Greener Workout Wear

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The Solutions

Choose untreated clothes made from organic cotton, hemp, recycled polyester or bamboo, which has natural anti-microbial properties and is a quick-drying, absorbent material. Even soy fibers are appearing in clothes.

Below are some eco-friendly items to let you sweat in style. While these contain high percentages of eco-friendly fabrics, some also contain spandex for added stretch. A combination of polyester and polyurethane, spandex (trademarked Lycra) is hard to avoid in durable workout clothes, so just look for the lowest percentage possible.

Workout Clothes
(for the gym, yoga, running, walking, cycling)

For Women:

L.L. Bean's certified organic cotton racer-back tank ($29), hooded pullover ($29) and rollover waist pants ($44; www.llbean.com, 800-441-5713)

Stretchy Soybu activewear from Sahalie combines soy and bamboo fibers in its crop pants ($30) and tanks ($23; www.sahalie.com, 877-718-7902).

The bamboo knit pants ($38) and jacket ($33) by Adidas are blended with cotton, polyester and spandex (www.shopadidas.com, 800-982-9337).

Bamboosa's bamboo/recycled polyester terry-cloth capri pants ($34) and shorts ($26; www.bamboosa.com, 800-673-8461)

Blue Canoe's organic cotton/Lycra Perfect Tank ($32) and Mountain Top camisole ($37; www.bluecanoe.com, 888-923-1373)

Loyale's chic organic cotton/spandex Tiburon v-neck sports top ($38; www.hipandzen.com, 888-447-6936)

Organic cotton, polyester and spandex drawstring pants by Stewart+Brown ($88; www.pangaya.com)