All about materials and sportswear, from cotton to polyester, merino, Tencel. Pros and cons, comparisons, and everything in between.
What to wear for what: best fabrics by sport
Yoga, pilates, strength, walking, running, cycling, hot yoga, swimming. The right fabric for each...
What GOTS, OEKO-TEX and Fair Wear actually mean (and what they don't)
Three of the most cited textile certifications, side by side. What each one audits, what each one...
Why two leggings with the same composition feel completely different
92% cotton, 8% spandex on the label does not tell you everything. Yarn quality, knit structure, f...
Cotton vs polyester for fitness, head to head
Eight criteria, scored honestly. What cotton wins, what polyester wins, and what that means for w...
Is recycled polyester actually sustainable?
rPET, ocean plastic, recycled bottles. We unpack the four claims behind recycled polyester active...
Why polyester smells faster
Sweat does not smell. Bacteria do. Here is why synthetic activewear hosts the bacteria that cause...
Why your sportswear makes you itch
Red patches under your sports bra strap, itching after a workout, irritation that won't fade. Her...
Best natural fabrics for activewear, compared honestly
Cotton, merino, tencel, bamboo, hemp, modal, linen — what every natural fabric actually does on t...
We are not perfect
We do not call ourselves sustainable. Here is what we actually do, what we deliberately do not cl...
For half a century we got it wrong
For 50 years we wore polyester to sweat in. Here is what synthetics do during a workout, and why ...