Fitness sports brand clothes

You don’t need to blindly chase the thousand-yuan premiums of international brands. As long as they match the sports scenes you often do and the fabrics meet basic functional requirements, the difference between affordable domestic brands worth tens of yuan and high-end lines worth several thousand yuan will not be as big as the difference in actual experience during exercise.

I also paid a lot of IQ taxes when I first started working out. I saved up half a month’s salary and bought a pair of lululemon align, which is said to be “naked as a god”. When I wore it for the first butt and leg class, I even paired it with a sports bra of the same brand. I always felt that I could squat 20kg after wearing it. However, except for someone asking me about the trousers in the middle of the class, the feeling of squatting until my legs were soft was no different from when I wore the 99-yuan domestic leggings before. Later, I tried to run a half-marathon in a quick-drying T-shirt I purchased from 1688 for over RMB 29. Except for the collar, which was a little loose after being washed seven or eight times, the dryness and skin-fitting feel after sweating were not much different from the quick-drying T-shirt from a famous brand that I bought for over RMB 300 before.

Don’t think that I am dissing high-end brands. There are two completely different logics of choice in the industry, and there is no need to convince anyone. Friends who often take pictures of fitness outfits and post them on social platforms originally value the sense of design and brand tone. The tailoring of niche designer models or high-end lines does make the waist slimmer and slimmer the breasts. The photos taken have a full atmosphere. What you spend money on is a social attribute. You have to decide whether it is worth it. If you go to the club for two hours a day, take a shower and change clothes after masturbating, and don't care about other people's opinions, then there is really no need to worry about the brand. If the basic quick-drying clothes from Pinduoduo cost 30 yuan, just throw them away if they are deformed. Even the effort of hand washing is saved. As long as the armpits are made of breathable mesh, the collar is not stuck on the neck, and the waistband of the pants is not rolled, it is much more comfortable to use than high-end fabrics that need to be carefully attended to.

To be honest, when choosing fitness clothes, just look at the fabric. Don’t be fooled by the “black technology” promoted by the merchants. For aerobics and weightlifting, as long as it is made of modified polyester fiber or polypropylene fabric, the core requirement is that it has good hydrophobicity and will not stick to your back when you sweat. Don’t buy pure cotton. After practicing, you will easily catch a cold if it sticks to your body when you are sweating. This is a hard standard that must be adhered to regardless of whether it is expensive or affordable. If you often do sports such as outdoor running and cycling, you should also check the UPF sun protection index. If you play extreme sports such as mountaineering and skiing, you should also consider waterproof, windproof, and wear-resistant professional fabrics. In this case, expensive professional brands are indeed more mature in technology, and there is no need to forcefully replace them.

Oh, by the way, there is another pitfall that I must mention. No matter whether you buy expensive or cheap, don’t choose the fancy style full of prints and rivets and rhinestones. Last time I saw a girl wearing leggings with rhinestones to practice deadlifts at the CrossFit gym. When she squatted down, the rhinestones flew two meters away and almost hit her brother who was doing bench press next to her. It was really not worth the loss.

The fitness clothes in my cabinet are very mixed now. There are Arc'teryx soft shells given by friends for more than 1,000 yuan, domestic affordable ones for 200 to 300 yuan, and sports vests that I can grab for 9.9. I usually wear the expensive one when I go running outdoors in winter. It is really windproof. I wear the cheap one when I am wearing it. I just throw it in the washing machine without any worries. If it gets damaged, I just replace it. Some people said before that I was too cheap for wearing fitness clothes worth tens of yuan, but I didn’t bother to argue. Anyway, when you deadlift 100kg, no one will care whether the T-shirt you are wearing costs 30 yuan or 300 yuan.

If I really want to talk about the criteria for selection, I only have three criteria: it doesn’t get stuck on my arms or crotch when I move, I don’t need to read the washing instructions when washing, and it looks pleasing to my eyes when I wear it. As for the brand, it really doesn’t matter that much. After all, fitness clothes are ultimately for sports. No matter how expensive you wear them, it’s useless if you don’t go to the gym once a week. If you buy a piece of clothing you like that can encourage you to go to the gym two more times, then it’s worth it no matter how much you spend.