Workout Wear Warning: Louisiana Ladies Don’t Get Burned

If you pop in at any gym in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, or New Orleans you might hear at least one or two of the patrons refer to the sensation known as "feeling the burn". It's an exercise thing. The "burn" is the feeling that you get in your muscles comes from lactic acid. The feeling happens when the body can't supply enough oxygen to meet the energy demands of the muscles.

So, feeling the burn while you're working out is not a bad thing. Feeling the burn while you're not working out or while you're lying down, that's something totally different. Especially if the burn in question can leave marks or welts on your skin. 

Retailers will tell you that one of their most lucrative categories for consumer purchases is the "athleisure" category. As you have probably deduced that's clothing that is great for working out or being active. But it also works well when the plan of the day involves a lot less physical activity. In other words, these clothes would be great for sitting around doing nothing in particular.

Okay, since we are discussing clothing, you know there has to be some discussion of style and brand awareness in the conversation right? Well, the brand of clothing that has raised the attention of medical professionals is Lululemon. The brand is very popular because of its quality construction but the line offers a lot of stylish colors and designs. Both of those attributes are very appealing to today's younger, health-conscious consumers.

The concern with Lululemon clothing is this. Because the brand creates some comfortable options many consumers choose to wear their Lululemon togs to doctors appointments. Most of the time that is fine. However, if an MRI is involved, you'll want to not wear the Lululemon.

Part of the quality construction of the Lululemon clothing includes the use of metal threads interwoven in the fabric of the garment. Metal can become very hot when exposed to an MRI and some patients reported feeling a burning sensation while in an MRI and wearing the Lululemon or Lululemon-esque clothing.

We should note that Lululemon brands are not the only brands that utilize the metal threads woven into the fabric for strength. So do check the garment's label and be sure to ask your medical professionals if your garments are "cleared" for use in an MRI.

The words you want to look for on the label are "anti-microbial" or "anti-bacterial". Those words on the label usually mean the presence of those metal threads.