EXERCISE

Sports bras are dangerous creatures, willing to squeeze, compress, chafe, wrestle and even bite unsuspecting female chests into submission. As any exercising woman knows, just getting them on and off is a workout in its own right, and feeling the pain of in ill-fitting sports bra can turn an already challenging workout into a disaster.

Finding the right sports bra is often as perilous and soul-sucking as finding the right pair of jeans or the right bathing suit. Contemplating the racks and racks of bras with straps and hooks and lung-twisting elastic can be enough to bring even the most stoic woman to her knees. However, there are ways to make the process a little easier. I consulted with Haidee Johnstone of Leading Lady, a company that specializes in lingerie for mothers-to-be, new moms and full-figured women, for tips on how to find the right sports bra, including clues for how to know when the bra you're trying on isn't such a good idea. You can find these tips in my latest article, brilliantly titled Finding the Right Sports Bra.

I've also updated my Best Sports Bras for Women and created a couple of new top picks for Sports Bras for Full Figures and Sports Bras for Smaller Chests to offer some suggestions for popular sports bras.

I'm sure my lists fall woefully short, so please feel free to post a review of your favorite sports bra to flesh things out a little.

Finding the Right Sports Bra originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 at 05:00:17.

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