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There’s no one sports bra, or single way to shop for one, that works for everyone. Purchasing a style isn’t just an extension of bra shopping, because your sports bra isn’t simply for everyday wear. It needs to give support and stay put throughout a workout as you run, jump and more. Meaning, finding the right option isn’t as simple as trying it on in the dressing room; you often need to take a sports bra for a test run to really know how comfortable it is.
“Sports bras are functional apparel, so the first thing to do is to decide if you need such a bra,” says Dr. Adriana Gorea, assistant professor of fashion and apparel studies at the University of Delaware, whose research focuses on sports bras, knitting technologies and functional apparel design. “If you are a breast cup A, you might find it comfortable to run using a tank top and no bra, or wear a soft sleep bra or yoga bra for more coverage. So size and function are closely related in sports bras. If your breasts

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