Where do those of you that exercise frequently buy your gear?

I like Under Armor for tights / gym bottoms & have a bunch of Nike technical tees from when CostCo had them on offers (still available though and wash well).

For cycling stuff, wherever has a sale (Wiggle, Evans price match or my local bike shop). I like Altura & Gore.

Also like Nike Free running shoes.

Panache sports bras are fab if you're larger of boob like me and often available for a decent price no Figleaves.

If cheap & relatively disposable preferred, TKMaxx as others have mentioned.

I do a sports specific wash with no conditioner. If stinky I have used Vanish anti-bacterial (with the green top) although more with merino stuff (Icebreaker outdoor gear) that's got stinky than actual 'gym kit'.

Nike

TK Maxx for bottoms
Howies for merino wool tops - they never go smelly. Not as warm as they sound!!!! Brilliant for exercising.

Also bits from SoActive, Wiggle and Minx Girl.

they are very cool Sleep and I see nike have expanded the colour range! I'll try and wait till after christmas,- spent too much on fitness gear and gadgets lately

I just bought those reflective tights in black Suzanne I love them! They are £80 on Wiggle (still not exactly a bargain but they will get worn a lot!)

I like Start Fitness too and Lidl sports gear is excellent.

For the smell, you need vinegar! I keep a plant spray filled with half white vinegar and half water. Spray the smelly bits before putting it in a normal wash. Deals with my running gear, DH's work shirts and his nasty sports kit without any residual smell. I/he really notice a difference if we forget.

I bought some stuff from sports direct recently which isn't bad for the money. It's karrimor, was really cheap but perfectly fine. I bought long sleeved tops and a running jacket. Think the tops were £8 each!

Normally I buy Nike or Adidas but dont really notice a difference tbh.

I mostly buy stuff from Start Fitness. The More Mile range in particular is pretty keenly priced.

Agree wash at 40 with bio powder. Nothing smells here gets left for days in the basket to faster all comes out like new.

ME my other 'okapi' pants!

my favourites

mind you these glow in the dark leggings look pretty good
store.nike.com/gb/en_gb/pd/flash-running-tights/pid-1556602/pgid-10259696

'only' £90 :(

So do I, Suzanne. I've been really impressed with my decathlon stuff and I was utterly wedded to the brands before.

I think there's a lot of paying for the name with expensive stuff ?

Better to buy the more expensive stuff as it lasts longer (if cared for). I do 8 training sessions over 6 days so has to work hard!

I wear Lulu Lemon, Lucas Hugh, Nike, Stella M for Adidas, Lorna Jane, T by Alexander wang and love the Nike Free runs (I love that you can personalise your trainers on their site). Used to buy Sweaty Betty but the quality has gone down I think.

I recently bought three running jackets from Aldi (or maybe Lidl...?) and they wash a treat. I don't wash my jackets after every run, because I just don't think they need it. I wear a huge sports bra (Enell) and a full technical top (ie not a singlet) underneath, so there is quite a bit of 'barrier' between my sweaty bits and the jacket. I've been washing them after three runs, and that seems fine for me. Is that manky?

I buy technical leggings from Asda for £8-£10, and they also wash and dry well and in no time at all. I have boot cut ones and tights - both have a wee 'tech' pocket int the waistband for ipod or similar and they hold their shape really well for cheapies.

I've got loads of other technical gear (because I'm slightly addicted...) but these recent aquisitions have very much impressed me.

All my sports stuff gets washed as soon as I return home from the gym. I use persil and wash at 40 or above none of it smells. I only wear Nike dri fit or Adidas clima cool. I can be drenched in sweat weather its a cardio or resistance day.

I used to have a personal trainer who was very distressed about her genuinely smelly helly until she discovered the 40 degree button...

Seriously - wash at 40 with bio powder and some soda crystals if you live in a hard water area. I have 10 year old stuff that doesn't stink!

(I buy my stuff from decathlon and wiggle at the moment. My older stuff is more expensive and is Helly Hansen and Ronhill stuff, from Up and Running and Sweatshop. Some of it is berghaus. Some of my winter stuff is my ski baselayers).

I wash all sweaty stuff separately but for at least 2 people so goes on every second day at least. Machine has special sports wash!!!

Wiggle mostly. DH is a keen cyclist and we either wash our sports gear in tesco sports wash or add detttol anti bac stuff to normal wash

I've not had any issues with sports kit washing, I must not be training hard enough to work up a proper sweat

wash mine separately but every day, especially now am wearing almost every bit of kit I own just to stay alive

but washing machine has a thing to only use the water that is needed (is prob standard?) so I don't think it's bad from that point of view

also there are only 2 people living here, and the other is a teen who does a bulk load once or twice a week

If you are throwing stuff away because it smells, better to do a specific wash every 3 days than washing ineffectively

Tbh I would wash sports stuff aeparately with bio powder and never fab cond as it helps smells cling! Zoflora in any supermarket, pound land, helps with the stinky baxteria!

I buy cycling and the odd bit of running stuff from Wiggle, some from Decathlon, recently bits from Sweatshop, and some from Sports Direct.

I use Halo sports wash (I buy from Wiggle) on dhs disgusting cycling kit, my stuff, and ds's sports kit and none of it smells at all