What do you call shoes that you wear while working out?

[Anonymous]

Sneakers - 1980s Fairfax County

[Anonymous]

Tennis shoes. Grew up outside the US.

[Anonymous]

Tennies-Midwest

[Anonymous]

Tennis shoes - Southern CA

[Anonymous]

Tennis shoes, TN

My husband grew up in western Mass and calls them sneakers.

[Anonymous]

Tennis shoes when I was growing up in Ohio. Now I live in the DMV and call them sneakers unless I’m referring to a sport-specific shoe like real running shoes or tennis shoes.

[Anonymous]

In Texas we called them tennis shoes, when I moved to Michigan in third grade everyone called them gym shoes. Now as an adult in VA I call them sneakers.

[Anonymous]

I grew up calling them tennis shoes, but now call them sneakers. Don't recall when that transition happened.

I grew up everywhere as a military brat. Now live in MoCo

[Anonymous]

Tennis shoes; Pittsburgh

[Anonymous]

Tennis shoes, TX

[Anonymous]

Grew up calling them tennis shoes in Western PA. Now call them sneakers.

[Anonymous]

Gym shoes- Ohio

Now I sometimes call them sneakers. Often I just refer to them by brand name too.

[Anonymous]

Sneakers - NY
Unless, I am playing tennis, in which case I will wear my tennis sneakers.

[Anonymous]

Tennis shoes - Florida. I usually say running shoes now though. Sneakers would be Keds or something similar, not workout shoes.

[Anonymous]

Sneakers - CT

I remember being so confused when someone in college said “tennis shoes.”