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I hate shopping. ย I used to love it when I was a teenager. I would spend hours roaming the mall with all my girlfriends. ย Somewhere around 20ish I started to loathe it. ย These days I shop like I run – fast. ย I know what I need, where to get it and I’m in and out as quickly as possible. ย But when I spy say this store…

Do you also hear choirs of angels?

Do you also hear choirs of angels?

I can linger for hours! ย I absolutely love shopping for fitness gear, clothing and accessories. ย I must get an Athleta catalog in the mail every other week (they’re trying to kill me!) and I flip though it every time as if there’s something I either don’t have or haven’t seen!

Don’t get me wrong, I like to spread the love around when it comes to fitness fashion. ย Other favorites include TrailHeads, Oiselle, Lorna Jane and, of course, good ‘ol Under Armour and Nike.

For your information and entertainment, I put together a few outfit ideas and what to where for different sweat activities with varying temps. ย Enjoy!

RUNNING

There are three different temperatures to dress for when running outside in the Northeast:

1. ย Ridiculously cold. ย This is any temp under 30 degrees and/or major windchill involved. ย I will typically go outside for a run as long as it’s above 10 degrees and I will look like this:

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2. ย Just cold. ย This is when the temps are between 30 and 45 degrees. ย When it hits 40, I bust out the shorts. ย The last time I wore shorts, my kids were picking out Halloween costumes!

I love this Oiselle Flyte top because it’s long and it stays put on the run. ย Your buns will never get cold with this baby on. ย I’m wearing it under my jacket in the above picture as well. ย It’s worth every penny and I kinda feel like I can fly when I’m wearing it.

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3. ย HOT. ย Anything above 50 gets hot out there. ย Trust me. ย A good tip for running outside is that, when you first step out your door you should feel cold. ย If you don’t, you’re overdressed. ย Your body is going to be producing a lot of heat on the run so dress as if the temp was about 10-15 degrees warmer.

I wasn’t sure about these Lorna Jane shorts at first but I absolutely love them. ย I have run many miles on the treadmill with these babies already. ย I can’t wait to take them outside!

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This is for a day with temps in the 60s. Anything above that and it’s sports bra only on top. Anything less would get me arrested.

CYCLING

Since I only bike outside when the temp reaches about 40 (it’s my magic number) or indoors, I usually just wear a tank, with pockets for fuel, and biking shorts. ย The tricky thing with bike shorts is to have someย padding but not too much. ย Athleta to the rescue:

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CROSS-TRAINING

I teach a Power Sculpt class once a week at a local gym. ย When I owned my studio and the weather warmed-up, I would take everyone outside. ย I don’t have the luxury of doing that anymore (something about lawsuits?) so I usually go with something like this:

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ACCESSORIES

These are a few of my favorite things! ย Working out is hard. ย It’s nice to have a few perks here and there to help take the edge off:

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Compression socks. A massage in a sock. BOOM!

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More socks, my beloved foam roll and SNACKS care of Runnerbox!

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My child is not my accessory, however the Optic Nerve sunglasses he’s sporting are!

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I keep all my cold weather favorites in one spot so I can grab and GO! This box is home to all my gloves, hats, headbands, neck warmers and hand warmers. It’s a big box.

Lastly, I want to address all fitness clothing makers everywhere when I say ENOUGH WITH THE THUMBHOLES! ย I can’t even tell you how many tops I have with these things. ย Two years ago when they started becoming popular, everyone loved them, me included. ย Now I’m hard pressed to find a top without them! ย And because I’m psycho Type A, I feel obligated to use them. ย But, when I use them I feel like they are little germ collectors because they’re on my hands!

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That is all.

WAIT – there actually is one more thing.

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How do you feel about thumb holes? ย Who is your favorite clothing designer – fitness or otherwise?

What’s your go-to workout outfit? ย 

 

 

 

 

 

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