Is The Bodysuit Overtaking Tights And Crops As Our Workout Uniform?

It’s a big ask to get us to part with our workout favourites – sleek, smooth, stretchy, beloved tights – but the bodysuit has us considering an additional option for a few classes per week. 

Brands including P.E Nation, Cotton On Body Active, The Upside and more have created their own modern versions of the workout onesie. P.E Nation’s co-founder, Pip Edwards was an early adopter of the trend and remains a fan, posting selfies wearing the brand’s new releases on her Instagram. 

The one-piece is ideal for yoga, pilates, bootcamps, tennis… Come to think of it, we can’t think of an exercise you can’t do in a sporty, performance bodysuit. Even outdoor wear and ski staples are getting the all-in-one treatment.

So will we be adding them to our workout rotation? Here are some pros of our workout faves, tights and bodysuits…

Tights:

• Warm legs in the winter months
• Stretchy and super comfortable
• Smooth and streamlined on the legs if you’re on a bike or doing something with straps like reformer pilates 
• They go with everything in your workout kit
• You can keep some kit on for bathroom breaks
• Same tights + swapping your top = instant new gym ’fit every time

All-in-ones:

• Cool and contemporary
• Only one item to think about so no need to hunt for the matching top
• Streamlined as a dolphin
• No more top riding up in downward dog
• Can be layered with a loose sports tee or sweat-wicking performance top
• Look great with an oversized athletics sweatshirt or a voluminous puffer
• You feel like an energetic aerobics icon
• Big ballet-core energy

We are yet to discover a con, so we’ll be adding at least one energy-maximising bodysuit to our black tights rotation. Cue workouts guaranteed to put a spring in our step.