These Outdated Navy leggings have been our readers’ decide for this yr’s Activewear Awards, and, wow, did they’ve so much to say: “I actually have 25 pairs, they usually’re the one bottoms I’ll do races in. The aspect pockets are so nice, I don’t even have to put on operating belts throughout my coaching runs to maintain my telephone, gum, and keys useful.” One other reader shouted out their worth level, sturdiness, compression degree, and, maybe most significantly, sweat resistance: “I put on them for my lengthy runs on the treadmill they usually don’t present sweat stains.”

• Accessible sizes: XS to 4XL | Accessible lengths: petite, common, and tall | Accessible colours: 4 choices

• Execs: Extraordinarily gentle and stretchy, wide selection of coloration choices
• Cons: Missing compression

Arguably the most-loved Lulu bottoms throughout the board, the Aligns belong within the dictionary beneath “yoga leggings.” Buttery gentle and non-constricting, they’re designed to really feel like a second pores and skin and transfer with you as you stretch, bend, and movement. “It actually doesn’t really feel such as you’re carrying pants, they usually by no means trigger chafing,” wrote one 2024 Activewear Awards choose. Whereas they’re principally supreme for yoga, our judges and one SoulCycle teacher additionally really helpful the Align leggings for indoor biking and easily carrying round the home.

• Accessible sizes: 0 to twenty | Accessible lengths: 23, 25, 28, and 31 inches | Accessible colours: 12 choices

• Execs: Designed to cut back friction, zippered again pocket and aspect pockets
• Cons: On the pricier aspect

Above all, a very good pair of operating leggings shouldn’t distract you out of your tempo. And with their glossy, sweat-wicking material and spectacular match, Lululemon’s Swift Velocity tights are very good, certainly. “[They] maintain up tight within the waist—no sagging,” Sammie Bennett, Path Sisters group chief in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and ambassador for Gazelle Sports activities, beforehand instructed SELF. Their steady drawstring holds the waist in place, whereas the inseam-free design prevents chafing, so you’ll be able to focus in your strides forward.

• Accessible sizes: 0 to twenty | Accessible lengths: 28 inches | Accessible colours: 6 choices

• Execs: Comparatively inexpensive for the standard, compressive and supportive
• Cons: Some could discover the compression too sturdy

For those who simply need some workhorse leggings that’ll sustain with you thru HIIT lessons, lifting periods, and cardio exercises, you want a pair of the supportive, ultra-high-waisted Reebok Luxes. They received a 2023 Activewear Award for his or her general reliability and flexibility. “Typically full-length leggings look ‘bunchy’ on the ankles, however these have been excellent,” one tester wrote. “The excessive waistband is extraordinarily comfy and flattering. They’re completely squat-proof as properly. I felt very assured and comfy, and I used to be in a position to full all exercises with out having to tug them up or regulate them in any respect (even throughout [a] sweaty vinyasa yoga class).”