Nearly 80 percent of women exercise on a regular basis, yet as many as one-third of these women mistakenly wear their sweat-soaked clothes for as long as an hour following a workout, according to a new survey by Harris Interactive for the Vagisil Women’s Health Center.
“Appropriate workout attire, along with physical activity and proper hygiene, all play a big part in creating a healthy lifestyle,” said Mari Winsor, celebrity Pilates trainer and feminine fitness consultant to the Vagisil Women’s Health Center. “Women should change clothes immediately after a workout. Even if they are only in the car for 15 minutes, that is still 15 minutes too long when it comes to proper feminine hygiene.”
According to the survey, 56 percent of women are not wearing the right attire when working out.
“This may create a potential situation for vaginal irritation, itch and infection,” said Dr. Adelaide Nardone, an avid runner and board-certified gynecologist in Providence, R.I.
“The Vagisil survey also found that most women – 81 percent – do not know that the underarm is not the part of the...