Workout While Still Looking Hot: Lululemon

I had seen the little symbol before: some weird upside-down horseshoe in a circle. My yoga instructor had even referenced them in the middle of class.

By Lauren

“Grab your legs, ladies. And don’t worry about stretching out those lululemons.”

I just never made any sort of connection. Lululemon? Is that some new way to refer to the va-jay-jay?

And then my sister in law brought me up to speed. Lululemon was a brand of workout apparel. The “best workout clothes around,” according to her; not to mention “super cute.”

“Lauren, they are seriously amazing,” she told me. “They are totally worth the money.”

So, when I was shopping with my mom this weekend and came across a brand new lululemon store, I decided to pop in and see what all the fuss was about. I sat my mom down in a chair and began sifting through the infamous black pants stacked neatly in little bamboo cubes.

I pulled out a pair labeled “tall;” simple black with some cute black diamond stitching at the top. They looked nice. Felt nice too. And then I saw the price tag.

“$92 dollars?! FOR WORKOUT PANTS?!”

I folded them quickly and made my way to throw them back into the bamboo box when my mother begged me to try them on. I argued with her all the way into the dressing room.

“There is no way in hell I am going to spend this much money on a pair of pants I sweat in. I don’t even spend this much on my clothes for work! How can they justify charging that much….”

I pulled the pants up and looked in the mirror. And I couldn’t go on. My butt looked amazing, the pants felt like silk and they hit the floor! They hit the floor on me! I haven’t found workout pants that fit me like that since…ever. I thought I was doomed to a life of capri’s.

But no.

It was like these pants had been sent from heaven. They were absolute perfection.

“Lauren? Are you alive in there?” My mother began knocking. I slowly pulled the door open. I didn’t even have to say anything. My mom looked at me, ran back to the display and pulled 2 more pairs and a few tops.

It seems so absurd to spend that much money on a pair of workout pants. And it is. Until you have tried them on. I can’t even explain it to you – you must experience it on your own – but lululemon really knows what they are doing when it comes to workout apparel. The stuff really is cute and made to last. You can wash the pants 1,000 times and they will still look brand new (and totally flattering).

If nothing else, having such expensive workout clothes will motivate you to use them. Who can argue with investing in your health?