Men wearing tights under shorts, AIBU

They are called ‘base layers or skins’ and are thermal so keep them warm. My grandchildren wear them for football to keep them warm. They give more freedom of movement than wearing track suits and keep the muscles warm. Better to have shorts over the top than not I would think for modesty’s sake. ?

What's the problem? What others wear is never anyone else's business. I must say it sounds incredibly sensible to me.

UnderArmour is a brand name. Running tights are footless but never seen them called leggings. I used to run a lot when I was still able to, fond memories.

At this stage we are allowed to find everything and anything irritating.
Lol.
I find OPs post uplifting because its given a good read.

Even worse is the Lycra-leggings-with-no-shorts option. We have many 'older' cyclists round here who opt for this. Not so bad when they are in the saddle, but then they pop into the local shops and pubs (well they did before lockdown) proudly displaying their lunch boxes to the public !!!

Lynnabelle

They are called ‘base layers or skins’ and are thermal so keep them warm. My grandchildren wear them for football to keep them warm. They give more freedom of movement than wearing track suits and keep the muscles warm. Better to have shorts over the top than not I would think for modesty’s sake. ?

Thank you Lynnabelle
I made the same point on Thursday and was very surprised that no other Grans of football or rugby-playing GC seemed to share my opinion.
Reassuring to know there’s two of us! ⚽️??

Tights under shorts? What's wrong with that? You'd have something to complain about if you saw a workman in a skirt over his tights as I have. He apologised when I commented and said he preferred wearing women's clothing but was not a transvestite, just a man who likes skirts. So long as he does his work properly and well, why worry? Its a free country, I told him.

Don't look at them if you don't like it. I see all sorts of get-ups round here. The runners probably think I look ridiculous in all the stuff I wear to keep warm when out walking - though I doubt they'd care enough about it to put a post up!

I believe they are called Skins, and worn by many sports people to keep warm.

ShropshireLass Under Armour is a brand of sportswear. My GS wears some of their stuff, along with a few other brands. He’s a cross country runner.

Sorry Blossoming crossed post - me on the wrong page!!

He also wears shorts over his ‘skins’.

I’m not sure why you are bothered what runners are wearing. I bet they don’t care what you wear!

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

They are compression tights. They help with blood flow and muscle fatigue.

They can also give a competitive edge. This is from the ASICS website:
“Running tights also offer an aerodynamic advantage for runners looking to reduce wind resistance and increase speed. In 1986, a study by the journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise found that runners who wore tights or minimized exposed hair were able to decrease wind resistance by two percent. This might not seem like much, but that’s 5.7 seconds over the course of a marathon”. Who knew?

Back in the 1980s, I had a colleague who was a competitive racing cyclist. To prevent blisters and chaffing on his backside, he used to put baby talcum powder into a sanitary towel and wear it inside his cycling shorts.

Who remembers Linford Christie and his “lunchbox”? He could have done with some shorts over his Lycra!!

Many runners do wear tights to prevent chub rub on the inner thighs. You can buy expensive creams for this, but a tiny bit of lip balm is just as effective and much cheaper. Lip balm also fits in the pocket of your shorts that you’re wearing over your tights ?

Infinitely better than skin tight whatever and no shorts over the top!

Oooh what a spoil sport Gilly

This thread brought this to mind:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc1am3KyYgA

Enjoy!

Longjohns for me. Not as tight as tights and warmer. Chilprufe circa 1976, going strong except elastic, never bettered.

Some people appear to have misunderstood my original post. I am not saying that people should not wear what they want, I was just asking why there seems to be a new fashion for men to wear shorts over tights when running...

Oh and yes, I saw a runner last week wearing what looked like old fashioned grey definitely woolly school tights under his shorts and that set me wondering why he was doing this!

I suppose I must be old-fashioned, but when I look at some of the clothing worn by the young men today, I have my doubts for their sanity! Mind you, some of the clothing worn by younger women these days beggars belief! I often think, have they no sense of decency or shame?
I am nearly 64 myself and have always taken a pride in my appearance - however, I do not wear clothing designed for those in their teens and 20s, unlike some other ladies my age do! The old saying "mutton dressed as lamb" comes to mind, and that's not going to be me!
In general, I feel that in many cases morals are lacking in society today! Just my opinion, I don't expect others to share it! ?