Benefits of using eco friendly gym wear

DonnaElmore

My best friend and I decided that we should start working out and try out some sports like tennis. And of course, we want to wear the right type of clothes for such activities. When we’re checking out gym wear on the Internet, this store that offers vegan gym clothes really caught our attention. Did anyone try using one? What makes it better from the ordinary type of gym wear?

Sea_Shell

How do they differ from normal gym wear? As most of that is man made fibres anyway. Polyester, lycra etc.

In what way are they vegan?

*ETA - If you want Eco Friendly gym wear, than that's a bit more tricky, as above, most of them are made from, what is basically plastic!

You might find some suitable clothing made of cotton, or other natural fibres, but then I doubt they'd be very comfortable when you got sweaty.

Tis one of life's dilemmas - what's best for the planet, might not cut the mustard in the real world.

Manxman_in_exile

How is the clothing "vegan"?


I'm a regular runner, cyclist (for fitness), have my own set of weights, and play golf and tennis. All the kit I wear (apart from my underpants!*) are made from artificial "wicking" materials, not animal products.


My contribution to saving the planet is that none of my kit (apart from socks and running shoes which are replaced regularly) has been replaced in ten years, and some of it is 20 years old. (And as "retro" kit it looks better than anything new!).


* After getting absolutely soaked through playing golf in a downpour, I was going to invest in some wicking underpants but decided not to play golf in the rain instead - too much information, I know.


EDIT: Nothing to stop you using your tennis kit in the gym.

Fire_Fox

Best thing for the environment is to wear something you already own, or that is second hand (charity shop/ eBay etc). Much 'second hand' fit-kit is barely worn or never worn BTW. "Reduce, reuse, recycle" as the saying goes.

Sweat-wicking fabrics are great if you train intensively enough to get a proper sweat up. The majority of fitness club members do not.

Properly fitting, supportive underwear is important if your activities involve any moderate to higher impact (jumping/ running/ bouncing/ bounding) movements and/ or you are medium-chested or larger.

Do you follow a vegetarian/ pescatarian/ vegan/ "plant-based" lifestyle? If not, buying such fitness clothing makes no sense. Stop eating meat from farmed land animals, rather than fall for a cynical marketing strategy.

Nebulous2

There are uses for natural fibres in fitness clothing - merino wool has quite a following for base layers for instance, though you can hardly call that vegan. I've a couple of merino base layers and two pairs of socks and the socks in particular are great in colder weather.

I've also seen bamboo clothing advertised, but have never tried it.

littlegreenparrot

Check out Rerun clothing, they sell pre-loved run and gym kit.