Image copyright of Freya I’m slowly getting back into my fitness routine but it has taken me a while following all the Christmas indulging. Oops! I’ve been trying to get myself motivated and I couldn’t think of a better way than buying myself some new sportswear pieces for the gym. The way I look at it is if you feel good in what you’re wearing you will be more enticed to do a workout.:) My first item on the list was a new sports bra. I picked up a great one in Marks & Spencer recently, as I heard they had a good selection of sportswear in this season.Other great sports bras I would definitely recommend would be Shock Absorber (sizes A-F cup) and Freya (32D – 38GG cup) who both give great support, are shock resistant and reduce breast pain that a lot of woman can experience during exercise. When it comes to sportswear clothing, it seems to be easy to buy for sizes 6-16 but quite difficult when you go past a size 16. A number of people have emailed me recently looking for information on workout clothing. I actually found a list of stores that you wouldn’t think of necessarily for sportswear but in fact that provide a good selection in sizes from a 6 -24 and upwards. They include Next, M&S ( their main stores), Simply Be, Primark, Gap and Sports Direct in the UK. Zesty sports
Coral Top : Next– sizes 6-22 €19/£16. Pink training headphones :Amazon €20/ £17. Thermal hat and glove set: €15/£12 sale Lifestyle sports. Pink Long Sleeve zip jumper: Body Armour €50/£41 size 8-16 (Online & most sports stores – super brand!). Freya Sports bra: Littlewoods & Littlewoods Ireland €52/£42. Nike Women’s Legend print pants: Lifestyle sports– €59/ £48 S-XL. Sketchers Love your Style trainers : Here €70/£57 sizes 4-8. Adidas gym bag: Littlewoods
A touch of pink
Nike pink dry fit top:Lifestyle sports €52/£42 XS-XL. Primark capris pants : €8/£6. Shock Absorber run bra – Online and most sports stores €47.50/£39 (A-F) cup. Magisculpt pink and black zip top – Simply Be €54/ £45 sizes 10-30. Magisculpt pants- Simply Be €46/ £38 sizes 10-30. Adidas sports holdall: On sale for €19/ £16 here. Nike womans revolution –Very.com €54/£45 trainers. Cool Blues
All Primark/ Penneys – Yoya tshirt dark grey €8/£6. Long sleeve baby blue running jacket €14/£11.50. Baby blue vest €4/£3. Grey yoga pants €9/£7. Dark blue cotton yoga hoody €10/€8. Best discounted sports stores TK Maxx Sports Direct The Nike Outlet Kildare village Best retailers for plus size Sportswear : Next– up to size 24 /26 Simply Be – up to size 30 Primark/ Penneys – up to size 22 Mark and Spencer – up to 24 Evans – up to size 32 Yours Clothing – up to size 32 For US readers or those intending on visiting the US check out: Gap – bigger selection than in Europe Old Navy Always For Me.com Lane Bryant Best for Sports bras: Freya Simply Be Marks & Spencer Shock Absorber Debenhams
