In the past, a number of schools have banned yoga pants and leggings because the tight legwear are considered “distracting” to male students and teachers.

In the past, a number of schools have banned yoga pants and leggings because the tight legwear are considered “distracting” to male students and teachers. According to school district superintendent Robert Sanborn, the reason for these restrictions is to help prepare kids for the workforce.

Melbourne school bans girls from wearing leggings, compares them to bikinis. A Melbourne school has been slammed as “ridiculous” after telling young girls they can’t wear clothes that distract young boys.

Fashion blogger Lucie Zhang says leggings make perfectly fine attire if worn correctly. It’s flattering and a more slimming look than the extra thickness leggings would add under a skirt or dress – the only way some schools want them to be worn.

Guys should not wear tight yoga pants unless they are ballet dancers. With the growing amount of yoga practitioners in urban areas, especially women between 15 and 45, yoga clothes have made it beyond the ashram.

Everyone’s wearing yoga pants these days so yes, you can wear yours (almost) everywhere if you want. Accessorize them well, make sure they fit your body well and you can definitely make this style look good.

Dr. Joshua Zeichner explains that tight-fitting clothes like workout leggings can trap sweat and clog pores. People that wear tight exercise clothing, like leggings, are more susceptible to ringworm when they sweat. Tight pants increase the risk of infection on the skin and genitals, particularly fungal infections.

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That depends on your school’s dress code. Most schools will have a catch-all ‘distracting’ bullet point. At that point, it comes down to how obvious it is. As long as your nipples aren’t poking through your shirt, you should be fine.

Don’t wear tank tops that show your shoulders. But some students and parents worry the message the dress code sends to girls is: Your body is a problem. Some dress codes see girls as sex objects, they say. Even a bare shoulder can be seen as a distraction that boys can’t be expected to endure.

You may develop a fungal infection if you wear leggings during everyday workouts. Rather, it’s a fungal infection, the expert explained to The Healthy. Working out in leggings every day also increases your risk for another fungal infection: jock itch.

“Short shorts are a way to show off the body and be provocative, and everyone has a choice on how to show off their body, no matter their size,” says Gabrielle Porcaro , senior fashion-and-market editor for Women’s Health magazine, which just ran a story on comfortable — and flattering — shorts.