Like any self-respecting fitness junkie, you’ve been crushing your workouts for years. You meal prep every other day and prefer deadlifts to donuts (ok, maybe not always). You’re also a fan of the latest trends, including seamless leggings.
Seamless leggings workouts have taken the fitness world by storm, and for good reason: they’re super comfortable during sweaty gym workouts and can offer a second-skin feel that helps prevent chafing, especially when you’re moving around in high-impact moves such as boxing or HIIT classes. They can also help your leggings last longer by reducing fabric wear and tear over time, explains Katie Corio, CPT and owner of Corio Fit.
But before you make a run for your closet, it’s helpful to understand how they differ from traditional leggings and how to choose the right pair. Unlike cut and sew leggings, which use woven pieces of fabric stitched together, seamless leggings are knitted into a single piece before they’re stitched together, says Frutchey. This makes them far lighter, with more stretch and shape retention than regular leggings and less prone to wrinkles.
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In fact, some brands—like Varley and Alala—simply label their products as “seamless” without specifying whether the pants are truly seamless or not. But in many cases, such products are actually made from a seamless textile, which is just a fancy way of saying the fabric was knitted into a circular pattern before being cut and stitched together. And in the case of ODODOS, the result is a pair of leggings that have more than 5,900 five-star reviews on Amazon and are rated as “squat-proof” by reviewers who love them for their compression, flattering seams, and sweat-proof properties.