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Honestly the only thing that works for me is a dutch or french braid. I like the dutch better, i can get it more secure. Yes the braid will swing around and bounce around and look shreddy by the time im done, but it is extremely comfortable, nothing pulls, and i can easily go from standing exercise to floor exercise with no problem. My hair is hip length and fairly thick but the braid still doesnt bother me at all.
Re: Exercise thread again!!
After lots of tries and variations, I'm running (and other) with a cinnabun secured with two clawclips (one at 3 and other at 9 o'clock). Guess if you have a bigger bun, you can use more. I haven't noticed any damage from that. I tried few types of braid, stick, ficcare, pineapple bun (not sure if it is its official name, bun on top of your head, secured with some kind of elastic), and dunno what else...
Re: Exercise thread again!!
That's exactly what I've been doing, it's fast. Glad to know you haven't noticed any damage!!!
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Zebra Fish
After lots of tries and variations, I'm running (and other) with a cinnabun secured with two clawclips (one at 3 and other at 9 o'clock). Guess if you have a bigger bun, you can use more. I haven't noticed any damage from that. I tried few types of braid, stick, ficcare, pineapple bun (not sure if it is its official name, bun on top of your head, secured with some kind of elastic), and dunno what else...
Re: Exercise thread again!!
A nautilus bun held with spin pins worked for me and i went running and did bench exercises and that bun didn't work! I recommend using spin pins! They really work for exercising :)
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I did use spin pins today!! I tried to imagine, what they heck do they do to the hair as you spin them in, they don't cause snarles and breakage, right? But when I would lean my head back, something pulled, so I just untorqued them and re-positioned them, and it seemed to work, the good thing is that it's easy and fast to untorque them. Any tricks on getting the spin pins right the first time so that they don't pull on hairs when you do lay on the bench?? And obviously you put the bun high, no?
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arr
Honestly the only thing that works for me is a dutch or french braid. I like the dutch better, i can get it more secure. Yes the braid will swing around and bounce around and look shreddy by the time im done, but it is extremely comfortable, nothing pulls, and i can easily go from standing exercise to floor exercise with no problem. My hair is hip length and fairly thick but the braid still doesnt bother me at all.
I second the dutch braid! A braided ponytail will work too, but it can get heavy and uncomfortable with thick hair, especially on a long run. Dutch braid doesn't pull, and yeah, it looks pretty bad when I'm done running, but it's exercise - who really cares how I look?
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I do a side braid whenever I workout. Everything else gets in the way for me.
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I make a ponytail on top of my head with an elastic, and twist it into a topknot with spin pins. My hair is very slippy, but it holds if I twist the pins into the knot and catch the elastic. I prefer a topknot because it is balanced and out of the way if I lay on my back for benching or calisthenics. :)
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A random twisted top knot held with 2 large claw clips. I look like a crazy woman.