Tracksuit vs. Jogging Set – Which Should You Choose?
Short answer: A tracksuit for women is designed for activity, while a tracksuit set today is mostly about comfort and everyday style. If the clothes are mainly for cosy hours, walks and everyday life, the soft set is right, and if perspiration is involved, it is the sportswear.
The two are not the same
A tracksuit set is in sweat fabric with a brushed inside. A training tracksuit is in a thinner, denser fabric with stretch, made to move perspiration quickly. They look alike from a distance and behave entirely differently once the pulse rises.
Sweat fabric and hard training
Sweat fabric is too warm for training at a high pulse, because the brushed inside holds the heat. For warming up, strength training in a cool room and walks it is perfect. See bamboo tracksuit sets for women for exactly those situations.
What sportswear can do
Sportswear is thinner, denser and has more stretch, so it follows the body without gathering. See bamboo sportswear for women and bamboo training trousers for women if the clothes are for something that raises the pulse.
The innermost layer
During training the innermost layer matters most, because it is what touches the skin. A bamboo sports bra moves the moisture away, where an ordinary bra gets wet and stays that way. It is the single piece that matters most to comfort.
For the walk and everyday life
On a walk at ten degrees a tracksuit set is both warmer and more comfortable than sportswear, because fast moisture transport is not needed. That is exactly why most people end up using the set for everything except the training itself.
The fit decides the use
Sportswear fits close, because loose fabric catches and chafes when you move quickly. A tracksuit set fits loosely, because it has to be sat still in. It is the same difference as between a pair of running shoes and a pair of trainers.
What you should own
Most people need both, but in different numbers. One set of sportswear is enough if you train twice a week, while two tracksuit sets are needed, because they are worn far more hours and have to be washed more often.
Washing the two kinds
Sportswear is washed after every session, because perspiration settles in a dense fabric. A tracksuit set can be worn several days if it is aired in between. Both are washed at 30 degrees without fabric softener, which lays a film and slows moisture transport.
The material in both
Bamboo viscose is used in both sweat fabric and thinner training qualities. It is not the fibre but the knit and the thickness that decide what the clothes can do. So read the thickness of the product and not only the material. See also bamboo beats polyester and cotton.
Frequently asked questions
Can you train in a tracksuit set?
For warming up, walks and strength training in a cool room yes. For a high pulse, sweat fabric is too warm, and thinner sportswear is right.
Can sportswear be worn at home?
Yes, but it is closer and thinner and feels less cosy. For many hours on the sofa a tracksuit set is more comfortable.
What should you buy first?
The tracksuit set if the clothes are mostly for home and walks. The sportswear if you train more than twice a week.
See our range of bamboo tracksuit for men.
