As a glasses wearer, asking myself if I should wear my eyeglasses to the gym or not came to my mind on the first day I started working out again.
I have tried them both, working out with my glasses on and off. Because I don't have a severe vision problem, I can leave the glasses in my locker when I don't need them for the workout routine. I can see OK up to 5-6 feet away, but at a longer distance, things start getting blurry. So, sometimes, I find wearing my glasses very useful while working out, but other times I find it annoying. That's why I made a few adjustments to help me make my glass-wearing easier at the gym:
- I got a glasses strap;
- I adjusted the frames to be the right fit;
- Working out can cause lots of perspirations, which creates smudges on my glasses, so I use a fine cotton dry cleaning cloth for eyeglasses;
- I might need to skip specific workouts such as sparring or any other exercise that could pose an injury danger or bother me while working out if I have to wear my glasses on that day.
