Decent quality fitness gear at a reasonable price? (UK)

metalbish
metalbish Posts: 20 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Looking at the Under Armour website and curious about whether I can get decent quality fitness gear for a lower price? £40/50 per leggings and top seems pretty steep.
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  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    I roam around TKMaxx for cheap leggings/tops. Can usually get pretty good deals. Sports bras I tend to pay full price for ShockAbsorber in Debenhams, becase fit is so important there.

  • mskimee
    mskimee Posts: 228 Member
    sportsdirect.com have great offers on most of the time. I get loads of stuff off there, leggings can be as low as €6/£4.50 depending on the sales!
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    edited June 2017
    I've had good luck with Amazon for some stuff.. although any time you buy online, sizing can be an issue.
  • metalbish
    metalbish Posts: 20 Member
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    I've had good luck with Amazon for some stuff.. although any time you buy online, sizing can be an issue.

    Amazon is normally my go-to, but the quality can be pretty bad in terms of the material being very thin.. If you have any specific outlets, please link me to them? :)
  • beerfoamy
    beerfoamy Posts: 1,520 Member
    sports direct for me too.
    It lasts long enough and is cheap enough to replace when needed. :)
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Most of my running gear is Karrimor from sports direct. 2 pairs of cropped leggings for £18
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    metalbish wrote: »
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    I've had good luck with Amazon for some stuff.. although any time you buy online, sizing can be an issue.

    Amazon is normally my go-to, but the quality can be pretty bad in terms of the material being very thin.. If you have any specific outlets, please link me to them? :)

    I have found that the hanes and Russell brands tend to be better quality than the off brand Chinese produced fitness gear.
  • carolineb81
    carolineb81 Posts: 459 Member
    I agree with sports direct. I find its actually ok quality but cheap enough to replace as and when needed as well. I have also got some really nice running leggings from amazon but its so hit and miss so only tend to buy if very cheap
  • jusbowers
    jusbowers Posts: 75 Member
    Also Aldi and Lidl have some good stuff at very reasonable prices - just not the trainers for me as I need more control than they have for running - other than that another vote for sports direct x
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Another Karrimor fan.

    I used to spend a small fortune on running shoes until I tried their Tempo (Both the trail and running as I need both). £30ish and I get the 500 miles from them before they become dog walking or driving trainers.
    I was spending over £100.

    Not as fussed with their running bras the stitching seems to come away at times. Leggings and running shorts have always been fine.
    The running socks are the best I've ever bought at any price.
    The running laces have been really good as well.
    Running pockets are rubbish the velcro goes too quick. I prefer Mountain warehouse for that and running belts/camels.

  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    I don't do Sports Direct, but the kit is reasonable.

    Most of my gear is Inov-8 from Wiggle.com, or their own brand dhb range.
  • Stella014
    Stella014 Posts: 20 Member
    TK maxx - all the nice brands for 30-50% off. Or Decathlon, they have nice things too for not much. Definitely not Sports Direct just hate the shop.
  • Fazeballs
    Fazeballs Posts: 14 Member
    Hey..... I am a major Under Armour Fan.... Big time I have been told. I take trips down to Portsmouth south east coast to gunwharf quays to the UA shop. Its last years kit, but at amazing prices. :)
  • watts6151
    watts6151 Posts: 905 Member
    My protein

    They have a large selection and
    There's usually an off on.
    Good quality as well


  • Muana1005
    Muana1005 Posts: 172 Member
    I wear the Karrimor stuff from Sports Direct as it's cheap but the USA Pro stuff is gorgeous if you want to shell out a bit more.
  • ashleighchislett
    ashleighchislett Posts: 4 Member
    Gymshark leggings are just under £40 but the quality is amazing! They are also squat proof which is a bonus!
  • rdl81
    rdl81 Posts: 220 Member
    They often have under armour flash sales at Sportspursuit I have brought a few things from the site

    https://www.sportpursuit.com/join/RDL81
  • goldenday
    goldenday Posts: 204 Member
    edited June 2017
    Tesco, H&M and Sports direct for me.

    A treat for myself was new gym leggings and shorts!
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    goldenday wrote: »
    Tesco, H&M and Sports direct for me.

    A treat for myself was new gym leggings and shorts!

