“ The origin and trend of yoga pants ”

Nowadays, many people are exposed to such exercises as Yoga. According to their needs, some tight and flexible clothing was designed and made. Yoga pants were born.

The history of Yoga pants comes from leggings. Made of nylon and lycra, yoga pants fit like a second skin while wicking moisture, wicking sweat and stretching. With the rise of yoga, girls wear yoga pants during exercise, as well as daily out on the street. The history of yoga pants has a strong connection with leggings. In the 14th century, leggings were first worn by Scottish men, made of leather or chain mail, can be used for casual wear, but also for military use, by the Renaissance, evolved into leggings.

Women began wearing leggings in the 19th century, but at that time leggings were still a major trend for men. The true modern evolution of leggings came in 1950, when Audrey Hepburn wore slim, waist-hugging black capri pants in the classic film "Dragon and Phoenix."

However, the leggings at this time are not elastic, and the difference between them and modern Yoga pants is larger. In 1958, American chemist Joseph Shivers invented spandex fabric, with the birth of this invention, women began to use this fabric, and began to promote slim-fit, flexible pants in the United States. In the early 1980s, with the popularity of aerobics videos, this style of dress also became the standard look for girls during exercise. In the 1990s, yoga was one of the most popular forms of exercise. By the 1998's, the first truly made of nylon and lycra yoga pants were produced. These pants can fit like a second skin, absorb moisture, wrest sweat and stretch, making them the only pants for yoga. In the 21st century, as yoga has become one of the lifestyles of modern urban women, yoga pants have become more popular. The girls wear yoga pants not only for sports, but also for everyday street wear. There is an increasing variety of clothes available for exercising.

In order to better move the body in yoga such sports, texture, style, style, color, style are different, everyone can choose their favorite clothing according to their own preferences, but yoga is a set of gentle, stretch, focus on one way of fitness, so in the choice of yoga clothing, it is recommended to refer to the following points:

TEXTURE

It is mainly made of cotton or hemp fabrics, because cotton or hemp has good air permeability, sweat absorption, and is very soft, and will not make the body feel tense and restrained. In addition, you can also choose to add some lycra ingredients to the cotton fabric, mainly to increase the elasticity of the clothes.

STYLE

Simple, generous, crisp. Don't have too many accessories (especially metal), bands or knots on your clothes to prevent chrome on your body and unnecessary damage. The limbs should be freely extended and the whole body should not feel bound.

PATTERN

Pant legs with elastic mouth or tie rope is appropriate, because there are some supine and backward movements in yoga, tight mouth can prevent the pants from sliding down. Winter clothing to trousers, long clothes mainly. In summer, shorts can be paired with trousers.

COLOUR

Try to choose fresh and elegant colors, with pure colors as the best, so that the visual nerve can relax, so that they can quickly calm down. Don't let the color too jump, eye-catching, let people feel exciting colors try not to wear when practicing yoga. It is best for yoga instructors to focus on white.

 In short, when practicing Yoga, let the body have no external bondage, stretch freely, and bring calm and relaxed Yoga Clothes are the first choice.