Gul Panag Instagram – The week in workout wear. Because motherhood is an extreme sport. 😅 When I first started exercising regularly as a part of a regimen, by parental diktat, 🙄 as a 15 year old, I would wear an old T-shirt and my old Games Kit shorts from The Lawrence School Lovedale (boarding school). I was, of course aware of a dedicated outfit for games and exercise, given that, it was the norm in the Armed Forces. Every evening, we saw our Fathers in white T-shirts & white shorts as they went off for ‘games and sports’ . Over the years, this wearing an old T-shirt, and some shorts, continued to be a thing. Some years later, my boyfriend, now husband, got me some really nice T-shirts from @reebok . And I started wearing them with jeans, as part of normal wear. And he was like “they are meant for you to exercise in”. And I was like “they will get spoilt”. (He was like what crazy person am I stuck with ??!! His brother, @Rustyclicks would sleep in exercise wear , not after exercising. But just sleep. So HE was used to this .😅 ( ALL, from the same boarding school, including @sherbirpanag ). Speaking of which, we had certain folks in school who would sleep in the ‘PT kit’ at night, so as to save time in the morning to be ready for 6:30 am P.T. Anyway, it finally dawned on me that I should wear better clothes when I head out to exercise when I met someone who really ‘dressed up’ in very well coordinated ‘uppers and lowers’ to go to the gym. And he had a perspective, which is – “it is the best and the hardest part of my day and I want to be well turned out for it”. That was a turning point for me. Almost 15 years ago. Remember this was a time when there was very little choice when it came to fitness apparel. And then things changed as fitness became more ‘mainstream’. Many brands have been very generous in sending me merchandise – from @nikerunning to @reebok to @asicsindia to @pumaindia @adidasindia . I’ve been the recipient of running shoes as well as clothes. I’m truly grateful for that. And now they all come in handy. So yes, I make an effort to get ready for exercise. Probably more effort than dressing up normally . @keeratkular IYKYK. 😂