On an average week, I cycle through at least 14 athleisure pieces. I throw on a sports bra for a yoga flow and slip into a pair of leggings for working from home. As a staff writer for Yoga Journal, I also try out a variety of workout tops and bottoms for my job. So yes, my closet is packed with more than a few tanks, leggings, sweatshirts, tanks, and socks.
Like any athleisure enthusiast, I have my favorites—those pieces I search for in my abyss of a closet multiple times each week, even when there are other (and maybe even less smelly) options. These are the new-to-me workout staples that I turned to again and again this year.
My Six Athleisure Picks of 2022
ON Active Sports Bra, $65
In my bin of sports bras, different ones are reserved for different activities. I gravitate toward my Nike sports bra for long runs when I’m looking for compression, while I prefer my sweat-resistant Girlfriend Collective top for a hot yoga class. I’d never found a single sports bra that adequately addressed the demands presented by all of those activities until I tried this one from ON. Billed as the perfect accompaniment to pilates or low-impact movement, I found that this bra not only held my chest in place during…
