Fitness

Fitness is the "big thing" these days, and I am not talking running and fitting oneself into an iron maiden sweat machine at the gym. No. I speak of things like fitted sheets and the fit of garments. How to fold a fitted sheet ran its time on YT. And I have yet to struggle with a fitted sheet that is easily put on even though I buy the correct size. Why? The sheets I buy, do not shrink and I have an average Queen Sized mattress, so how come, none of the sheets that are fitted, fit easily. I have broken fingernails to prove the challenge. Can't manufacturers make them a couple of inches bigger so that I can make the bed and run instead of planning my bed-making day in  how to fight with my sheets. And then there's the matter of clothing fits. The latter is something I have occasional fits over. How many size twelves or tens or fourteens are there? I have to admit that I buy on-line often, and no excuses for that, but when it comes to the little box on the order that says size, I become nervous. Hmm, say I, should I go bigger if its made in East Asia or should I trust the number I am looking at, to be actually what it says? What makes me really antsy, is a size that reads, One Size Fits All. I know it's either going to be a family tent or else it's something that needs sending back shortly after I extricate myself from it. The same goes for shoe fit. How hard is it to find a true size in shoes and furthermore who makes these things? Is it someone who is a size zero?  International markets may be global but size doesn't seem to "fit" into the scheme of it. To put on a label that reads "one size..." simply does not work. I have traveled the world and in every one of the countries I have been to, the streets are full of all sizes and varying heights. One size does not fit all, logically. And then there's, the S,M and L, not to mention the X. There can be one, two or three Xs. What I have gleaned from on-line ordering, is to find  a brand that has sizes you know and trust, and order with confidence from that source. If you can find it. Would there be any reason why inches or millimeters could not be used instead of "size 12". What does "size 12" mean? 12 what? Why not just state the numbers of the garment's dimensions: chest, waist, hip, limb length? Is it a conspiracy by the Returns departments to keep them employed? Is it national blindness in the marketplace? Or is it my frame that defies their symbols?  And it seems the expensive designer outlets see only people with personal trainers or anorexics. To get into one of their garments, you have to be a perfect size 4, horrors if it's a gigantic 12, and you must be six feet tall for the sake of the hemline. Not to worry, they have "large" models and  new lines having catchy names like Elegant Elephant or Hip Hop Hippo. I jest. But still, marketplace, why not find a way to sell clothing with true measurements? It can't be that hard.