Should you wear your glasses when you exercise?

[Hghhhhhhhhhh]

Why or why not? And is it different for different activities (ex treadmill versus team sports)?

[NordicInScandinavia]

Depends on the activity.

Going out for a run (I'm NOT a fast runner) or for a bike ride: I'm definetly wearing my glasses. No reason not too.

Doing my yoga or working my core: I'm definetly not wearing my glasses. Facing up side down and in all directions while wearing glasses isn't a good idea. Luckily my sight isn't that bad just a bit delayed.

[Hghhhhhhhhhh]

Thank you for being specific. Should I wear my glasses on the stationary bike and elliptical too? I don’t need to see where I’m going (lol) but I might want to watch tv or use my phone

[zagor]

Yes, unless you're swimming. Need to see what you're doing. Plus if you set them down someone might not see them and some dumbbell may put a dumbbell on them.

[Hghhhhhhhhhh]

I haven’t thought about swimming. I would honestly be uncomfortable wearing glasses in the pool. I’m worried that they might fall off or break during team sports, but maybe it is worth the risk to play better

[zagor]

When I was in grad school literally the day after I had gotten new glasses I was playing intramural volleyball and got hard spiked right in the face. Fortunately they held up.

[Hghhhhhhhhhh]

That’s really lucky. I don't know if would wear my glasses for ball sports bc I’m already paranoid enough about breaking them lol. It’s an advantage to see what you’re doing, but not enough of an advantage to outweigh the anxiety of something happening. For me at least. I guess it’s technically preference

[bowenw]

I always do as I am usually watching a TV screen during workouts, especially while on cardio machines.

[Hghhhhhhhhhh]

I’m the same way. Some people say not to bc of the sweat or the movement, but unless you’re going hard af you can probably get away with it. It’s not ideal but it gets frustrating not being able to see the tv or your phone when those are some of the main appeal of cardio machines in my opinion

[bowenw]

I’ve never had an issue with those things.

[Hghhhhhhhhhh]

Me either but then again I’m weak af lmao. Cardio can technically be a few types of exercise. It’s not a problem on the bike or elliptical, but it mint be different if you were running outside or if you just sweat a lot

[bowenw]

There are straps you can put on glasses to keep them from falling off. I wear a headband to keep sweat from running down from the forehead.

[Hghhhhhhhhhh]

Smart!

[bowenw]

Thank you for the MHO. 😊
Did you figure out something?

[Anonymous]

No you shouldn't, they can fall and break.

[Hghhhhhhhhhh]

What types of exercise specifically? Or all of them?

[Opinion Owner]

All of them are risky for a person with glasses.

[Hghhhhhhhhhh]

Even the stationary bike?

[Opinion Owner]

Ok, maybe not stationary bike, that's one of the very rare exceptions.

[Lilly1979]

Yoga no cause they fall off.

[wkhan_87]

No , bc it's uncomfortable during exercise

[Hghhhhhhhhhh]

What type of exercise? Or just in general lol