d also hit that position in push press, push jerk, military press/overhead press. That will destroy a necklace. Bracelets may or may not be wearable during this but if you wear wrist wraps, factor that in.

Necklace/pendant also not a great idea for chest to bar activities and there will be a lot of that. If the necklace or pendant is long enough to fly up and hit you in the mouth or face, it has the potential to chip your teeth during jumping activities like double unders.

Definitely no rings, you will destroy them. It’s also not safe (degloving is a thing but please do not google it).

So….yeah. Earrings. Small ones.
 
After having a gold byzantine bracelet made by the original designer stolen out of my gym locker very long ago, and I still miss, I'd never wear anything valuable at a gym.
 
Tonks said:
If CrossFit and weightlifting (as in Olympic lifts)….I would not wear anything except earrings. CrossFit is going to have you in a front rack for cleans and front squats. You’d also hit that position in push press, push jerk, military press/overhead press. That will destroy a necklace. Bracelets may or may not be wearable during this but if you wear wrist wraps, factor that in.

Necklace/pendant also not a great idea for chest to bar activities and there will be a lot of that. If the necklace or pendant is long enough to fly up and hit you in the mouth or face, it has the potential to chip your teeth during jumping activities like double unders.

Definitely no rings, you will destroy them. It’s also not safe (degloving is a thing but please do not google it).

So….yeah. Earrings. Small ones.
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Also, gloves will not protect fingers against this! Seeing metal rings at the gym literally makes my skin crawl.
 
I'm at the gym five days a week, and I wear my earrings and short necklaces, no worries about them. Probably wouldn't wear a bracelet to the gym, but I don't own any bracelets right now so that's an easy (but sad) answer.

I can't wear my rings at the gym, cuz the weights and everything would just tear them up. So I found a ring holder necklace on Amazon, and I wear it when I might be going to the gym, or on a hike that might have me crossing boulders, or a hike that might have me trip going downhill, or anything like that. I also use it when I'm at a hotel - I'm freakishly concerned about losing/forgetting my rings.

I have it on a long chain, long enough to slide the chain over my head without unclasping it. And then I put the rings on the pendant. And since the chain is long, it (the pendant plus the rings) goes into my sports bra and I don't think about it until I'm done with my activity. No bouncing necklace situation, cuz I already have the girls locked down! ;)

I've been using the necklace for about two years, never lost anything, never damaged anything, it's easy peace-of-mind for when I'm doing active things.

This is a link to the one I own (or just do a search for Ring Holder Necklace and some will show up):

And this is a photo of how it works. It's like magic!
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nala said:
It would be CrossFit and weight lifting. I wear my E ring, 2 bracelets and one rhr. A necklace and pendant.
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Nala you have a beautiful collection, i would hate anything to get lost, stolen or damaged
good luck
and dont make me shed tears over this ....
 
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nala said:
It would be CrossFit and weight lifting. I wear my E ring, 2 bracelets and one rhr. A necklace and pendant.
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Avid CrossFit gal here. I wear earrings and my Love bracelet which I cover with a sweat band or my grips wrist wrap. I would not wear rings at all unless it’s a pure cardio workout with no bars or dumbbells etc involved. Look up degloving. It’s not worth the risk to you or your jewelry. The RingHero is something I’ve used but the safest is removing completely and storing in a safe location.
 
Tonks said:
If CrossFit and weightlifting (as in Olympic lifts)….I would not wear anything except earrings. CrossFit is going to have you in a front rack for cleans and front squats. You’d also hit that position in push press, push jerk, military press/overhead press. That will destroy a necklace. Bracelets may or may not be wearable during this but if you wear wrist wraps, factor that in.

Necklace/pendant also not a great idea for chest to bar activities and there will be a lot of that. If the necklace or pendant is long enough to fly up and hit you in the mouth or face, it has the potential to chip your teeth during jumping activities like double unders.

Definitely no rings, you will destroy them. It’s also not safe (degloving is a thing but please do not google it).

So….yeah. Earrings. Small ones.
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Saw this after I posted! All this 100% yes, but I googled degloving after a coach gave me a talking to about wearing my ring. Never wore my ring to CrossFit again. And stay with CF and your necklaces may not fit any more at 16 inches—I never wear them anymore.
 
DmdRunner said:
Avid CrossFit gal here. I wear earrings and my Love bracelet which I cover with a sweat band or my grips wrist wrap. I would not wear rings at all unless it’s a pure cardio workout with no bars or dumbbells etc involved. Look up degloving. It’s not worth the risk to you or your jewelry. The RingHero is something I’ve used but the safest is removing completely and storing in a safe location.
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my other half was a builder for most of his working life
he has seen some terrible degloving and says that is why he wont wear jewellery
 
DmdRunner said:
Saw this after I posted! All this 100% yes, but I googled degloving after a coach gave me a talking to about wearing my ring. Never wore my ring to CrossFit again. And stay with CF and your necklaces may not fit any more at 16 inches—I never wear them anymore.
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Lmao at the necklace part of this—it is SO true. I train in more of a powerlifting style and my traps are massive. For necklaces, 17.5 is as short as I can go.

If you really want to wear a ring look at the silicone options. I like Enso rings. They have bands that look like actual metal. They will break if necessary to save your finger.
 
Tonks said:
Lmao at the necklace part of this—it is SO true. I train in more of a powerlifting style and my traps are massive. For necklaces, 17.5 is as short as I can go.

If you really want to wear a ring look at the silicone options. I like Enso rings. They have bands that look like actual metal. They will break if necessary to save your finger.
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lol! Same! My traps are pretty big too and if I wear a necklace it’s 18 inches.

Lots of folks in my box wear the silicone rings and that’s a great recommendation.
 
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