From Wellbeing Magazine · Editorial Team · · 1m 30s
Engagement Rings at the Gym
When to take your engagement ring off before exercise.
In brief
When to take your engagement ring off before exercise. Take engagement rings off before weights, swimming, or yoga to prevent damage from pressure, chemicals, or swelling. Originally reported by Wellbeing Magazine.
Why take rings off before exercise
Taking it off before exercise is a sensible default, particularly for weights, activities that put pressure on your hands and swimming.
Diamond hardness doesn't protect the whole ring
Diamond hardness describes resistance to scratching. It does not mean a diamond cannot chip, or that the metal holding it is equally hard.
Plain solitaires need protection
Plain solitaires and rings with diamond-set shoulders have different details to inspect. Both feature among the lab grown diamond engagement rings UK jeweller Lily Arkwright offers.
Take it off before weights
With a dumbbell, barbell or machine handle, the band can be caught between your hand and a hard surface. Repeated pressure and knocks can affect the metal and setting even when the centre diamond looks unchanged.
Swimming requires ring removal
Swimming brings a different concern. The National Association of Jewellers' care advice recommends keeping jewellery away from chemicals, especially chlorine.
Store rings securely
If you are leaving home specifically to exercise, storing the ring securely at home avoids taking it through the changing room at all.
Put it back on after shower
Leave the ring stored while you shower and apply body lotion. Mayo Clinic explains that hand swelling during exercise is common and recommends removing rings beforehand.
What matters most
Take engagement rings off before weights, swimming, or yoga to prevent damage from pressure, chemicals, or swelling.
