Workout gear should be both practical and handsome enough to juice your self-confidence while you hit the gym or the city’s exercise-friendly outdoor pathways. A number of fitness gear shops carry a very healthy range of just such stylishly practical fitness apparel.
For sporting wear that’s both stylish and practical, visit the adidas Sports Performance Store at CrossIron Mills. Find workout and running clothing and shoes as well as sports attire for soccer and basketball including licensed NBA and MLS clothing. You’ll also find Originals streetwear by hot, young fashion designers such as Mary Katroutzou and Nigo as well as celebrity-branded apparel.
Visit MEC’s upper level for a wide selection of indoor- and outdoor-appropriate fitness clothing for men and women. Its extensive selection of running gear includes pants, gym shorts, sweat pants, socks, headgear and women’s sports bras. Also find a selection of training and running shoes by Brooks, New Balance, Nike and more.
Sport Chek franchise shops can be found in multiple locations across Calgary including at Sunridge Mall. Does this clothing and footwear giant carry gym and outdoor attire? And how! Fleece tops and pants by major brands including Nike and Burton. Also available is a wide array of men’s and women’s Under Armour sport tops, shorts, pants, socks and more.
This shop in the Manchester Industrial area and its Silver Springs sister location carry a complete array of shoes and togs for student and professional dancers. Dance footgear includes ballet slippers as well as ballroom and tap shoes. Students and practitioners of ballet are encouraged to phone ahead to book pointe shoe fittings. Dancewear brands include Bloch, Body Wrappers and Mondor.
This McKenzie Towne women’s athletic clothing boutique carries a wide selection of house-brand Lorna Jane workout gear. Colourful, comfortable new designs are available on a regular basis. These attractively styled togs include shorts, tights, tank tops, hoodies, caps and more.
A running and walking store operated by Forzani Group, The Tech Shop in Mission (one of two locations) is the province’s oldest such specialty boutique. The focus here is shoes and fitting them correctly. Brands include Brooks, adidas and New Balance. Further fill your perambulatory needs with the shop’s clothing selection, which includes cheeky patterned sport socks by DeFeet as well as shirts, shorts and jackets by The North Face.
With two locations, including one in Marda Loop, as its name suggests, Strides carries footwear. Road and trail-trekking brands include Asics, Inov8 and Mizuno. Complementing its shoe selection, the shop carries running apparel that includes Brooks jackets, Saucony hoodies, pants and tops by Icebreaker and SAXX underwear for men.
With multiple locations including one in Deerfoot Meadows, Atmosphere carries brand-name outdoor gear by all the biggest names, but the focus is clothing and footwear. Find outdoor garb from shoes and boots by Timberland, Ecco and The North Face to jackets by McKinley, Columbia and Mountain Hardwear.