It used to be the case that when it came to activewear, you were confined to baggy sweatpants, the kind of ribbed tanks you’d find in plastic packaging that stained easily at the armpits, and shorts that morphed into some kind of floatation device as soon as you broke into a sweat. Thankfully, the world of fitness has become big business, the kind that extends to clothing too. Now, activewear has become not just a mainstream style choice for most, but a sartorial one too. There might always be the heavy hitters like Nike and PUMA who are leading the charge with fresh drops, but the world’s leading fashion designers are also putting their creative design on activewear, launching collaborations and exclusive drops to cater to the fitness enthusiasts that walk amongst us.
Since the global pandemic came to grip the world, our wardrobes have gone through an upheaval. Having spent an obscene amount of hours at home where we traded an office space for a makeshift desk, it’s hard to imagine ever going back to suits and non-elasticised waistbands. More and more of us are spending time in activewear than ever before, and we’re also looking to more incidental exercise routines, as well as those sessions in the gym or outdoors that leave us absolutely spent.
As many of us now look to double-down on our fitness routines thanks to warmer temperatures and the upcoming celebrations of New Year’s Eve and Christmas, it goes without saying that some new activewear purchases never go astray when it comes to boosting your motivation. To ensure your wardrobe is up to date with the latest technological advancements in activewear and styles that are sure to assist you on your fitness quest rather than hinder you, we’ve rounded up some of our top picks in the activewear space that are worth looking at. Check them out above.
