Daily Archives: September 24, 2019

Workout Legging Review Day 2 – CALIA by Carrie Underwood

Fitness

Every time I would see the ads on Instagram for CALIA by Carrie Underwood it always caught my eye! They are just such cute styles and patterns. I never ordered any though because women’s workout clothing is so expensive, and these were no exception so I just couldn’t justify it! Well, lucky for me and this BrightPinkBoss blog post, that CALIA is also sold in Dick’s Sporting Goods stores with plenty of sales! Here are the details of today’s legging:

Description: Women’s Essential Tight Fit Printed Capris

Pattern: Landscape

Cost: $65 (on sale for $32.97)

I love the color pattern and style of these leggings. The hold is not as “firm”, for lack of a better word, than the Fabletics PowerHold legging I wore yesterday, despite the “Tight Fit” in the description. Surprisingly, I didn’t find myself feeling the need to be pulling the CALIA legging up as much either. I like the small pocket with zipper. It would probably hold your lip balm and gym key a little more secure than yesterday’s legging. I also like the fact that I can go into Dick’s to buy this brand, although I think Fabletics has a brick and mortar store in Denver now that they didn’t when I had a subscription.

Today after preschool, I walked my little ones in the double stroller to two different neighborhood parks. Total walking distance was about a mile. The leggings were comfortable and great for climbing on the park equipment with my babies. Once we got home, my leggings were noticeably dirty, so I decided to change into another pair of CALIA leggings for my evening run.

Description: Women’s Energize Capris

Pattern/Color: Cadet

Cost: $65 (on sale for $28.97)

The hold on these are about the same as the other CALIA leggings, but the material is a little thinner and softer. I did have to pull the fabric up more on my legs throughout the afternoon than I was doing this morning with the first pair. The pocket on these leggings is made for a cell phone. Love the idea of it, hate that it pulls my pants and makes them sag. It’s fine if I’m walking, but I ran for only a mile today BECAUSE even after I moved my phone to my jacket pocket, my leggings were annoyingly riding down. Then I had to pull them up constantly which, in turn, kept giving me wedgies!! Maybe these leggings would have been ok with a body workout, but definitely not for cardio. L

Between yesterday and today I do have a favorite, but it’s still close, and there are a lot more legging brands to come! Come back all week for a new one each day!

Tomorrow will be old school with an Adidas legging.

See you there!!

BrightPinkBoss

Workout Legging Review Day 1 – Fabletics by Kate Hudson

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As you may or may not know, Fabletics is a monthly subscription company that offers women’s workout clothing and accessories. I used to be a member but canceled over a year ago because I felt like I had enough workout clothes (can you ever really have enough?), but it was also getting expensive. The options that are offered at the $49.95-member price are usually the plain tops and bottoms, and there are so many other cute options that I always ended up spending more. Anyway, today I want to share my thoughts on this cute pair of leggings that I wore all day.

Here are the facts:

Description: Mid-Rise Printed PowerHold Legging

Cost: $79.95

Pattern: Pink/Olive/Gray Camo

These are full length leggings with a small pocket that could hold your lip balm or gym locker key. I love the pattern, the style, and the fit!! I like how it holds you in, but in a comfortable way without squeezing your not so fit areas out.

Today I spent the morning teaching preschool to my youngest boys. This includes a lot of standing up and sitting down on the floor repeatedly, and of course dancing around to preschool songs. I did have to pull the leggings up from time to time when they started to ride down, but that could be because of my body type. After preschool I drank a protein shake and we headed out to Lifetime Fitness.

Vegan protein, Fiber, and Greens. Order here: http://KarenDarilek.arbonne.com 

At Lifetime I sat in the sauna for a good 15-20 minutes and sweat profusely, but you couldn’t see it through the leggings like you could through my shirt. I did about a 30-45-minute workout, and they were very moveable and comfortable. I then ran for 25 minutes on the treadmill. Although I spent a lot of time sweating, the leggings never felt damp.

Next we headed out and to the grocery store.

When we got home and I changed I specifically smelled the leggings, something I don’t normally do, but they didn’t smell bad!

I can’t compare these Fabletics leggings to anything yet, but overall…I’m a fan. A little on the pricey side, but there are DEFINITELY more expensive brands out there.

Next up, CALIA by Carrie Underwood.

BrightPinkBoss aka Karen D.