Sportswear and its increasingly everyday use

Currently we have a great trend to live healthier lifestyles and one of the fastest growing activities is exercising or playing a sport, whether professional or amateur.

For many activities that we carry out, the use of specific garments is required, for example, for a job interview we usually wear formal garments, but recently we can notice that in the day-to-day life of people, sportswear is used more frequently.

Sportswear has now ceased to be an element used exclusively by high-performance athletes or sports scene attire, because as we mentioned initially, the trend towards having healthy lifestyles has led to more booming sports activity or exercising in daily life and with it also sportswear.

Although now we see very commonly the use of sportswear , it is noteworthy that its origin is recent, since in the 20s, sports such as tennis, usual in the upper classes, were practiced with long-sleeved shirts and pants in the case of the men, and the women did it with long dresses. As the years went by, the need for greater movement led to the use of shorter and lighter garments, but it was not until the 50’s with the appearance of nylon and other synthetic fibers that it was possible to start talking about sportswear. Thus, these fabrics began to displace cotton as they allowed better movement, faster drying and less rigidity.

The evolution of sportswear continues its constant path from the decade of the year 2000 to the present, since from that year it began to have more technological fabrics such as those with resistance to UV rays, antibacterial, breathable, resistant to humidity, among others. These characteristics, added to the entry into the world of fashion of a new style of sportswear, began to make sportswear more and more a garment to be incorporated into everyday outfits.

But the use of sportswear on a daily basis is not just a whim or a matter of looking fashionable due to the trends imposed by big celebrities who are often seen constantly wearing sportswear while shopping, taking their children to school or simply being in his garden. The use of this type of clothing also contributes to the state of mind of many people, since sports clothing is synonymous with comfort and comfort will always bring happiness.

There are several clear examples of how the daily use of sportswear is incorporated into the state of mind, one of them is replacing the use of heels with sneakers at the end of a meeting or the workday, also the use of sports tops instead of bra in the case of some women. These garments and footwear allow better movement, providing a feeling of freedom that promotes a more positive attitude, even decreasing stress levels, almost a complete wellness package associated with the garments used.

Different sportswear items have been incorporated into everyday use and one of them that is very popular are leggings, elastic and flexible pants that, in addition to their versatility, shape the figure and highlight the silhouette of the person who wears them. They have a greater boom in use in women, since the composition of the leggings allows you to shape the waist, legs, hips and buttocks.

Although they are ideal for exercising either at home or in the gym, leggings are a sportswear item that is common to see combined in informal outfits and because of this, they now have a complete package of styles that make them move with tranquility between the sporty and the casual.

The use of sportswear as part of our day to day is a trend that is here to stay and evolve, since the new lifestyles, not only healthy, but also working from home as a result of the pandemic, caused the constant use this type of  sportswear items  for comfort and freedom of movement, without the need to be exercising.

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