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Message # 51017.3.1.1 Subject: Re:Aqua Jogging - Water way to get fit! Date: Mon 18/07/11 22:24:27 GMT Name: Desert Hawk |
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The litmus test for me as to whether a particualr outfit qualifies as valid wetlook or not is this: is it "street legal"? Would a person wearing it be allowed into a place of business where casual dress is allowed? The outfit in that picture would be allowed into a typical American store, casino, arcade, amusement park, etc. Therefore it is valid wetlook in my book. Swim trunks in the style of shorts plus a made for water t-shirt would also. I am in favor of anything that blurs the distinction between "street clothes" and "proper swimwear". I have seen a few women in public wearing a pair of swim trunks with a rather elegant blouse and nice shoes. There is something intriguing to me about mixing things up like this, the nonsequitur nature of it, mixing the very casual with the dressy into an overall nice looking presentation. If one of them had gotten wet I certainly would have considered it valid wetlook. |
In reply to Message (51017.3.1) Re:Aqua Jogging - Water way to get fit!
By MK - wamtec@comcast.net Mon 18/07/11 16:49:28 GMT I hate to burst the illusion here....but this is not "normal" running gear. Those are not normal sneakers but special "aqua jogger" sneakers that are especially made for wearing in water. Likewise the top and leggings are probably specially made "aqua wear" too...just like the shirts that surfers wear are not normal t shirts but aqua shirts made of material that especially made to wear in water.There are dozens of websites that sell specially made "water workout" shirts and leggings and sneakers.....so it is kinda like the specially made "burkhini" swimsuits that are made for modesty conscious muslim bathers.
Water workout fashions are is not much different to the material they use for making swimsuits and surfers apparel. The litmus test to see if this is really "normal" clothing versus especially made "water wear" fabric...would be this...
- does the fabric cling when wet - does the fabric go see thru when wet - does the fabric change color and go darker as it gets progressively wet - does the fabric become more shiny when wet
Certainly water workout apparel will go shiny....but it will not do the first 3 attributes as "normal" clothing would react when it gets wet.
We live in a world of illusion these days, where manufacturers now make what appears to be normal clothings, but using swimsuit materials instead. Look at the triangular logo on her shirt and leggings....I can't quite read it, but am willing to bet that this is a special aqua apparel logo and it is not Nike.....so this kind of wetlook is about the same as Burkhini style wetlook for me.
MK
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In reply to Message (51017.3) Re:Aqua Jogging - Water way to get fit!
By wetimer - isthisobscureenough@yahoo.co.uk Mon 18/07/11 16:19:28 GMT Wow! I want a go. Especially as normal running gear is acceptable and "the tighter the better".
Bizarre though, because you'd think that the non-wetlookers would be all for doing this kind of thing in swimwear.
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In reply to Message (51017) Aqua Jogging - Water way to get fit!
By wetstuff - Mon 18/07/11 05:44:51 GMT Fully dressed in regular running gear, complete with trainers, I’m submerged to chest level in a tank of water as I prepare to try the best-kept fitness secret of our leading sports stars.
Pressing the start button on a high-tech screen in front of me triggers the familiar whirring of a treadmill belt beneath my feet and I’m off on my sub-aqua jog.
As I get into my slow-motion stride, speed restricted by the water’s resistance, it feels like I’m running with cushions attached to my feet and suspended in a harness.
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