There are many factors that play a role in determining whether or not you’re gonna have an excellent workout session. One of these factors is, of course, what you wear during your training routine. If you wear something uncomfortable like jeans, then you’ll probably not gonna feel that great while performing your exercises. Workout clothes require certain characteristics in terms of fabric, look, breathability, and moisture-wicking. One of the most popular workout attire that men like to wear during their training sessions is tank tops. But are these allowed in gyms? More particularly, can you wear tank tops to Planet Fitness?
You can wear tank tops at Planet Fitness as long as they’re not the stringy type that reveals too much of the chest. In addition to that, it can’t have any inappropriate graphics printed on them.
In this article, we’ll talk about if you can wear tank tops to Planet Fitness, and the things that you should avoid in case you do.
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Can You Wear Tank Tops to Planet Fitness?
Planet Fitness is one of the most popular gyms in the United States. One of the things that allowed them to reach this level of popularity is that it provides a training space that’s suitable for everybody including beginners that never joined a gym before.
In order to do that and to keep all its members satisfied, it’s obligated to limit certain privileges that other gyms may allow.
One of these limitations is the gym attire that you’re allowed to wear. You can pretty much wear anything you want but make sure that it doesn’t show your nipples or too much of your chest or any inappropriate messages that may offend people.
This means that you can wear tank tops at Planet Fitness as long as you follow these basic rules.
I used to own a membership there, and would occasionally wear tank tops since those were my favorite clothes to train with. They were plain white tank tops that didn’t show too much of my chest and didn’t have any inappropriate graphics printed on them.
With that being said, never has one of the staff talked to me about it or told me that I shouldn’t wear them anymore, but that could be different for you depending on your location and what your staff sees as “appropriate”.
Why Are Certain Types of Tank Tops Prohibited at Planet Fitness?
As I mentioned in the beginning, what allowed Planet Fitness to reach its level of popularity to this day is that it always makes sure to provide a safe and comfortable environment for members, especially beginners that are new to training. That’s the main reason why it limits certain things.
As a beginner, seeing someone with big muscles wearing a tank top that reveals too much of his chest and nipples or that has an appropriate message written or drawn in it will make you feel intimidated. As a result, it’ll make your workout experience bad and that’s the last thing that Planet Fitness wants since it’ll be at risk of losing a client.
Things to keep in mind:
- If you wear a tank top that doesn’t follow Planet Fitness’ guidelines, then one of the staff will simply come up to you and let you know that you can’t wear it next time.
- In order to avoid any argumentative contact with the staff, it’s a good idea to ask them beforehand if you can wear certain clothes (show your tank top to them and ask them whether or not you can wear it), they’ll be so happy to know that you’re taking into consideration their guidelines before taking any action.
- Depending on your location, there are certain staff members that will allow you to “break dress code” and wear even stringy tank tops as long as you don’t make anyone uncomfortable.
Tank Tops That Are Allowed at Planet Fitness
As I mentioned in the beginning, any tank top that isn’t too stringy and reveals too much of your chest or that has an appropriate graphic or message on it will be fine.
Here is a comparative image of tanks tops that you’re allowed and not allowed to wear:
Conclusion:
As you can see, tank tops are allowed at Planet Fitness as long as you follow certain guidelines. These include:
- They can’t be too revealing to the point where you can see too much of your chest or nipples
- They can’t have an inappropriate design or message on it