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I workout with leggings and wonder which option reduces whale tailing.

A string’s waistband is much thinner than a thong’s. Does this mean whale tailing happens more often with strings than with thongs? If the waistband is not a string, but a wider piece of fabric, the piece should stay where it should be longer than a string and the waistband won’t ride over my hips when I workout, jump or stretch.

Is this how it works?

I’m skinny and don’t have wide hips or waist, if that makes a difference.

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[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 42 points 3 days ago

For the clueless like me:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Johanna-trosor.png?20170111135917
Whale tail - Wikipedia

Again what learned.

[-] SurfinBird@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 days ago

Seems like a pants problem

[-] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 12 points 3 days ago
[-] SurfinBird@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago

You and the thong both make good points

[-] Kelly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

The word was selected by the American Dialect Society in January 2006 as the "most creative word" of 2005.

TIL

[-] Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago

High waist compression leggings are my go-to. Even when I’m cycling you can’t see the top of whatever underwear I chose to wear that day.

[-] bassomitron@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This is what my wife and other lady friends into fitness use while working out. I don't think I've seen non-high waist leggings in workout settings for years, come to think of it.

[-] Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Honestly, they’ve become my uniform. Comfort - ✔️ Full range of motion - ✔️ Full coverage - ✔️

[-] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

That’s mostly because you can’t buy them.

I don’t like high-waist at all, but you can’t find low-rise at all anymore for athletic pants/leggings, and even fold over waist is getting hard to find. Flare cut is also very difficult to find these days.

[-] spacecadet@lemm.ee 12 points 3 days ago

As a dude who wears thongs while they are still taboo in America at least, I go through great effort to make sure they are not showing. Strong or thong it doesn’t matter. Pants are the normal culprit. Some thong/string brands tend to get looser and ride higher than others, but can always be fixed by pants that for proper.

[-] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'd say so, but it really depends on the style of the thong you're comparing to. Some thongs also have less whale taling than others, (they can sit very low).

Why not just get some leggings that ride a bit higher so you don't have to worry about it? When I'm just casual or going for max comfort or working out I always just wear leggings way high and then cover any tummy bulge unpleasantness with a loose tank top.

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