Freakin' A! I fell off the healthy eating wagon and consumed a box of powdered donuts, an In N' Out burger, fries, a chocolate shake, and 12 fried chicken wings. Oh, and a king-sized snickers ice cream bar. Gawd, don't I feel like a heifer!
Saddle bags, chunky thighs, muffin tops beware, Lululemon groove pants are here! Just to clarify things, so you readers don't think I'm secretly afflicted with some binge-order disease, I didn't consume any of the aforementioned items. In fact, I don't believe I have had any of the said items in over a year . . . well, maybe save for the chicken wings. But, I did make up that little white lie to add dramatic flare and emphasis.
But truly, having been a seasonal employee at Lululemon, I can launch into my raving review from firsthand experience and an in-depth look into all the company represents.
From the outside looking in, the environmentally conscientious and sustainable method touting employees may strike you as nothing more than peace, love and happiness tree-huggers, who flutter around the store promoting all things yoga. But my friends, how wrong you would be. Undoubtedly, the culture of Lululemon is indeed unique, one that would lead many to scoff at and reject at first glance or opportunity. Looking deeper into what that unique, or as some would say odd culture entails, would reveal a powerful ideal that encompasses so much more than workout clothes or yoga wear. The intention of Lululemon is to bring together communities, increase social and environmental awareness, help bring forth fitness, health and wellness, and inspire everyone to tap into the rich vastness of resources that are within each one of us. Clearly, Lululemon's workout apparel is there merely to scratch the surface of something much broader.
Okay, I don't want to be serious anymore, so now it's back to the funny business : )
As I was saying, if you are a female and want to look awesome (more like hot!) while working out, and like me, don't care to tote around five extra pounds from a sweat-drenched t-shirt, or wear shorts that ride up faster than Lance Armstrong during the Tour De France, or your running shoes are Adidas and all of your shorts are Nike, or vice versa, then Lululemon is where it's at. Pricey? Yes. In fact, the prices can be quite hefty for some workout pants or a little sports bra. But, you get what you pay for and the quality and care that goes into the Lululemon apparel makes for a long shelf life, or more importantly, a longer time for you to look awesome and hot while working out. Isn't that the point of working out in the first place? To look awesome and hot, and uh, to be healthy.
While the most popular pant at Lululemon is the Reverse-Groove pant that comes in all kinds of nifty colors, my personal fave is the hip-pant, which I think is discontinued at the moment. For us ladies endowed with larger thighs (I am forever indebted to kicking that round little soccer ball) or as they say, have some junk in the trunk (mine's all muscle I swear - lol!), the hip-pant is the most flattering. They balance out bodies that are more bottom heavy. Now, if you are not muscularly endowed, then you will surely do just fine with the Groove pant. I mean, I do fine with the Groove pant, but prefer the other. Their wide-legged pants are ridiculously comfy and the assortment of crops are great too.
I rock Lululemon's phenomenal tanks too, which are customized for varying levels of support needed or physicality of the activity you are doing. Since most of what I do is high-impact, or rather things that would make my chest bounce, I go for the medium to high support tanks. Just as there are varying levels of support that run through the tanks and sports bras, there are also varying levels of wicking properties to combat sweat. When working out, I sweat immensely. So immensely, you'd think my body was toxic and my sweat was running for dear life. Truth is, I sweat a lot because I'm perpetually nervous. Oops, I lied again. Sorry.
But yeah, the clothes are amazing - functional, cute, colorful, fun, comfortable, flattering and well made. The staff is super knowledgeable about the clothes, any fitness classes within the community and other yoga and sport related things. The staff is comprised of athletes, yogis and dancers so they know their stuff and have a genuine interest in sharing their knowledge. I mean, where else can you be perusing the clothes, have a song by Britney Spears come on, and have one of the staff dancers, decked out in a full Lululemon dance outfit, bust out a full routine to the song in the middle of the store? Or where can you be perusing clothes and the staffer next to you goes into a head stand or scorpion yoga pose? Yeah, only at Lululemon.
Words could never do everything that Lululemon is justice, so hop on in and see for yourself. The Groove pant is waiting for you! ; ) read more
