Category: Shopping

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2023 SELF Activewear Awards: The Best Tanks, Tees, and Shirts

With so much focus on finding the right sneakers, the perfect sports bra, and the best leggings, it can be all too easy to overlook the shirt you’re wearing until you’re regretting your choice mid-workout. Having the right top really does make a difference and can make your workout considerably more enjoyable.  That’s why we took our […]

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2023 SELF Activewear Awards: The Best Outerwear

Whether you’re an all-seasons hiker, rainy-day runner, or make the frequent walk from your home or car to a workout class, you know how your outerwear can make or break your workout of choice. A cozy fleece layer can keep the cold out, a breathable jacket can come in handy during your cool down, and […]

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2023 Activewear Awards: The Best Sweatpants, Joggers, Shorts, and Socks

Whether your movement of choice involves a supine twist on your living room floor between episodes of The Crown or an early morning 10K, what you wear from your belly button down needs to be comfortable, functional, and, yes, even cute. What would a cold-weather training warm-up look like without a pair of sleek, stretchy joggers? […]

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2023 SELF Activewear Awards: The Best Leggings

Available in sizes 4XS to 4XL. The All-Time Bests: Superfit Hero Superhold Pocket 7/8 Leggings These high-rise compression leggings (which we’ve honored in previous years) continue to be crowd pleasers thanks to their sturdy, supportive waistband, no-sag fit, large pockets, and inclusive size range. “The leggings definitely did everything they were supposed to do. They were […]

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2023 SELF Activewear Awards: The Best New Sports Bras

A good sports bra should be like a best friend: It is always there to lift you up, provides much-needed support when you feel like you want to quit, and holds you comfortably—but never restricts you.  But like a BFF, a sports bra that checks all the boxes can be tough to find. Luckily, once […]

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Wired Headphones Are Back, Baby! Here Are 7 Excellent Pairs to Buy Now

Good morning, it’s 2023 and I have whiplash. The teens are wearing iPod shuffles in their hair like clips (side note: why did we not think of this?). Low-rise pants are on the rise, plucking your eyebrows is cool again, Hollister baby tees are “vintage,” and wired headphones are having a major resurgence. I, for […]

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3 Squat Shorts That Don’t Ride Up, According to SELF’s Fitness Director

When you’re in the zone at the gym, you don’t want to think about anything besides the weight in front of you: You don’t want to worry about your music cutting out, your water bottle tipping over, or your shorts migrating north with every movement. Thankfully, I’ve got the last part covered. Having a rotating arsenal of […]