When I used to bind the ace bandage method I could not do anything active without feeling the pain or loosing the ability to properly breathe. The only binder I've had is one I've purchased from T-kingdom and I've really had no problems working out for hours at a time in it. It's admittedly a pretty expensive investment, though it's been totally worth it for me. Sports bras don't cut it for me. As a side note, getting hit in the chest area when wearing a binder is much less uncomfortable than when wearing bras for some reason.