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A Mom's Year

Creating a comfortable life one moment at a time

March 22, 2012

The Bra That Changed My Life

Last night at tap class we did some very bouncy moves, and once again I was grateful for my sports bra. If you’re endowed with “bodacious tatas,” as my hermana Kristi calls them, you’ll understand exactly what I mean.

Starting in college when the girls hit their growth spurt, I had to wear two sports bras to hold everything in place while I ran or worked out. Trampolines were no fun at all. (They’re not fun now, either, but for a different reason.) I tried lots of different sports bras, but no single bra could comfortably get the job done.

But then I read an interview with Drew Barrymore in People. She talked about how she was enjoying running for the first time in her life because she had finally found a good sports bra. She called the Enell bra “life-changing.”

I ran to my computer and found Enell bras at Nordstrom’s. So I packed up the kids and headed over to the mall. (If you haven’t shopped for bras with a toddler and a new baby, you don’t know what you’re missing.)

I was a little surprised by the look of the bra—it’s not exactly dainty and resembles a Victorian corset more than anything. But it was surprisingly comfortable and when I jumped up and down nothing moved. Hurrah!

And after my first run in the new bra, I came home giddy with joy. “It really is life-changing!” Tim could only smile and nod.

Recently, I went to Nordstrom’s for my annual purchase and discovered that Enell is no longer sold there. So I did another online search and found a store called Title Nine that carries a lot of serious sports bras with great nicknames like “The Last Resort” and “Hallelujah.”

I tried on some different bras at their Edina location and opted for a new one this time: the Bye-Bye Bounce Sports Bra. It’s a little less corset-like than the Enell bra but seemed to hold everything in place just as well. Ah, technology!

I hope this helps if you’ve been looking for a good sports bra. If there’s another brand that you like, please share!

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  1. Steph says

    March 22, 2012 at 11:07 am

    The bodacious tatas skipped a generation in my case! My daughter wears 2 bras for sports. I’ll have to investigate the ones you mention for her, thank you.

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  2. Pam says

    March 22, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    Moving Comfort Women’s Fiona Bra is good and can be bought on amason.zon for a good price with free shipping and returns.
    I also have a few champion ons that are pretty good as well.

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  3. Shannon says

    March 23, 2012 at 7:49 am

    Stephanie, we’ve experienced the generation-skipping thing, too! Funny how that works. If you find a bra for your daughter but need help getting it to France, let me know and maybe I can help.

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  4. Shannon says

    March 23, 2012 at 7:49 am

    Thanks for the suggestions, Pam!

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  5. Katrina says

    August 31, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    Thanks for posting this article. I have always had trouble with sports bras especially while I was on the track team back in high school (many years ago!). I really wanted to try the Enell Sport Bra so I decided to look online and found out that they have their own website which is enell.com and decided to order one. I am sooooo happy with this sports bra that I decided to order another one, Love it!

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