Women's UA Meridian Crop in Blue Ink workout pose
Workout Leggings

Women’s UA Meridian Crop – Cropped Workout Legging

The UA Meridian line of performance wear is great – let’s look at the newest addition, the Women’s UA Meridian Crop. What’s a “crop”? It’s like a Capri, basically. Capris are cropped pants where the leg ends just above the ankle. They can help keep you cooler – and they are a trendy look right now (and for the future.) Just remember that they tend to “shorten” your legs – so they can be somewhat unflattering on the wrong physique. These are hot – get them now at Under Armour.com (We are an affiliate): Let’s take a look. Women’s UA Meridian Crop Workout Legging – Overview Ok, so these are cropped workout pants, like capris. What’s special about these? These are from UA’s Meridian line of performance workout wear. What can you do with these? Anything really – Yoga, HIIT, CrossFit, and of course – just plain lounging around the house. These are very comfortable, so we won’t blame you if you never want to take them off. Part of the secret to the comfort and performance is the knit [Read more …]

Women's UA Meridian Bike Shorts in Hushed Turquoise - full view
Workout Shorts

Under Armour Meridian Bike Shorts for Women

Let’s review what makes the Women’s UA Meridian Bike Shorts a great high-performance apparel option for your workout. Softness was one of the key features that Under Armour put into their new UA Meridian line of workout clothing. And they’ve got a great selection of tights and leggings for your workout, but now they have bike shorts also. These are hot – you can get them at Under Armour.com (We are an affiliate): Women’s UA Meridian Bike Shorts – Overview First, let’s highlight the specially engineered fabric that is used in these bike shorts – because that’s the secret to the comfort and performance. These are made from a 83% Nylon / 17% Elastane blended fabric – so they’ve got great stretch for comfort. But these also wick sweat away from your body – to double up the comfort. These also dry very quickly. It’s also a lightweight material. But these aren’t shorts that get a hole in them after you wear the twice – these are premium shorts that will go the mile. These are a fitted product, that [Read more …]

Upstairs in the gym with Hylete Flexion Workout Pants for Women - Heather Slate
Workout Apparel

Best Women’s Workout Pants for CrossFit

Let’s look at the best women’s workout pants for CrossFit. This isn’t leggings, tights, or yoga pants – but rather pants proper. This is workout apparel – so they’ll all be high on the close and comfortable fit scale – but again – we’re not looking at leggings that fit like a “second skin”. Why pants then? These are a more modest option than leggings – and in some occasions that’s the right style. Workout pants tend to be more versatile as well – so you can wear them around quite a bit rather than just to the gym or CrossFit box. We’re going to be looking at the women’s workout pants options from Hylete – they make excellent performance apparel and active-wear. Here’s the workout pants we’ll be reviewing in this article: Let’s take a look. Flexion Pants Hylete offers some great workout pants in the Flexion Pants for women. These are made from 94% polyester and 6% spandex – so they have a slight stretch fit that looks great – and dries fast when needed. Because this is [Read more …]

UA Infinity Bra - Sports Bra for the Gym
Workout Apparel

Under Armour Launches Innovative New Sports Bra – The Infinity Bra

21cm – that’s a lot. And that is how much the female breast can potentially move during exercise. And here’s an even more shocking fact – did you know that wearing the wrong sports bra during exercise can cause permanent damage? Under Armour is tackling these issues head on by changing the sports bra game with a new innovation. The new Infinity Bra from UA will address both of those issues and function to support women’s unique bodies and needs. How did Under Armour develop this phenomenal new piece of workout gear? They combined the insights from their and applied science and testing team with those from a breast health expert to evolve the sports bra. Breast health expert Dr. Joanna Scurr from the University of Portsmouth helped with the design and test. The UA Infinity Bra is destined to be a perfectly fitting bra – designed for women’s bodies. It’s a new approach, done in a new way. Historically, sports bras are created by utilizing two perfect breast shaped cups from a flat piece of padding. Instead, The UA [Read more …]

Nike's new yoga collection for 2020 will use new Infinalon performance fabric
Workout Leggings

Nike Introduces New Infinalon Fabric in Latest Yoga Workout Clothes Collection

Nike is launching a new high-performance fabric for Yoga clothes: Nike Infinalon. What is important in Yoga? Movement without restriction – and Nike’s new collection of yoga clothes will enable this. Comfort on the yogi’s mat and beyond this new performance fabric innovation will be launched on January 1st, 2020. Nike Infinalon has been in development for more than two years. Now that it is entering the yoga market we can tell you the benefits of this material. You can expect stretch, size, softness and smoothing at the top of mind for the ultimate yoga mat experience. Stretch: Infinalon will have double the stretch of Spandex based fabrics – with the same force applied. There’s no stretch lockout though. Infinalon will provide a comfortable and consistent fit. It will serve as a gentle but nonrestrictive compression system – that flexes and moves like you do. Size: Nike Infinalon is a durable opaque fabric – but it is both thinner and stronger than past materials. That means you don’t have to sacrifice coverage. This finely woven yarn is comprised of multiple [Read more …]

Woman in workout shorts during her running workout.
Workout Shorts

Women’s Workout Clothes for CrossFit – Workout Shorts

The right pair of shorts are so deliciously easy breezy when it comes to working out. There’s something about the air on your skin and the freedom of movement that simply can’t be beat! On the flip side, the wrong pair of workout shorts can be physically uncomfortable, a little too *ahem* revealing, or make you feel self-conscious. Shorts that you constantly have to adjust and fuss with are going to take away from your ability to focus on your workout. Fortunately workout shorts have come a long way since the teeny tiny jogging shorts, baggy basketball shorts, and totally un-breathable “performance” fabrics of the past. There are many more and much better options – even multiple lengths to choose from (yay!) – so you can get all the comfort and performance you need. Before we continue let’s get one thing straight. If you… Feel self-conscious in shorts Don’t like showing your legs Are haunted by the fear of accidentally flashing someone Just don’t like shorts, period …then skip it! It doesn’t matter if it’s 110 degrees outside. You don’t [Read more …]