The Kit List: WH's fashion editor's must-have gymwear for the new year
A little-known phrase has been doing the rounds recently: ‘New year, new you' – or something like that. And in that spirit, the start of 2025 is the perfect time to refresh your kit and stay motivated both in and out of the gym.
This January and February, we’re spotlighting the hottest gear (for every type of workout), wellness essentials, and the latest tech pieces to elevate your fitness game. Here’s everything you need to shop for your workout wardrobe and start the year strong.
The best activewear, gear and wellness pieces to shop for January and February 2025
Bamford Active Collection
Bamford's new active collection introduces luxurious feeling fabrics built to move for slow, steady and warming movement this winter. Made using sustainable materials in small batches, this is the perfect addition to your new year's wardrobe.
Jura Sunset Harris Tweed Headcover
It’s unlikely to have escaped your notice that golf is having a moment, and if you have a handicap-shaped goal this year, this headcover is here to help get you there. Like a beanie for your clubs, headcovers are designed to protect them against the elements (dust and dirt, as well as drizzle) both on the course and off. And they don’t get much more stylish than handmade-in-Scotland Harris Tweed.
Sculpt Pink Crop Zip-Up Jacket
Dopamine dressing: the gym edition. In a season when colour is decidedly lacking (see: the sky), this bubblegum-pink gym layer is motivation in fabric form. That it comes at a price that means you can snap up the rest of the set is a bonus. Consider it your cheerleader for every rep, sprint or stretch.
Aspen High Performance Bra
Finding a sports bra that delivers on being stylish and supportive can feel harder than performing a burpee on a hangover (especially if the latter is performed with ill-supported boobs). So the bigger-breasted among the WH team are marking their calendars for the launch of this high-intensity crop from the OG of bras designed with a larger bust in mind. Available in sizes D to HH.
Adrenaline GTS 24
If you’re a recent recruit to what our friends at Runner’s World are calling the third running boom, there are few investments savvier than robust road-running shoes. And few candidates are better qualified for the role of kitting you out than Brooks. The GTS 24 benefits from DNA LOFT v3 foam, which is nitrogen-infused with the goal of creating superior cushioning for improved performance.
£135.00 at brooksrunning.com.uk
Technical Sports Top
Red Run: not the ski slope you’ll never catch us on, but an activewear brand that’s becoming a favourite among fashion editors. Co-founder and creative director Megan Kimmance cut her teeth in luxury fashion before launching the brand. Expect retro sportswear in bold colourways. Swap your usual running top for the “Tech Tee” and finish your weekend plod at a brunch to show it off.
Bars
You don’t have to be trained in tarot to know that astrology’s star is rising. And the news that each of the 12 "horosoaps’ has been designed to cleanse yourself of traits associated with your star sign sounds a lot like wellness washing.
But read between the lines of the brand’s marketing material and it’s clear that founders Rebecca and Ian are in on the joke. (‘Wash away your sins, Scorpio, with charcoal to absorb the toxic mess.’) The goal of their vegan soaps is to inject levity into a wellness world that often takes itself rather seriously.
Divine.
Ski Rentals
The days of buying a new bag for every wedding are behind us thanks to a rental market that delivers designer clutches for less than the price of a train fare to the Shires. But wedding season isn’t the only one the rental market can kit you out for. Skiwear has landed at Hurt, with gear from brands like Goldbergh, My Sunday Ski and OOSC taking you from chalet to slope in style.
aH-1 Helmet
The brand’s mission is to design high-performance products that ‘elevate the extraordinary in the ordinary’. And in the aH1 Helmet (the world’s first collapsible helmet that shrinks to the size of a laptop), it appears to have smashed the brief. The patented pneumatic structural system has been 10 years in the making. Pricey? Yes. But if there’s one bit of kit worth investing in, it’s the kind that keeps you safe.
GEN-FF Buckle Curly-Shearling/Leather Mules
The endorphins trend is going nowhere; you know, getting your happy hormones from a lit candle, a good book and a comfy sofa. So it looks like the "is it a shoe? Is it a slipper?" hybrid is here to stay.
These shearling-lined sliders are the sartorial equivalent of a bowl of steaming soup. The microwobbleboard midsole offers three levels of targeted cushioning for cloud-like comfort.
Ever Infused
There’s loungewear, and then there’s this: micro-encapsulated, bio-based camomile that moisturises your skin while you watch Netflix. Performance athleisure is in its cosy era and we’re here for it. The Ever Infused range from Sloggi has pieces for every shape and style, but this long-sleeve crop is the perfect winter layer for days when you actually have to leave your house.
Arctic Crest™ Technical Sherpa Fleece Jacket
If you’ve reached peak influencer, so have brands – which are now taking their lead from the animal kingdom. Take the outdoor activewear specialist Columbia: its Omni-Heat Arctic technology – found in its Sherpa Fleece – was inspired by the polar bear. Much like the Arctic mammal, the insulation system absorbs solar heat to deliver superior warmth in cold conditions.
£135.00 at columbiasportswear.co.uk
Torrek Mountain Baffled Jacket | Mint Green
Bringing new meaning to the phrase "dressing for the weather" is this performance-led jacket from Dare 2b; the mint-green version of which bears an uncanny resemblance to the kind of weather the jacket’s features are designed to protect you from. The quilted outer protects against the type of windchill you only get at altitude, while the ILoft Eco Air Fill padding is engineered with an optimal warmth-to-weight ratio, making it hand-luggage friendly.
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