Best Workout Fabrics to Look for When Buying Activewear
Choosing the right workout fabrics can help you sweat more efficiently by keeping you cool and comfortable. Here are the best workout fabrics to look for next time you purchase activewear.
Nylon
Nylon is a material that is stronger, more durable, breathable, and scratch-resistant. It also has a great ability to drain moisture away from your skin, so when you sweat, it evaporates through the fabric, and you stay reasonably dry rather than saturated.
Bamboo
Bamboo is a popular textile in activewear due to its natural antibacterial and sweat-wicking properties. Because of its unique formulation, it also delivers up to 50 UPF sun protection. This makes it ideal for when your workout takes you outside, and it has also developed as an environmentally friendly substance that is used in paper, toilet tissue, single-use cutlery, furniture, and decor, among other things.
Spandex
Spandex is another popular workout fabric because of its flexibility, compression, strength, and lightness, which makes it ideal for people who practice activities that involve a wide range of motion, such as yoga and weightlifting. Although it isn't the best at wicking sweat and isn't the most breathable, spandex isn't supposed to be. Spandex can stretch up to eight times its original size, allowing for unlimited, comfortable motion in any movement.
Lyocell
Lyocell is an environmentally friendly fabric that is ideal for wicking away sweat and keeping you cool and dry. Lyocell is very breathable, and it has been compared to fine silk by people who have worn it. It has the feel of high-quality sporting apparel, according to those who have worn it.
Polypropylene
Polypropylene is a lightweight, flexible fabric that is widely used as a foundation layer for running gear. This fabric is extremely water-resistant, so you can rely on it to keep you dry during a strenuous workout. It's also stain-proof, long-lasting, and wrinkle-free.
Fabrics To Avoid:
Standard Polyester
Standard polyester is ideal in terms of durability and lightness, but when you sweat, it absorbs perspiration-forming bacteria into the fiber, causing odor and intensifying the foul smell. This is common of old-school polyester, however, many newly manufactured polyesters and polyester blends have improved these issues and are ideal for more intensive workouts.
Plain Cotton
Cotton may keep you cool and feel breathable in regular life, however, it's not the best fabric for working out since after a few minutes of sweating, you'll be saturated in sweat and discomfort, and the clothing will take a long time to dry.
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**Please keep in mind that Shamari is not an expert, and these are suggestions based on research. Please take these suggestions with a grain of salt and at your own discretion.**
-By Shamari Rivera, Dreissig Apparel Inc. Fashion Merchandising Intern
Sources:
https://www.cnet.com/health/fitness/how-to-find-the-best-workout-clothes/
https://thisladyblogs.com/what-are-the-best-and-worst-fabrics-to-wear-at-the-gym/
https://monstaclothing.com/2018/10/15/workout-wardobe-101-the-best-and-worst-fitness-fabric-to-wear-to-the-gym/