Some people, when first beginning their practice of yoga, opt for a pair of cheap yoga pants. And, of course, that’s fine. You don’t really even need any sort of specialized yoga pants to get started. Any sort of loose clothes like sweat pants or cargo shorts will do
But like with most things in life, you like to look good where ever you go, even in yoga class. First of all, if you’ve practiced yoga for even the smallest length of time, you know that you don’t want any yoga pants that are too tight or restrictive. With the number of postures and stretching exercises that you will practice you’ll need something loose and flowing. As well as being restricting, tight pants can be distracting. So what are the best inexpensive yoga pants?
Obviously, given the meditative quality of the system, comfort is of the highest importance. Even cheap yoga pants come in a wide variety of styles, colors, and fabrics. You might want to limit yourself to bright solid colors, although I’ve seen a number of very attractive prints. You might also want to get a recognizable illustration on your flowing yoga pants as well. Perhaps something like the “Om” symbol or a likeness of the Buddha.
As far as fabric choice goes, most people like natural (non man made) products like cotton, silk, satin, hemp, or linen. And I can understand this. You are going to be working out pretty hard and are guaranteed to work up quite a sweat and most folks don’t like the feeling of wet synthetic fabric sliding against their bare skin.
Unless you live near a big city you might have a hard time finding a store that sells good quality proper yoga clothes like Lucy yoga pants. So you may have to purchase your items at an on line store. Look for a site that sells cheap yoga pants for man, woman, and child to get the widest selection.
Lightweight Yoga Pants
Date: Wednesday March 25, 2009Posted in: yoga apparel, yoga clothes, yoga pants
Lightweight yoga pants are absolutely perfect for the beginning yoga student on a tight budget. Like other traditional yoga pants, these should be loose and flowing in order to give you the proper room to get yourself into those difficult yoga poses.
The benefits of yoga are already very well known so I won’t bother to detail them here. How ever, for me, yoga has become a nice way of centering my mind and body together. Especially with lightweight yoga pants.
I’ve tried Namaste yoga and Bikram yoga, the latter being a form of “hot house yoga”. This means that the room is kept at a very high temperature. This really aids the yoga student, clad in lightweight yoga pants and perhaps a nice shirt worth the OM symbol on it, in starting out his or her yoga school routine well limbered because of the heat.
Many people like to wear natural fabrics like cotton, linen, silk, satin, or hemp traditional yoga pants and tops. These allow your skin to easily breathe and don’t inhibit your range of movement.
So, whether you wear your yoga pants or just shorts and a cheap T-shirt to your class, it is of the utmost importance that you remain comfortable. After all, that is what what yoga is ultimately all about-being comfortable in your own skin and in your lightweight yoga pants.
Yoga Apparel For Men
Date: Saturday March 7, 2009Posted in: yoga accessories, yoga apparel, yoga clothes, yoga pants
What is yoga apparel for me, anyway? It is an unfortunate fact of the matter that when most people think of yoga pants, men do not generally come to mind. Is it true that the practice of yoga seems to be just a woman’s issue? Not really, actually nothing could be further from the truth. Just take a look around at any yoga class, whether at a yoga studio or any health club and you are sure to find quite a number of manly men sweating and stretching with the rest of their feminine counterparts. The fact of the matter is that yoga is not only a wonderful system of relaxation and stress relief, but it is also a great exercise for building and toning muscles.
Understanding that there actually are quite a number of men engaging in this practice, a number of online yoga apparel shops have sprung up. And wanting to cash in on this realization, they have steadily been adding more and more lines of yoga apparel for men. And while the man in your life may be fine with wearing dirty t-shirts and cargo shorts to class, you want him to look a little nicer in public.
There is a common misconception that there isn’t much out there that is both fashionable and comfortable for a man to wear to his yoga class. But these fashions run the gamut from the standard baggy yoga pants to body hugging tights, shorts in various styles and fabric choice, crop tops, and sleeveless tees. And of course there is the shirts that have the Sanskrit “Om” symbol. Then there is the large variety of cut, color, and prints available for your buying pleasure.
Like most clothing, you are going to want a great deal more than just one outfit for his yoga practice. If his is a daily practice then you might want to get him 4 or 5 different sets that he (or you) can mix and match. I mean, you can always launder his only set every day, but if you are anything like me, all that laundry sounds like too much work.
I’ve found that there isn’t much of a choice for yoga apparel for men available in the more popular chain stores. So your best bet might just be a search in one of the on line stores like TurningLife or Yoga-Clothing. These companies seem to be very “green” in their approach and sell comfortable and well-fitting yoga apparel.
