The colder winter season months are here (in America) and thus people are looking for ways to keep warm. Whether its staying a little longer at the gym for that extra sweat indoors, or just lounging around at home in comfortable clothes, these trendy hot fitness apparel companies (with a backstory and message of their own) will have you looking your very best and feeling great too!
Columbia Sportswear: These lovers of all things outdoors conduct regular audits of their factories and are big supporters of HERproject, which provides their female workers with health needs assessments, connections to health services, and education about nutrition and wellbeing. Additionally, Columbia contributes to some of the better-known environmental organizations. Great sportswear, while giving back – now that’s fabulous!
Fabletics: Kate Hudson’s new athletic wear company is doling out $20,000 this year in community grants. Plus who doesn’t want to look as stunning as Kate Hudson does when she works out?!
Under Armour: This rising star of the active wear industry will not work with any manufacturers that engage in child labor, forced labor, discrimination, or poor health and safety standards. All of their Asian and Central American factory workers are guaranteed the minimum wage and compensation for overtime, and they enforce a zero-tolerance code of conduct that prohibits any form of corruption.
CAbi: The fine yoga pants sold by CAbi support numerous causes and they’re mostly sold almost exclusively by women, who make their sales by hosting the CAbi equivalent of Tupperware parties, where a portion of their profits go to the CAbi foundation, which supports impoverished women through microfinance loans.
Fit For A Belle: A new fitness / casual wear clothing company out of North Carolina that helps women feel confident and empowered. It was started by a young lady Megan Williams who lost a ton of weight by turning to fitness and she has used her motivational slogans to push forward this company; You can even find some of those fun-loving slogans on her shirts!
Chase Infinite: One dollar from every shirt sold by this badass sportswear company is donated to charity. Notable causes have included the American Heart Association and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Lululemon: These guys work hard to reduce their ecological footprint and who doesn’t like looking amazing in their yoga pants?! When it comes to fitness, this company has pretty much taken over the market, and have done so in a fashionable and good-spirited way.