"There's a ritual of sorts that many of us engage in prior to practicing yoga. It's a dance, usually one-legged and unbalanced, that happens as we hurriedly yank on various yoga leggings and then annoyedly fling them across the room or toss them on a heap. The causes of frustration can be many, although for some of us, it's the fact that we need to choose between compressive or lightweight yoga pants-because most brands deliver one or the other traits, but not both."
"Walk into any Lululemon store and request the most lightweight leggings and you will, almost unfailingly, be led to the best-selling Align design. Respectfully, there's an alternate option that will keep you just as cool. It's the cheekily named Wunder Unders and I've been wearing iterations of this line for almost two decades. To me, they are the Platonic ideal of lightweight that doesn't sacrifice comfortable compression"
Many people perform a ritual dance while pulling on yoga leggings because most brands force a choice between compressive fit and lightweight feel. Marketing language touts "cool-wicking materials" and "lightweight feel," but many leggings use thick, clingy, heat-trapping fabrics. Ideal lightweight yoga pants deliver breathable, barely-there fabric while retaining comfortable compression, and they do not roll, ride, slip, cinch, or cut off circulation. Reliable options include Lululemon's Align and the Wunder Unders line, which provide a flattering, "barely there" vibe and comfortable compression without excessive high-rise. These leggings reduce pre-class frustration and improve comfort.
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