    Never thought to look at Tesco before.
  • Macy9336
    Macy9336 Posts: 694 Member
    I go to TKMaxx and Cotswold. I refuse to shop at SportsDirect because of their Victorian/abusive employment practices.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,128 Member
    Sports Direct (another Karrimor fan, also got some decent discounted Addidas and Nike leggings in there - under £20), Tesco/Asda for tops, M&M Sports aren't bad either. The only thing I will spend money on is trainers, I love my Asics but can normally search online for a good deal. Primark also has some nice tops, not sure about the bottoms, they have weird sizes/shape.
  • cs2thecox
    cs2thecox Posts: 533 Member
    rdl81 wrote: »
    They often have under armour flash sales at Sportspursuit I have brought a few things from the site

    Massive yes to SportPursuit!
    Also TK Maxx if you can be bothered to trawl the rails, and Sports Direct, both for discounted big brands. I'm not much of a fan of Karrimor or USA Pro etc.

    I have one to from MyProtein which is ok, but I'm not 100% convinced.

    I do love Lululemon leggings though, and they last forever so the cost isn't so bad. There's an outlet at Bicester now (and I just moved round the corner - YAY!) but all the stores have a sale rail, and there's a "we made too much" section on the website too.
    And Sweaty Betty sports bras, but always in the sale even if they are in bonkers colours.
  • metalbish
    metalbish Posts: 20 Member
    Macy9336 wrote: »
    I go to TKMaxx and Cotswold. I refuse to shop at SportsDirect because of their Victorian/abusive employment practices.

    Kind of off topic but whilst I admire your morals, as someone who worked in a few different retail shops through university - sports direct and TKMaxx actually being two of them (next, new look, jjb) - their employment practices were almost identical. Purely because of this, I completed my two day trial at TKMaxx and found myself a waitress job instead. It seems to be common practice in retail to treat your employees as numbers instead of human beings, which is why I would never return to that industry.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,978 Member
    metalbish wrote: »
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    I've had good luck with Amazon for some stuff.. although any time you buy online, sizing can be an issue.

    Amazon is normally my go-to, but the quality can be pretty bad in terms of the material being very thin.. If you have any specific outlets, please link me to them? :)
    Champion Sports gear. Decent and I've used them for years.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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  • metalbish
    metalbish Posts: 20 Member
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    Sports Direct (another Karrimor fan, also got some decent discounted Addidas and Nike leggings in there - under £20), Tesco/Asda for tops, M&M Sports aren't bad either. The only thing I will spend money on is trainers, I love my Asics but can normally search online for a good deal. Primark also has some nice tops, not sure about the bottoms, they have weird sizes/shape.

    Haha, so true.. I bought three supposedly identical pairs of black leggings from Primark back in school. One was too short, one had a ridiculously long left leg on it and the other pair.. Well, the length was there but they were a baggier fit. It was more comical than anything - I don't know what I expected from leggings at £3 a pair. :blush:
  • Roobyzooby
    Roobyzooby Posts: 189 Member
    Lidl when it's sports and fitness week, pretty sure that is the next week or so here in Ireland, not sure if it runs the same in the UK. They are very inexpensive, look good and wash well if you aren't bothered about 'named' stuff.
  • VanVanDiane
    VanVanDiane Posts: 1,402 Member
    T K Maxx is worth a look as others have said. M&S have some great sports bras with front zips that are ace
  • Macy9336
    Macy9336 Posts: 694 Member
    metalbish wrote: »
    Macy9336 wrote: »
    I go to TKMaxx and Cotswold. I refuse to shop at SportsDirect because of their Victorian/abusive employment practices.

    Kind of off topic but whilst I admire your morals, as someone who worked in a few different retail shops through university - sports direct and TKMaxx actually being two of them (next, new look, jjb) - their employment practices were almost identical. Purely because of this, I completed my two day trial at TKMaxx and found myself a waitress job instead. It seems to be common practice in retail to treat your employees as numbers instead of human beings, which is why I would never return to that industry.

    Thank you. I will take another look at TKMaxx then. It seems to be a race to the bottom in retail that is for sure.
  • GrumpyHeadmistress
    GrumpyHeadmistress Posts: 666 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Most of my running gear is Karrimor from sports direct. 2 pairs of cropped leggings for £18

    Another vote for Karrimor from SportsDirect. I find then USPro leggings fall down when doing anything energetic.

    Also a plug for M&S extra high intensity sports bras
  • hcolligan
    hcolligan Posts: 75 Member
    I go to an outlet centre with a Nike shop ( great prices and choice). Got lovely tops from Sainsbury's Tu. I go to sports direct if I have to but they have a very poor selection of running gear for women esp if you don't like pink! Although I did get great winter leggings last year.

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