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The Running Explained Podcast

s2/e23 How to Buy a Sports Bra That Fits with Laura Tempesta (@bravolution)

The Running Explained Podcast

Running Explained

Sports, Running

4.6534 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

WHY IS IT SO HARD TO FIND A SPORTS BRA THAT FITS??? Sports Bra expert Laura Tempesta (@bravolution, www.bravolution.com) joins the show to educate us all about sports bras, why it's so hard to find a sports bra that fits, and HOW to find one that fits you!

  • Why sports bras are a piece of athlete equipment, not 'apparel'
  • Compression & encapsulation
  • How sizing ACTUALLY works
  • Finding your sister sizing
  • Features you SHOULD look for in a sports bra
  • Marketing buzzwords & features you should AVOID
  • Companies that offer inclusive sizing in well-designed bras
  • How to properly care for your sports bras
  • and more!

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Laura Tempesta is a bra expert, apparel innovator, and an inventor of multiple patented products. After receiving her BA in Medical Anthropology from Stanford University, she began her career in business strategy. Realizing her true calling is in product creation, she later pursued apparel design and development, working at Nike in apparel innovation for over a decade. During her tenure as Sports Bra Innovation Director at Nike, she helped guide and develop sports bra innovation, and is the only person in North America with a master’s degree in lingerie design. Laura is the only person in the world who has studied bra technical design, aesthetic design, and biomechanics all in one degree. She serves as a consultant to the bra and sports bra industries in the areas of design, fit, strategy, costing, manufacturing, testing, supply-chain, and innovation. She is the founder of Bravolution®, a consumer advocacy group and resource providing sports bra reviews and education.  Laura is considered one of the world’s leading sports bras experts and has been featured as a bra expert in Vogue, Teen Vogue, Insider, NBC Today, and Better Homes & Gardens. Her TED talk about bras has over 2.4 million views. She enjoys domestic and international travel and has visited thirty-eight countries and all fifty states. She lives in Vancouver, B.C.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Running Explain podcast. I'm Elizabeth, a marathoner, running coach, and answer seeker.

0:06.9

When I became a new runner at the age of 29, I had so many questions, but it felt like I was on my own to figure all of the answers.

0:15.2

So now I'm here to answer all your running questions to help make you a better, smarter, faster runner. There's no question

0:22.9

too simple and no topic too complex. So let's get started. My guest this week is sports bra expert

0:30.0

Laura Tempesta. Laura has a master's degree in lingerie design. She is the former sports bra

0:36.6

innovation director at Nike.

0:38.8

And currently, she is leading bravolution, a consumer advocacy group and resource providing

0:43.7

sports bra reviews and education.

0:46.4

If you've ever struggled to find a sports bra that not only fits properly, but fits

0:50.2

properly in all the different places at the same time, Laura is here to help teach us all

0:56.0

about sports bras sizing and creation and design and materials and everything you might need to

1:01.8

know about sports bras. Something we talk about extensively in this episode is called sister

1:06.2

sizing. And Laura's website bravolution.com has a really great graphic that depicts what sister

1:13.2

sizing actually looks like and how you can find your sister sizes. So I'll tell you right off

1:17.5

the bat if that is something that you're interested in looking up to help illustrate this

1:21.2

conversation further. I would recommend doing that. If you're listening to this on your run,

1:24.7

as I know a lot of people do, just bookmark that in your brain to look up after you get home.

1:31.1

Laura, welcome to the show.

1:32.4

I'm excited to have you here.

1:33.9

Thanks so much, Elizabeth.

1:34.8

I'm happy to be here.

1:36.3

So before we get started and talk all about sports bras, go ahead and tell us about yourself.

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