Exercise thread again!!

**mamaherrera** · October 14th, 2014, 01:23 PM

I've read all these threads about what do you do with your hair while running/exercising. But they are old threads, so if I ask someone about what they did, they tell me it's changed or whatever. so I want to know. . . what are you doing now when you execise?? I have tried everything and I hate to feel pulls once I'm in my run. BUt I try to pin with magic grip pins my braided bun, nope, it's pulling somewhere, and it's loose. I hate to do updos too tight because I don't want to pull on my hairs at the part, but I know I need to do it tight enough that things don't come undone while running. I need some wonderful and EASY ideas that could work for running and floorwork/abs as I want to be able to transition. And while we're on this: what do you all think about a bun secured with a jaw clip on both sides, while running, is it damaging, or working??? Thanks!

**arr** · October 14th, 2014, 01:58 PM

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.

**Zebra Fish** · October 14th, 2014, 02:11 PM

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...

**mamaherrera** · October 14th, 2014, 02:51 PM

That's exactly what I've been doing, it's fast. Glad to know you haven't noticed any damage!!!

Originally Posted by 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...

**gthlvrmx** · October 14th, 2014, 03:09 PM

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

**mamaherrera** · October 14th, 2014, 03:53 PM

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?

**Squiggy** · October 14th, 2014, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by 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?

**xsweetpotatox** · October 14th, 2014, 07:17 PM

I do a side braid whenever I workout. Everything else gets in the way for me.

**browneyedsusan** · October 15th, 2014, 05:48 AM

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.