How to pick the best yoga pants for your body type and style

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In every yoga class, there comes a time when you’re asked to not adjust your clothing. Usually you’ve just finished a strenuous sequence and now, finally up for air, you are supposed to be doing that which yoga really only is: breathing. But as brains attached to those all-important lungs, the desire to fix can carry through anything.

Letting yourself be is, of course, a never-ending goal, but letting your clothing stay untouched can be easier than you think. For those trying to make seeking calm less of a stressful journey than it already is, the best yoga pants are the pants you never have to think about.

For most of us, the key to not thinking about what we’re wearing is finding that perfect fit. You want to keep a more fitted pant, usually a legging, and avoid bulk or looseness – extra fabric is one less thing to swat away or adjust. In yoga gear, trendier clothing can be hyper restrictive with its sizing and shaping, so finding something that really holds you – as opposed to captures you – is the goal. So much of yoga begins by focusing on your core area, and being flustered by a slipping legging, or a band riding too high, is a distraction you can easily avoid with a compression high waist. A high waist with a bit of snugness is always a good place to start.

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Material matters too. You’ll want a fabric with a 4-way stretch, that's thick enough to keep you as covered as you want while still expanding as you get into it. Spandex works for this because it stretches up to six times its normal length, but you don't have to live in a spandex-polyester neon blend (à la early Jane Fonda) if you don't want to. The use of more natural products, like cotton and bamboo, can actually make your yoga pants last longer – and hold up to whatever scent the sweat you stretch out leaves behind.

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Nylon is also surprisingly durable and stretchy. Polypropylene, sometimes rightfully thought of as polyester's chicer cousin, is great for deflecting sweat while holding up to even the farthest reaching form of Standing Bow. These synthetic fabrics can also give your yoga pants a buttery-smooth feel that makes a world of difference when you’re trying to get the most out of a long leg stretch.

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Finally, make sure to make your yoga pants your own! This is your practice, and it's always ideal to take to the mat in whatever colors and patterns you feel best in. Once the basics of fit and feel are down, feel free to stick to solids and pure black leggings – but there are no rules against making your yoga pants as loud as your breathing! After all, you can never really know if that thing you said six years ago to a person you met once that you just thought of in Camel Pose for some reason wasn't actually as weird as you’re remembering it – but you can absolutely move past that with a long, unadjusted breath... as long as you’re comfortable.

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