Sportsbra Quest - Yoga or Bust(y).

Long time readers will now that I’ve been on somewhat of an eternal quest for a decent sports bra.

Don’t get me wrong. I don’t have any grand delusions. I know that I’m not gonna be participating in any triathlons anytime soon. A little while back, I bundled myself up as best I could, and foolishly attempted to go for a jog. I lasted about 20 yards before I realized… This ain’t gonna happen.

Swimming is fun. Great exercise, low impact, and the water makes my boobs all floaty! But the nearest pool is closed during the winter, and I’m a wuss when it comes to cold water, even if there were some thing like a beach or a lake close by.

I used to do yoga back in the day, and I would like to get back into it. Great exercise, low impact, but unless I’m properly battened down, something like a downward dog may threaten to suffocate me.

And so, today, a bit of luck. I had a chance encounter with a woman in the United States on Instagram, who is a self-proclaimed “bra whisperer.” She runs a shop that specializes in larger cup sizes, so I approached her with a couple of questions that she was nice enough to answer. For some of the conversation, she confirmed what I already believed:

The Ewa she is referring to is Ewa Michalak, who I LOVE. Having bras shipped from the United States is not cheap, but fortunately, Ewa is a company based out of Poland, so I’ve been able to have them ship here to Spain direct from their shop. Wonderful. (I’m actually a little surprised that the 100LL is their most popular size. It IS the largest cup size they make without going from scratch, so that makes sense. But that also means that out there, somewhere, there’s a crew of busty sisters!)

The other company I had mentioned it to her is Optifit, which some of you might recall. They do custom work for really reasonable prices, and are based out of the UK. Otherwise, no surprises. If there were another company that made bras my size, I am 99.9% sure I would’ve known about them by now.

Which brings us back around to sports bras. Since I had her on the horn, I thought it couldn’t hurt to check.

And she recommended a company I’d never heard of before.

Nice! Thanks for the tips, purveyor of garments for the well-endowed! This woman has forgotten more about bras than anybody else knows, so if she recommends it, then that sounds like the ticket.

Hey, and they even come in some cute colors! Certainly worth looking into… But first/also…

I’m not a huge believer in coincidences, but sometimes, the stars align. I mention that, because today is the day that I was introduced to some novel product that I randomly stumbled across on Instagram.

It’s called the Boobuddy, and essentially, it’s an elastic band that you can strap over the tops of your tits, to keep the jiggling to an absolute minimum. Almost a bra, but for your bra. It seems like a simple idea, but super clever – those of you who have spent enough time in the company of busty girls will know that sometimes it’s necessary to double, or even triple, the sports bra factor just to keep everything in place. This seems to kind of minimize that need.

Would a combination like this work for me? Or would everything just fly apart, and I would put somebody’s eye out? If there are any structural engineers in the crowd, let me know your thoughts, and if I might be onto something here.

I know it sounds silly, but by God, at the end of the day, all I want to do is a little sloppy yoga without getting slapped by Natalia and Olga. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️