BoohooFIT – A new place to purchase your workout gear!

Today I have some exciting news for those of you who like their workout gear to be pretty, functional and not put a dent in your wallet! Boohoo has [finally] released a range of exercise gear in their BoohooFIT line.

In a former life I used to frequent the Boohoo website on a regular basis. I used to do this long before they even had a NZ specific website. I would lust over the pretty dresses and shoes and occasionally break out the credit card to feel the joy of receiving something pretty in the mail.

A number of things have changed in my life since those glorious days including a shift from not purchasing as many material items including clothing in an effort to both save some money, simplify life and well not have way too many things to fit into our one bedroom apartment.

These days I still occasionally buy pretty dresses, but nowhere near as often as I used too as my wardrobe is rather chocker full and I have my trusty favourites. What I do often find myself purchasing however is workout gear, nice leggings to exercise in and pretty coloured tops to bring some colour into the gym.

In between these two lives I would still occasionally flick back through the [online] pages of websites like Boohoo for a touch of window shopping and to see if they had released a line of exercise clothes yet. I knew it would only be a matter of time before Boohoo released exercise clothing as they had done so well in the other areas of the fashion market.

That wonderful day has come where Boohoo has released BoohooFIT, a small range of exercise clothing. While the BoohooFIT range is relatively small I imagine they will only get bigger and better as they workout exactly what the customers love and will purchase.

The first release of the BoohooFIT range is colourful without being too in your face, practical without being boring and well priced! I personally really like the Mel Stroke and the Splatter range.

The Mel Stroke comes in leggings and a crop top and could be worn together to be matchey-matchey or separate. While I personally don’t wear croptops by themselves I do have a couple of tops which are the style that show a bit of your bra and I’m always a bit self-conscious about it, so having a pretty crop top underneath would be great.

The Splatter print comes in a jacket and leggings, I really love having a nice range of leggings that aren’t too outgoing but give a little bit of personality as well. I also think having a nice light jacket like this BoohooFIT Splatter jacket will be perfect for those in between weather moments and for winter to give a bit of a barrier to the elements without getting too hot.

The BoohooFIT range also includes a range of mens exercise clothing as well! 

BoohooFIT Review:
I was lucky enough to trial some of the new BoohooFIT range to see what I thought. I tried the Mel Stroke leggings and crop top and the Splatter print jacket. I made the mistake of trialling the range as soon as it arrived in the courier which was directly after an arm workout and a run down the beach and back and it was VERY hot! 

The jacket is thicker than I expected for the price and will be great for those in between days where it is too cold to wear just a tank top to the gym but too hot too wear a hoody as well. It would also be great in the winter to wear when running as it will help keep you warm.

I mentioned above that I really like the Mel Stroke print and while I wouldn’t wear the crop and leggings together because I don’t like to match, I would definitely wear both pieces individually. The Mel Stroke Crop would be perfect to wear without a tank over top as it actually covers a lot, it fits well around the chest which is always nice and with my bra underneath as well I felt like the girls weren’t going to be moving very far. 

I was most interested too see if the Mel Stroke Leggings held up to my rigorous squat test. I am always paranoid about buying leggings as I don’t want really bad underwear lines or even worse for those around me to be able to tell what colour my underwear are especially when squatting. The good news is that they definitely pass the test! 

All of the pieces are nice and thick which is a nice change from some of the cheaper workout and exercise gear as often the cheaper they are the thinner they are. The only downside to this is that in this ridiculous heat we have been having they are almost a little too warm. I imagine within a few weeks the weather will have dropped a couple of degrees and it will be great as it’s definitely thin material and short weather at the moment. 

The BoohooFIT range varies in price from $18 to $45 and can be found online and delivered straight to your door within a few days!

What items are you loving at the moment??
Where do you purchase your workout gear from??